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Good times at Ben’s Canteen for August Bank Holiday Week

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This week is all about good times, it’s very much Summer holiday season and this weekend is a Bank Holiday and Carnival.

We suggest you take it easy this week, if you really do have to work then work from home or go in late. Hit up the Canteen for some brunch action (and free WiFi); sweet corn fritters with avocado and bacon sound good to us as do fish cakes, a daily changing salad and a smoked salmon bagel with great coffee, smoothies and juices and, if you’re really kicking back, Bloody Mary’s. Oh, and if you’re hanging from too much good times we’ve got a mighty Full English for you. We serve brunch from 9am to 4pm.

Of course holidays are really all about partying into the night and we’re open all week to help you do exactly that. Headliners are,

Friday night is set to be huge and one of the foodie led parties of the summer, please note you need to buy your tickets in advance and online – click here for full details. Sunday and Monday will be lots of fun as we ditch our normal dinner menu in favour of a Caribbean inspired menu, including patties, rotis and jerk chicken – click here to see it in full.

Road Trip Dinner at Ben's Canteen

August Bank Holiday in Battersea, Clapham & Wandsworth

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Staying in London for the August Bank Holiday and looking for fun in the shape of food and booze? As the place on the hill we’re delivering both of those things in abundance to the good people of Battersea, Clapham and Wandsworth (people from elsewhere are also very welcome!!).

Friday: American Road Trip Dinner – featuring big fat steak sandwiches, animal style fries and super tasty pies for pudding, oh and bone marrow for starters. We sold out our Independence Day Dinner (see pics here) and it was an awesome party night, this event is gonna rock too. Click here to book. Fancy dress optional but very cool if you do. Don’t forget we’ll also be serving brunch from 9am to 4pm.

Saturday: Brunch from 9am to 4pm. Happy Hour 5-7pm. Dinner, including epic burgers and scotch eggs, from 6pm.

Sunday and Monday: to celebrate Notting Hill Carnival we’re running an entirely Caribbean dinner menu – click here to check it out – from 6pm each night. We’re also be providing hangover salvation in the form of Bloody Mary’s and big breakfasts with brunch from 9am to 4pm each day.

Please note, if you want to come to the Road Trip Dinner you need to book in advance and online, click here for the 7pm sitting or here for the 9pm sitting.

Ben's Canteen Road Trip Dinner

Carnival at the Canteen

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For some the August Bank Holiday means one thing and that’s Carnival. Obviously we can’t move the Canteen to Notting Hill but we’re going to enter into the Carnival spirit with a special Caribbean menu on the Sunday and Monday night (please note this will be instead of our normal dinner menu).

Carnival

Come and hang out with us from 6pm each night and tuck into our Caribbean offering.

Starters

Coco Locos

Jalapeño peppers stuffed with two cheeses, coated in panko breadcrumbs deep-fried served with our homemade aioli.

Roadside Jerk Wings

Chicken wings marinated in a ‘Jamaican style’ hot & spicy sauce served with a citrus aioli.

Beef Patties

Traditional beef patties served with a hot spicy dip.

Pumpkin & Aubergine Fritters

Aubergine & pumpkin with an avocado and citrus mayo.

Mains

Mojo Beef Roti

Marinated Strips of Sirloin steak in our homemade Mojo sauce, fried aubergine, roasted sweet peppers all wrapped up in a roti.

Fresh Chilli Mussels

Simmered mussels with white wine, garlic, and chilli served with Jalapeño flatbread.

Doubles

A traditional Trinidad street style food, deep-fried bread stuffed with spicy channa (chickpea) curry and served with a cucumber salsa and mango chutney.

Red Stripe Chicken

Chicken breasts marinated in Jamaican beer, ‘Red Stripe’ on a bed of sweet potato puree.

Barbados Burger

BC burger with a char-grilled pineapple ring, tomato and red onion salsa and Tabasco aioli, served with sweet potato chips.

Sides

Trinidad Mac & Cheese

Fried Plantain

Steamed Callaloo

Rice & Peas

Desserts

Caribbean Rum Cake

Served with whipped cream and mango.

Banana Flambé

Banana, rum and coconut ice-cream

Jamaican Key Lime Pie

We think this is gonna be a whole lot of fun and we’d love for you to join us. If you’d like to book a table then give us a call on 020 7228 3260. Talking of fun, don’t forget that on the Friday of the August Bank Holiday it’s our American Road Trip dinner - you should definitely come to that too.