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Birthdays & Engagements at the Canteen

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Ever since we opened up Ben’s Canteen we’ve been luckily enough to host a whole bunch of awesome events including birthdays, engagement parties, charity dinners and even a tango dancing night.

This got us thinking about why people like to hire out the Canteen and here’s the reasons we came up with,

  • We offer good value set menus to fit your budget
  • We can also offer group discounts on drinks
  • Our food is interesting, where else our your friends going to experience an All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg?!
  • You can hire out all of the Canteen or just a section
  • We take bookings for drinks parties, it doesn’t have to be a full blown dinner, likewise you can have drinks, canapes and then a sit down dinner
  • We don’t charge hire fees
  • We’re just up from Clapham Junction so there isn’t really an excuse for anyone not to be able to get here
  • We can make bespoke music play lists from serious cheese to rocking beats
  • The Canteen is a cool little space and everyone here will work hard to make sure you have an awesome time

If you’d like to talk to us about venue hire for your party and your requirements then please call 020 7228 3260 or email ben@benscanteen.com We’d like to think our venue hire is one of the best options for parties in Battersea, Clapham, Wandsworth, South West London and beyond!

Here’s some recent feedback and one of the set menus we’ve put together…

“Last night went so well. And everyone is raving about the food and the canteen in general! Thank you thank you thank you again. Please thank all the staff for me too, they were all super helpful.”

“A huge thank you to you, the chef and all the team at Ben’s last night. You did us proud. Everyone loved the food and had a great evening. I have had a host of emails today from happy party goers.”

Amuse Bouche

Pork Crackling

Mini Mushy Pea Fishcakes

Starters

Cods Cheeks with Parsley Crumb & Tartar Sauce

Pickled Vegetables with Deviled Quail’s Eggs

Pigeon Breast, Aubergine Puree, Raspberry Vinegar & Spelt

Mains

Duck Breast, Braised Venison Haunch, Celeriac Puree, Honeyed Carrots with Pork & Plum Sauce

Beetroot, Goat’s Curd & Jerusalem Artichoke

Pollock & Cockles, Crushed Potatoes, Parsley Liquor

Desserts

Poached Pear with Hazelnut Crust

Rhubarb & Ginger Trifle

Powerhouse Porter Cheesecake with Porter Chilli Syrup

Rolo Tart with Spearmint Ice-Cream

Ben's Canteen Private Hire

Captains of Industry

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When we cast our eye around the Canteen we often see business taking place.

Business Lunches at Ben's Canteen

From fledgling new businesses coming to life via laptops (and our excellent Square Mile coffee) to successful property developers to local businesses entertaining clients and establishing future revenues. We love it and like the government we want to stimulate more growth in the economy.

Here’s how the Canteen can help…

Business Lunches

We offer 2 courses for £10 and it’s ‘top British nosh’ as many of our customers like to say. So grab some clients or reward the team and enjoy dishes such as Smoked Eel Pate, Soup, Toad in the Hole, Mushy Pea Fish Cake, Super Food Salad, Bread and Butter Pudding or go off the set menu and take down the famous BC Burger and All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg.

BC Burger, pic courtesy of @burgeranarchy

Breakfast Meetings

As we run SW London’s biggest and busiest brunch you can rely on us to knock up a cracking breakfast – in our experience a good breakfast meeting has always laid the foundations for exciting future projects. We offer our Big Ben (Full English) alongside Eggs Benedict, Royale and so on… we also do epic breakfast baps. Of course a good breakfast meeting needs killer coffee and tea, we have Square Mile and Teapigs, and lots of juice and if you’re feeling a bit more daring then maybe even a Bloody Mary or a glass of Prosecco.

The Big Ben, pic courtesy of @mulia

Bespoke Events

We love to tailor events to your needs at the Canteen. So if you wanted to say host a drinks reception with canapes then we can do that without any problems (click here to see our canape options) or you might want us to open earlier for a large breakfast meeting –  just let us know what you think will make your business event go well and we’ll try to make it happen.

Dinner

British food, done well is what we serve and we know it will leave you and your clients happy. What business dinner wouldn’t go well when you start with our All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg, a British Meat Plate and Potted Hams before moving on to our British Beef Board, Pollock with Cockles, Oxtail and Horseradish Risotto or Venison before finishing with desserts such as a Powerhouse Porter Cheesecake or a British Cheeseboard?!

Extras

We’ve got free WiFi and you can always borrow our printer or photocopier for those emergency moments! Also, whilst you’re waiting for your clients and colleagues you can grab one of the magazines in our rack for a read and to be inspired.