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Ben’s Canteen & GQ

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When our favourite food blogger, Adam Layton (Noshable), introduced us to the Bacon Bourbon Old Fashioned we loved it. An Old Fashioned is already one of our favourites, then introduce smokey bacon and you know that you’re seriously cooking with gas. We swiftly put it on our menu but never did we expect it to end up in the pages of GQ Magazine. Thanks Adam and thanks GQ!

If you haven’t yet tried the Bacon Bourbon Old Fashioned then we suggest you change that right by heading down to the Canteen. You might also want to try our new Boilermaker (a shot Knob Creek with a pint of Meantime Pale Ale as a chaser).

Ben's Canteen, Bacon Bourbon Old Fashioned

Sipsmith, Gelupo and The Rib Man in for Halloween

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Hot news (pun intended), we’ve teamed up with Sipsmith, Gelupo and The Rib Man to make sure our Halloween party on the 31st October is amazing. Here’s the press release with all the details…

Food blogger Adam Layton (Noshable) will be stoking the fires of hell this Halloween for the third installment of his popular pop-ups at Ben’s Canteen. Fresh from his travels across the USA, Adam will be channelling the spirit of Massachusetts’ East Coast Grill, where once a year the chefs substitute the peelers for pitchforks and serve some of the most devilish food in the country.

At Ben’s Canteen this means ‘suicide wings’ tossed in a custom Holy Fuck Buffalo sauce from The Rib Man and a sherry spiked Cuban stew of shredded beef brisket (known locally as ‘ropa vieja’ or ‘old clothes’ in Spanish), the recipe for which has been passed down for generations by top Cuban chef Ernesto Lambrada (The F Word, De La Panza). Guests will be able to choose between mild and Holy Fuck heat levels on the night, and a special ‘antidote’ has been devised to instantly cure any tortured tastebuds… but beware, it comes at a price! Mwahahahaha.

Cocktails will be on hand, courtesy of Hammersmith-based spirits company Sipsmith, while artisan ice cream makers Gelupo (part of Bocca Di Lupo) will be producing a special pumpkin and cinnamon ice cream as a cooling amuse bouche. For dessert Caroline Geaney (ex Hummingbird Bakery) will be creating the authentic American diner staple of pumpkin pie with squirty cream.

Menu – £30 per head. Book your 7pm tickets here and 9pm tickets here.

Sipsmith ‘Swamp Water’

Free cup of Sipsmith’s gin based ‘Swamp Water’ punch.

‘Suicide Wings’

Buffalo chicken wings with celery and ranch dip. Available in Holy Fuck (very hot) or mild sauce.

‘Antidote’

You may need one if you wish to live…

‘Zombie Clothes’

Ropa Vieja. Cuban stew of shredded beef, carrots, peppers, onions and ‘spiked’ sherry. Served with rice and plantain.

Toffee Apples (debased)

Spiced apple vodka jelly dunked in molten toffee.

Gelupo Halloween Ice Cream

Pumpkin & Cinnamon ice cream fro the brilliant Gelupo.

‘Damned’ Pumpkin Pie

Classic American diner style pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

Hell Night at Ben's Canteen

Canteen Weekender

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This week we’ve been getting rather excited about the Halloween Hell Night Food Party we’re running with our favourite food blogger Noshable. The event is on the 31st October and we’re doing a £30 set menu that includes a free cocktail – check out the menu and full details here.

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

  • We have a lot of bookings this weekend, so if you want a table for dinner then it’s probably best to book in early – and take advantage of some extra value; reserve a table between 6 & 7pm and you can claim 2 courses for £20 and a free glass of wine.
  • We also have another little offer for you; we recently 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.
  • You should definitely get involved in our new cocktail menu - give the Bacon Bourbon Old Fashioned a go, it’s pretty epic.
  • Happy Hour - join us for good times and cheaper drinkies from 5-7pm daily.
  • Yikes, it’s time to think about booking your Christmas party. We’ve just launched our Christmas menus, click here to check them out. We’re doing a set Christmas Lunch menu for £15 per person.
  • 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.
  • In need of a present? Check out the Colporter pop-up - leave the Canteen with a full tum and some awesome pieces for your home.
  • 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.

Ben's Canteen, Best Local Restaurant 2012

Halloween Hell Night Party with Noshable

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Halloween is fast approaching and we’ve once again teamed up with our favourite food blogger, Noshable (the brains behind our awesome Independence Day and Road Trip parties), to bring you a Halloween ‘Hell Night’ food based party on the 31st October.

There will be two sittings, one at 7pm and one at 9pm. Tickets costs £30 and will consist of the following,

£30 Per Head Set Menu.

Sipsmith ‘Swamp Water’

Free cup of a Sipsmith’s gin based ‘Swamp Water’ punch.

‘Suicide Wings’

Buffalo chicken wings with celery and ranch dip. Are you brave enough to have it with The Rib Man’s ‘Judas It’s Scary Hot’ sauce or will you opt for regular buffalo sauce?

Antidote

You may need one if you wish to live…

Zombie Clothes

Ropa Vieja. Cuban stew of shredded beef, carrots, peppers, onions and ‘spiked’ sherry. Served with ‘dirty’ rice and fried plantain.

Gelupo Halloween Ice Cream

An amuse bouche of Pumpkin and Cinnamon ice cream from the brilliant Gelupo

‘Damned’ Pumpkin Pie

Classic American diner style pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

To purchase tickets for the 7pm sitting click here and click here for the 9pm sitting. Please note, you need to buy your tickets online.

Hell Night Halloween Food Party