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This weekend at Ben’s Canteen

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Oh hello it’s a rugby weekend and in our part of London, that’s a very big deal. Build up for the opening weekend of the Six Nations with  brunch and Bloody Marys. We’ve teamed up with Sipsmith to bring you their take on a Classic Bloody Mary,

Bloody Mary

and Tiff, our superstar behind the bar, has also made a Brunch Thyme Mary (a Bloody Mary using lemon thyme and rosemary infused vodka) and a Bloody Good Kick (chilli and garlic infused vodka), which is quite an apt name for this weekend eh.

We’ve also recently added a Marmalade Martini, a range of Hot Chocolates (Mint, Chilli, Gingerbread or with Amaretto) and we’ve got all new smoothies; Strawberry Delight, Blueberry Bliss and Pineapple Surprise – we now only use a little yoghurt, making them even healthier – to set you up for a big weekend.

Also, this weekend,

  • We have a new dinner menu! It’s full of dirty burgers (e.g. the Big Benny Melt – a burger topped with mac and cheese) and hot dogs but we’ve also added in some lighter options such as the Benny Benny Chicken which is a chicken breast with salad and a mayo free slaw, and a Mackerel Nicoise to balance things out.
  • Dinner now starts early, join us from 5pm and on Fridays and Saturdays the kitchen is open until 11pm, meaning you can join us for late night bites.
  • Book in for an early dinner, from 5-7pm and we’ll give you some  extra value in the shape of a free glass of wine and 2 courses for £18.
  • You can book a table online or by calling us on 020 7228 3260.
  • We’re proud to run SW London’s busiest (and we like to think), best brunch - join us every weekend from 9am-4pm. We don’t take bookings for weekend brunch but tables do become available quickly, grab a coffee and/or a bloody mary at the bar whilst you wait.
  • Make your weekend last longer by joining us for the Sunday Night Saver - all burgers and sandwiches for a flat tenner, that’ll help banish the Sunday night blues.

Big Benny Melt

And other stuff,

Ben's Canteen, Best Local Restaurant 2012

This weekend at Ben’s Canteen

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Part of what makes a weekend great is a nice lazy brunch and a cheeky drink or two. We’ve teamed up with Sipsmith to bring you their take on a Classic Bloody Mary,

Bloody Mary

we’ve also introduced a Marmalade Martini, a range of Hot Chocolates (Mint, Chilli, Gingerbread or with Amaretto) and we’ve got all new smoothies; Strawberry Delight, Blueberry Bliss and Pineapple Surprise – we now only use a little yoghurt, making them even healthier.

Please note, this Saturday we’re only open for brunch (in the evening we have a private function – if you’d like more info on private hire then click here).

Also, this weekend,

  • We have a new dinner menu! It’s full of dirty burgers (e.g. the Big Benny Melt – a burger topped with mac and cheese) and hot dogs but we’ve also added in some lighter options such as the Benny Benny Chicken which is a chicken breast with salad and a mayo free slaw, and a Mackerel Nicoise to balance things out.
  • Dinner now starts early, join us from 5pm and on Fridays and Saturdays the kitchen is open until 11pm, meaning you can join us for late night bites.
  • Book in for an early dinner, from 5-7pm and we’ll give you some  January value in form of a free glass of wine and 2 courses for £18.
  • You can book a table online or by calling us on 020 7228 3260.
  • We’re proud to run SW London’s busiest (and we like to think), best brunch - join us every weekend from 9am-4pm. We don’t take bookings for weekend brunch but tables do become available quickly, grab a coffee and/or a bloody mary at the bar whilst you wait.
  • Make your weekend last longer by joining us for the Sunday Night Saver - all burgers and sandwiches for a flat tenner, that’ll help banish the Sunday night blues.
Big Benny Melt

Big Benny Melt

And other stuff,

Ben's Canteen, Best Local Restaurant 2012

Weds Night: Ryan Stafford Mixing It Up at Ben’s Canteen

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Tonight, Masterchef: The Professionals finalist, Ryan Stafford is Mixing It Up at Ben’s Canteen.

Ryan StaffordThe downside to this is that if you don’t have a ticket then you can’t come down to the Canteen tonight (please note, there are still a few 9pm tickets left, click here for more details and to purchase).

If you’re yet to try our new dinner menu (which is full of dirty burgers and lighter bites to balance them out) then you’ll need to wait a wee bit longer, click here to book into the Canteen for another night.

 

 

Detox or Retox it’s 2-4-1 Cocktail Night

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Ok so for those of you doing a January dryathon, the good news is that the end is almost in site. And further good news is that we’ve launched a non-alcoholic cocktail (a mock-tail if you like); a Plum & Cinnamon Appletini. By the way, if you are trying to be good this January then you might like some of the items on our new dinner menu, including a chicken breast with salad and a mayo free slaw, mackerel nicoise, smokey roasted cauliflower and spicy sweet corn.

If you’ve given up on the detox (or like us, simply never bothered with it) then today is a good day, as it’s 2-4-1 Cocktails (we run this every Tuesday). Try the current staff favourites,

  • Sloe Gin Negroni
  • Vanilla and Chilli Caprioska (also loved by World’s Best Bars)
  • Sipsmith’s Classic Bloody Mary
  • Marmalade Martini (pictured below)

By the way, if you aren’t doing the whole detox thing then you can pig out with our new dinner menu – try our new burgers,

  • Big Benny Melt (burger topped with mac & cheese)
  • Sloppy Ben (burger topped with chilli con carne and cheese)

And a whole bunch of other tasty numbers including,

  • The Sea Dog (posh fish finger sandwich loaded with mushy peas and tartare sauce)
  • Flat Iron Steak with Blue Cheese Hollandaise on the side
  • Chilli Cheese Dog (all beef hot dog topped with chilli con carne and cheese)
  • All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg

See you tonight?! Click here to book or call us on 020 7228 3260.

Marmalade Martini

New Dinner Menu – Small Plates

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At the end of last week we launched our new dinner menu and err the snow came. Bit odd that part but it also brought the intended part too; even more tasty grub into the Canteen whilst mixing some really dirty burgers with some lighter eats and offering you more value (as part of this our 2 courses for £20 has gone down to 2 courses for £18 plus a free glass of wine).

Anyways, we wanted to introduce you to some of the new dishes, starting with our small plates. Whilst they are typically viewed as starters we’ve got no probs with you ordering a few to have as a main, to share with a mate and a drink or two or to order as sides to go with a bigger plate or, say, a burger.

Fish Tacos

Pictured below, these are already proving super popular; breaded white fish (Coley), avocado, shredded cabbage and a tasty crema. You get 3 in a serving for £6, click here to book in and try them out.

Fish Tacos

All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg

Our scotch is epic, we really do think it is one of the very best in London, and beyond, and given how often we sell out, you guys seem to agree. It’s a monster, it’s served warm and the egg is a bit runny – happy days. We serve it with English mustard.

Scotch Egg

 

Cauliflower Bites

We’re really into cauliflower at the moment and we wanted to find a fun way of getting it onto our small plate menu. We’re dipping them in a slightly spicy tempura batter and they taste good, with just a little background heat. You deffo don’t need to be vegetarian to enjoy them.

Ben’s Buffalo Wings

We’ve moved these from being a side dish, up into the small plate section as they were too good to hide away. There are lots of ways to do buffalo wings, ours are a little different, no doubt purists will be weeping but it’s all about the final flavour and we hope you like it. We’re serving the wings in bigger portions than most and brining before coating in a spicy rub and oven cooking them.

Crispy Mussels

We spotted these on a recent trip to France, in an awesome brasserie solely dedicated to Moules, and we thought they’d be a fun addition to our menu… dip them in our homemade tartare sauce.

So there we have it, the small plates. Let us know your thoughts via twitter @benscanteen, we’re already developing our next menu and would love some input from you. Also, we’ve really started getting into Instagram, it would be very cool if you added your images of our food, just add #benscanteenmenu to your pics. This way people can see your images as well as the ones we’ve uploaded.

 

This weekend at Ben’s Canteen

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The snowpocalypse has hit! And as you can see it’s starting to settle up here on St John’s Hill.

Snow on St John's Hill

So, settle in is exactly what you should do this weekend. De-ice with a Sipsmith Classic Bloody Mary,

Bloody Mary

 

our new Marmalade Martini or a Hot Chocolate with Amaretto or if you’re doing the whole dryathon thing then get stuck into Allpress Coffee or a We Are Tea cuppa (and if you don’t need warming up, a smoothie – we’ve got a whole new range, fresh for this weekend).

Also, this weekend,

  • We have a new dinner menu! It’s full of dirty burgers (e.g. the Big Benny Melt – a burger topped with mac and cheese) and hot dogs but we’ve also added in some lighter options such as the Benny Benny Chicken which is a chicken breast with salad and a mayo free slaw, to balance things out.
  • Dinner now starts early, join us from 5pm and on Fridays and Saturdays the kitchen is open until 11pm, meaning you can join us for late night bites.
  • Book in for an early dinner, from 5-7pm and we’ll give you some  January value in form of a free glass of wine and 2 courses for £18.
  • You can book a table online or by calling us on 020 7228 3260.
  • We’re proud to run SW London’s busiest (and we like to think), best brunch - join us every weekend from 9am-4pm. We don’t take bookings for weekend brunch but tables do become available quickly, grab a coffee and/or a bloody mary at the bar whilst you wait.
  • Make your weekend last longer by joining us for the Sunday Night Saver - all burgers and sandwiches for a flat tenner, that’ll help banish the Sunday night blues.

And other stuff,

Ben's Canteen, Best Local Restaurant 2012

New Dinner Menu at Ben’s Canteen

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If you’ve been into the Canteen, during the day, recently you may have spotted Ben tucking into plate after plate of food (not that unusual some might say!). He undertook this arduous task so that you guys could enjoy a brand new dinner menu and it launches tonight.

As it’s January and the economy is a stagnant beast we’ve worked hard to try and reduce the overall cost of dinner and we’ve also changed our 2 courses for £20 offer to 2 courses for £18 and a free glass of wine.

You can see the whole menu by clicking here, meanwhile here are some of our early favourites.

Small Plates

The Fish Tacos rock and the All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg remains totally epic.

Bigger Plates

The Benny Benny Chicken is for those of you looking to be a wee bit healthier, it’s carb free and our rainbow slaw isn’t made with mayo which is much nicer and kinder on the scales. On the flipside, the blue cheese hollandaise with our new flat iron steak (a super tasty cut of beef) is luxurious and a decadent treat.

Burgers & Sandwiches

The BC Burger (recently named as one of the UK’s top burgers by ShortList) is untouched (although we did recently improve it by switching bun, it’s way better) but we’ve added a couple of new, frankly dirty, burgers too. Come and check out the Sloppy Ben (basically we pour on chilli con carne and cheese) and the Big Benny Melt (the burger is topped with mac & cheese) and indulge in good filth – feel free to ask for additional napkins.

Big Benny Melt

Big Benny Melt

We’re super excited about the new Sea Dog (basically a posh fish finger sandwich loaded with mushy peas and homemade tartare sauce) and our All Beef Hot Dog is a winner, especially if you add chilli and cheese!

Salads

We’re loving the Mackerel Nicoise – great fish and a great salad.

Sharers & Sides

We’ve made our Mac & Cheese vegetarian friendly and we’ve introduced two new veggie sides in the form of Spicy Sweet Corn and Smokey Roasted Cauliflower (delish).

Desserts

Just before Christmas, Ben took a trip to Lille and Bruges and fell in love with Speculoos which is kinda like a ginger biscuit but a bit more cinnamony – this is good news as we now have a Speculoos Cheesecake on the menu and it’s lovely. For desserts we’ve sourced the best salted caramel ice cream we could find, it’s from our friends at Gelupo (the best ice cream place in town, go check it out on Archer Street in Soho).

Hungry now?! Click here to book or call 020 7228 3260.

This weekend at Ben’s Canteen

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Blimey it’s getting a wee bit chilly isn’t it eh?! Warm up this weekend at the Canteen with brunch, dinner and drinks – we recommend you try a Sipsmith Classic Bloody Mary, our new Marmalade Martini or a Hot Chocolate with Amaretto or if you’re doing the whole dryathon thing then get stuck into Allpress Coffee or a We Are Tea cuppa (and if you don’t need warming up, a smoothie).

Also, this weekend,

  • Dinner now starts early, join us from 5pm and on Fridays and Saturdays the kitchen is open until 11pm, meaning you can join us for late night bites.
  • Book in for an early dinner, from 5-7pm and we’ll give you some  January value in form of a free glass of wine and 2 courses for £20.
  • You can book a table online or by calling us on 020 7228 3260.
  • We’re proud to run SW London’s busiest (and we like to think), best brunch – join us every weekend from 9am-4pm. We don’t take bookings for weekend brunch but tables do become available quickly, grab a coffee and/or a bloody mary at the bar whilst you wait.
  • Make your weekend last longer by joining us for the Sunday Night Saver – all burgers and sandwiches for a flat tenner, that’ll help banish the Sunday night blues.

And other stuff,

Ben's Canteen, Best Local Restaurant 2012

First weekend of 2013

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Happy New Year y’all! First up, we want to thank you all for supporting Ben’s Canteen last year, we genuinely appreciate it and you guys drive us on to try and get better and better. A special thank you to everyone who voted us to Best Local Restaurant in SW London & Surrey, we were absolutely thrilled to win that award.

As we said, we’re always trying to get better and that’s why amongst lots of other things we have,

We’ve got loads of plans for the coming year; look out for a new dinner menu, some exciting new wines, more cocktails, some amazing Bloody Mary’s, more funky interior design and we’ll also be working with our people to make things run smoother. As ever, we genuinely value your feedback, so do let us know what you like and don’t like (via Facebook or Twitter if you like).

Anyways, enough of that, it’s the weekend! Come and join us on St John’s Hill for brunch, dinner and drinks.

  • Brunch kicks off from 9am – it’s the busiest (and we believe) the best in SW London, join us for big breakfasts, sexy eggs, top notch tea and coffee, Bloody Marys (we also do Virgin ones for those of you doing a dryathon this January) and smoothies.
  • Dinner now starts at 5pm and on Fridays and Saturdays we keep our kitchen open later, meaning you can get a late bite, right up to 11pm.
  • Don’t forget if you do join us for an early dinner then you can pick up some January value in the shape of a free glass of wine and 2 courses for £20.
  • We don’t take bookings for weekend brunch as we get so busy, it’s the only way we can seat and serve more of you, but you can reserve a spot in the evening online or by calling us on 020 7228 3260.
  • On Sunday nights we offer the Sunday Night Saver – get one of the Top 10 Burgers in London with chips for a flat tenner (or any of our other burgers and sandwiches for the same price).
  • Finally, if you need to host a party (or small gathering) in 2013, then drop us a line, we’re super flexible and you can hire all or some of the Canteen – click here for more details.

Right, go have an awesome first weekend of the year and we hope to see you in the Canteen at some stage.

Ben's Canteen, Best Local Restaurant 2012

Ben’s Canteen, Best Local Restaurant 2012

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