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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

Canteen Weekender

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It’s hawt and our doors are open – come chill on the hill for good times.

Below is a little list of what’s going down over the weekend and coming up…

Remember we’re open for brunch and dinner from 9am till late all weekend.

  • Dinner on Saturday and Sunday starts at 6pm and if you book before 7pm you can claim 2 courses for £20 and a free glass of wine.
  • Also, we’ve just launched the Sunday Night Saver - get any of our burgers or sandwiches for a tenner.
  • When you pop in during the evening, you need to indulge in our dedicated chip menu - the chilli cheese chips are the staff favourite.
  • Happy Hour - join us for good times and cheaper drinkies from 5-7pm daily.
  • On the drinks front, we’re more than proud to have England’s oldest cider in the Canteen, find out more about it here.
  • We run SW London’s busiest and best brunch, starting at 9am each day.
  • Come and check out the new brunch menu, we’ve added French Toast, Huveos Rancheros and a Smoked Salmon Bagel amongst other things.
  • Reckon you’re a big eater? Try our Man v Food style challenge - can you smash back the All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg, the Big Ben and the BC Burger and chips in 20 minutes?!
  • Making August Bank Holiday plans? You need to come to our American Road Trip Dinner and our Carnival Dinners.
  • Check out the Colporter pop-up - leave the Canteen with a full tum and some awesome pieces for your home – and Jo Butler Flowers who will be bringing fresh bunches for sale every Thursday.
  • Oh, you should also check out our new bar snack, beef jerky from Billy Franks. The cheeseburger flavour is awesome as is the BBQ and the Holy Fuck Sauce (from The Rib Man) flavour

Good times!

Road Trip Dinner at Ben's Canteen

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.