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Christmas Eve at Ben’s Canteen

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Ah Christmas Eve, we love it, there is a ‘end of term’ feeling, you’ve finished work and good times lie ahead (and the fact that your family are likely to drive you mad at some stage just adds to the end of school feeling).

Crimbo Eve is also an awesome time to catch up with mates and with that in mind we’re doing brunch, dinner and lots of drinks, including our Winter Pimms Punch.

Christmas Eve at Ben's Canteen

Brunch will be kicking off at 9am, so come in for a Big Ben (our mighty Full English), Eggs Benedict, our awesome BC Burger, that’s topped with homemade corned beef to make it extra British, and plenty more including Bloody Marys and, as it’s Christmas Eve, some fizz.

We’ll be serving our new winter menu with our recently launched beer matching options from 6pm until 8pm. The bar will be open all night and after 8pm we’ll have nibbles (such as pork pies) and a lovely winter Oxtail stew.

Plus @jimmyrhodes83 will be hosting, so you’re in for some serious Christmas cheer – he is definitely Captain Christmas in the Canteen.

Carb up for our Free Running Club

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At 7pm tonight we’re starting our free running club – meet at the Canteen and our personal trainer friend will take you out for a gentle run around the Commons. We will give everybody who takes part a free drink (you deserve it). Rumour has it that Ben will be taking part – he hasn’t done any exercise for months so watching him wheeze about will be amusing.

With running in mind you also deserve a good lunch – eat in or takeaway. We’ve got great looking chargrilled veggie and goats cheese sarnies as well as butternut squash soup. We’ve also got scotch eggs and pork pies to go alongside an amazing array of treats from The Dessert Deli and The Flour Station.Treats

Toasties/Sandwiches

All day breakfast burrito. £5.50

(Chorizo, scrambled egg, cheese, chilli, sour cream and herbs)

Sourdough toast with Kirrin’s lemon curd, marmite and jam. £2.50

Ham and cheese toastie. £3.75

Mozzarella, tomato and basil. £3.75

Chargrilled veggies with pesto and goats cheese. £3.75

Nutella toastie. £3.75

Special: Truffled Egg Toast. £4

Fish finger bap. £3.25

Side salad. £1

Pastries & Treats

Croissant, £1, Pain au chocolat, £1.25, Pain au raisin, £1.50

Brownies. £1.80, Flapjacks. £2, Millionaire caramel shortbread. £2

Carrot cake. £2.75

Chelsea buns. £2.75

Muffins. £2.45

All Day Menu

Granola with yoghurt, honey and berries. £4

Yog pot. £2

Poached eggs on toast. £3.50

Caramelised banana pancake stack. £3.25

Cup of butternut squash and crispy  bacon soup. £2.95

Mrs King’s Pork Pie with mustard and chutney. £5

Salads

Daily, fresh salads £5.50

Add cornfed chicken: Free

Kids (big and small)

Fish finger bap. £3.25

Jude’s ice cream: choose from raspberry ripple, double chocolate, vanilla or salted caramel. £1.50

Coke float (Coca Cola with a scoop of Jude’s vanilla ice cream). £2

All of our bread and treats come via The Flour Station and The Dessert Deli.

Burrito and Book Exchange

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Bah it’s another absurdly rubbish day weatherwise… come and take refuge with us and try one of our new All Day Breakfast Burritos. They only made their debut yesterday and we sold out but we’ve got a bigger fresh batch made up for today. Scrambled egg, chorizo and cheese, what’s not to like?! Get munching on one of those whilst perusing a book from our free book exchange.

Burrito and books

With an eye on the Bank Holiday weekend, we’ll be doing brunch Sat-Mon, with a full dinner service on Saturday night and then we’ll be cooking tapas dishes on our barside grills on Sunday and Monday night together with other grazing options such as a Hamish Johnston cheeseboard.

Oh and a final bit of news for you, we’ve literally just had a new delivery from Mrs King’s Pork Pies – so come and grab one! If you haven’t tried a Pork and Stilton one yet then you are genuinely missing out on one of life’s true pleasures.

Daytime  Menu

All day breakfast burrito. £5.50

Granola with yoghurt, honey and berries. £4

Drop scones of the day. £3.50

Sourdough toast with Kirrin’s lemon curd, marmite and jam. £2.50

Ham and cheese toastie. £4

Chilli corn fritters with crème fraiche. £4

Mrs King’s Pork Pie with mustard and chutney. £5

Brownies. £1.80

Flapjacks. £2

Millionaire caramel shortbread. £2

Carrot cake. £3

Chelsea buns. £3

Muffins. £3

Sandwiches

Sandwiches of the day. £4

Add salad. £1

All of our bread and treats come via The Flour Station and The Dessert Deli.

Salads

Daily, fresh salads £5.50

Add cornfed chicken: Free

Kids (big and small)

Fish finger bap. £4

Jude’s ice cream: 3 scoops, choose from raspberry ripple, double chocolate, vanilla or salted caramel. £3.50

 

Tuesday Dinner and Tapas Preview

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Before we get onto tonight’s dinner (which features a new dish) we just wanted to confirm the rumours that Brewed Boy will be manning the contact grill tomorrow night and serving up some tasty tapas. Look out for grilled chorizo and manchego, black pudding and quail’s egg, aubergine caponata with goat’s cheese on toast and a herb tortilla. We’ll also be serving Mrs King’s pork pies and scotch eggs alongside a full dinner menu.

As for tonight, we’re trying out linguine with fire roasted peppers, vine tomatoes and basil. By the way, we had a couple of young ladies try our hake dish last night and they gave it a 100% satisfaction rating. Will you agree with them?

Snacks/Starters

Pork Pie: £5

Traditional or pork and stilton with chutney and mustard – pies are from the award winning Mrs King.

Scotch Egg: £2.50

Egg encased in meat and breadcrumbs.

Tuna: £6.95

Seared tuna on an avocado and mango quesadilla.

Charcuterie Board: £5.95

Selection of cold meats with chutney, pickles and toasted ciabatta.

Beetroot Ravioli: £4.95

Ravioli of beetroot with a chive and basil ricotta filling.

Kirrin’s Veggie Toastie: £5.95

Roast potatoes, sauté mushrooms and grilled cheese on sourdough toast.

Mains

Hake: £11.95

Oven roasted hake on caponata with salsa verde.

Sirloin Steak: £14.25

Sirloin steak with potato dauphinoise and creamed horseradish.

Beef Burger: £9.00 (add cheese £1, add bacon £1)

British beef burger served with date chutney and chips.

Pork Chop: £12.25

Dorset pork chop with colcannon and pan roast gravy.

Linguine: £7.95

Linguine with fire roasted peppers, vine tomatoes and basil.

Sides

All sides are £2.50

Chips

New Potatoes

Spinach with lemon and garlic butter

Broccoli

Side Salad

Desserts

All desserts are £4.95

Classic Cheese Cake

Saffron flavoured Crème Brulee

Warm Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream & Berry Couli

Eton Mess

Cheeseboard

Cheeseboard via local food hero Hamish Johnston: £7.25

Pork Pies Tonight

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We’re not doing tapas tonight but the grilled chorizo and manchego and black pudding and quail’s egg were such a hit that they will be returning soon. In their place we’re delighted to debut Mrs King’s Pork Pies. We’ve got traditional ones or the sensational pork and stilton versions – these babies are award winners and taste great.

Snacks

Pork Pie: £5

Traditional or pork and stilton – pies are from the award winning Mrs King.

Scotch Egg: £2.50

Egg encased in meat and breadcrumbs.

Starters

Tuna: £6.95

Seared tuna on an avocado and mango quesadilla.

Charcuterie Board: £5.95

Selection of cold meats with chutney, pickles and toasted ciabatta.

Beetroot Ravioli: £4.95

Ravioli of beetroot with a chive and basil ricotta filling.

Beans on Toast: £4.95

Fresh broad beans and peas on sourdough toast.

Mains

Hake: £11.95

Oven roasted hake on caponata with salsa verde.

Sirloin Steak: £14.25

Sirloin steak with potato dauphinoise and creamed horseradish.

Beef Burger: £9.00

Classic British beef burger served with date chutney and lumberjack chips.

Pork Chop: £12.25

British pork chop with braised cabbage, bacon and saffron apple.

Mushroom Stroganoff: £7.95

Sauteed trio of mushrooms; Scottish girolles, oyster and shitake, finished with sour cream, tarragon and lemon on toasted sourdough.

Sides

All sides are £2.50

Chips

New Potatoes

Spinach

Broccoli

Side Salad

Desserts

All desserts are £4.95

Classic Cheese Cake

Baileys flavoured Crème Brulee

Warm Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Ice Cream & Berry Couli

Eton Mess

Cheeseboard

Cheeseboard via local food hero Hamish Johnston: £7.25