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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

New Cocktails at Ben’s Canteen

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For a long time now we’ve wanted to grow the humble cocktail list at Ben’s Canteen. Having just won Best Local Restaurant (in the Time & Leisure Food and Drinks Awards) we decided that this was the time.

Cocktails at Ben's CanteenWe’ve put together a mix of classics and given them a little twist – the Bacon Bourbon Old Fashioned (we got the recipe from our friend, Adam Layton, who runs a food blog called Noshable) is a great example of this. We infuse the bourbon with bacon and then add honey and orange – oh and bacon salt. It’s a ripper and rumour has it that it will be featured in GQ later in the year.

At the moment we’re quite inspired by Spain, so we’ve put our take on a Rebujito on the menu – it’s Sherry (Fino), Elderflower, Mint & Soda – and it’s a little reminder of summer. The London Ruin (Hoxton Gin, Cointreau & Homemade Lemonade) is proving very popular and the staff are big fans of the Vanilla & Chilli Caprioska (Vodka, Vanilla, Sugar, Lime & Chilli).

So, next time you’re up on the hill, do drop into the Canteen and let us know what you think of the new list. Oh, and by the way, we can still make the classic cocktails for you on request and do remember that on Tuesdays we do 2-4-1 cocktails.

 

American Road Trip Dinner with Noshable

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Noshable, the brains behind the awesome Independence Day Dinner at Ben’s Canteen (click here to see some pics from the event), has been on an American Road Trip.

Now back in Blighty, he wants to share some of the food he ate and is putting on a special dinner at Ben’s Canteen on the 24th August. Please note, the dinner will be sponsored by the brilliant Platter and Billy Franks Original Beef Jerky and supported by Cornish Grill.

Noshable Road Trip Dinner at Ben's CanteenTickets cost £30 per person – click here to book the 7pm sitting and here to book the 9pm sitting.

£30 Per Head Set Menu

  • Free House Cocktail on Arrival
  • Starter (inspired by Fatty ‘Cue, West Village, NYC)
    • Roasted Bone Marrow with Beef Floss, Anchovy Breadcrumbs & Cabbage Kim Chee
  • Main (inspired by Mitchell’s Deli, Nashville Tennessee)
    • Asian Flank Sandwich with ‘Giardiniera Salad’, Mayo & ‘Animal-Style’ French Fries.
  • Dessert (inspired by Wexler’s, San Francisco, California)
    • Bourbon Banana Cream Pie – Dulche de Leche base with a Salted Caramel Bourbon Sauce.

To book the 7pm sitting please click here… and to book the 9pm sitting, please click here.

Please arrive on time, food is served suppler club style, i.e. everyone is served at the same time.

For those of you booking for the 7pm sitting, you will need to move to the bar by 8.45pm to make way for the second sitting at 9pm. The bar will be open before and after your meal so you can hang out and have a mighty fine time.

 

Midweek Fun at Ben’s Canteen

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We’ve got a few things going down at the Canteen this week which are going to be fun.

The headlining event is the Independence Day Dinner that we’re running with Noshable (sponsored by Platter and Billy Franks) on Weds night. There are just a few tickets left, click here for more details and to grab your spot.

On Tuesday night we’re doing 2-4-1 cocktails – last week we were absolutely jammed for this, so come and join us. Tuesday is the new Friday people.

Sticking with the booze, we’re now running Fizzy Fridays – grab a glass of bubbles for just a fiver and get your weekend started in style.

Don’t forget, that every night we also have an offer for those of you looking for an early supper. Book before 7pm and claim 2 courses for £20 and a free glass of wine. That’s going to make catching up with your mate(s) all the better – and we’re just up from Clapham Junction, so we’re a super easy place to meet.

Independence Day Dinner