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Christmas and New Year in Clapham Junction, Battersea and Wandsworth

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The Festive Holiday Season is almost here, after partying hard it’s time to kickback, forget about work and have super merry times with family and friends.

Doubtless though there will be times that you want to break out of the house and that’s why here at Ben’s Canteen we’re opening for the majority of the holiday – so come down to the place on the hill for brunch, dinner and drinks. We’re just a few minutes away from Clapham Junction and all the local buses connect to us, so you can get here from all over SW London (Battersea, Clapham, Brixton, Putney, Wandsworth and so on) without much fuss. Oh and we’re very dog friendly, so go for that big family walk, with the hound in tow, across Wandsworth Common/Spencer Park/Clapham Common and then come and warm up in the Canteen for a full blown meal or just a little treat with a cup of tea/coffee or our mulled wine.

Don’t forget, if you book in for dinner between 5 and 7pm then you can get 2 courses for £20 and a free glass of vino. Jingle Bells!

Christmas & New Year Opening Times

Christmas Eve: Open for brunch (9am to 4pm), closing around 6pm. Join us for our Xmas Jumper Party and get a free Bloody Mary.

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: Closed

27th-30th: Open as normal, so brunch from 9am and dinner from 5pm.

New Year’s Eve: Open an normal, note we’re running our standard menu in the evening but are open until 1am. No entry fee.

New Year’s Day: Open for brunch (9am to 4pm), closing around 6pm.

2nd Jan: Open for brunch (9am to 4pm), closing around 6pm.

3rd Jan onwards: Open as normal.

If you wish to book a table please call us on 020 7228 3260 or click here to book online.

Xmas Jumper

Christmas Parties in Clapham Junction, Battersea, Clapham & Wandsworth

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It always feels weird writing about Christmas so far in advance but then you pause and realise crikes, actually Crimbo is really just around the corner – a wee bit depressing but it’ll be fun in the end.

To help make it fun we’ve put together 3 different Christmas Menus for you – the first menu can be ordered for lunch or early evening. To book your Christmas party please call us on 020 7228 3260 or email ben@benscanteen.com – you must book at least 24 hrs in advance.

Remember we’re a short stroll from Clapham Junction station, we’re also just a few minutes away from Northcote Road and Battersea Rise – what we’re really saying is that if you need late night entertainment then there are a host of late night venues within a short walk – who doesn’t want a cheesy boogie at the Grand after turkey and all the trimmings?! You’re also not far in a cab from the mighty Infernos in Clapham or Bunga Bunga in Battersea. We can arrange taxis for you.

Finally, we know that some of you have your Christmas parties in January, we’re more than happy to host those events, just drop us a line.

£15 Christmas Menu

This menu can be ordered during the day or between 6 & 7pm during the evenings.

Starters

Turkey meatballs, cranberry and gravy dippers

Popcorn prawns, spicy mayo dip

Poached quince, Stilton and fruit toast

Main

Turkey escalope, bacon, potato dauphinoise, thyme gravy

Fish and chips

Winter vegetable tart

BC Burger and chips

Dessert

Cheese to share

£22 Christmas Menu

Starter

Crispy pork belly, cauliflower puree, jus

Mussels, cider, leeks, fresh herbs

Confit shallot tart tatin, roquette salad

Main

Roasted rump of beef, warm baby carrot and beetroot salad

Grilled mackerel, black olive toast, watercress

Stuffed turkey breast, apricot, sage and bacon, trimmings

Braised lentil hot pot, baby spinach, horseradish dumplings

Dessert

Choice of Ben’s Canteen desserts (change daily)

£28 Christmas Menu

Starter

All day breakfast scotch egg

Seared scallops, pea puree, black pudding, mint

Grilled chicory, horseradish mayo

Main

Grilled venison haunch, Jerusalem artichoke and potato gratin, chestnut jus

Stuffed turkey breast, apricot, sage and bacon, trimmings

Plaice fillets, crispy kale, brown crab butter, chives

Stuffed butternut squash, paprika chickpeas, curly kale, Rosary cheese mousse

Dessert

Choice of Ben’s Canteen desserts (change daily)

Right then, get booking and then go and dig out that Christmas jumper!

Christmas jumpers

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

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

Ben’s Canteen – The Weekend

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This week we’ve been loving the sunshine and reflecting that if you want breakfast, lunch, brunch, dinner or just drinks around Clapham Junction, Wandsworth, Battersea or Clapham then St John’s Hill is a belter of a street for it.

Anyways, here’s what’s going down at the Canteen…

  • We’re now keeping our kitchen open all day on Saturday, normally we close it between 4 and 6pm but no longer.
  • We’re getting massively into Sipsmith’s Summer Cup, this genuine rival to Pimms is going to make your weekend an awesome one.
  • We run a super popular brunch but we wanted to spice it up some more. So, we’ve created a Bloody Mary menu - come and try it out this weekend.
  • On the subject of booze, we’ve never been so excited about a shelf, behold our Gin Shelf.
  • Ditch those Sunday blues with our  Sunday Roast. We serve it from 2pm every Sunday. Enjoy Roast Orkney Beef, Pork Belly or Roasted Chicken with roasties, cauliflower cheese and broccoli, greens, root veg mash and yorkies.
  • With an eye on next week, you should come and try out our new lunch menu – we’ve added a bunch of news salads, fish cakes and more.
  • Time and Leisure just nominated us as one of London’s best local restaurants, if you like us then would you be so terribly kind as to vote for us here?!
  • Also, Ben recently got interviewed by our friends at Le Cool, click here to read the interview.
  • To add to our British food, done well ethos and British beers we’ve added a selection of English wines (British wines means something else), including a cracking sparkling by Chapel Down. Come and run the rule over them this weekend and let us know what you think.

Sipsmith Summer Cup