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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.

 

Xmas Jumper Brunch Party

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On Christmas Eve we’re open for brunch (from 9am to 4pm) and we’re having a Xmas Jumper Party.

Rock in wearing your worst (best!!) Xmas jumper and we will give you a free Bloody Mary… whilst you tuck into a huge Full English, Eggs, Sweetcorn Fritters, our epic Scotch Egg, French Toast, Allpress coffee and a whole lot more (and yes cliched Christmas tunes will most certainly be playing).

Xmas Jumper

 

 

New Dinner Menu

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Here at Ben’s Canteen we’ve been thinking about our menu for quite some time. We’ve been pushing the British Food, Done Well theme and we’ve really enjoyed serving this food up.

However, over the last few months we’ve also been thinking about cities and what we like about them. Fun and diversity are the key elements. So, with this in mind we’ve rejigged our menu, loosened up on the British theme and cranked up the Canteen element (think comfort food but with really good produce – most of which is brilliant British stuff).

Now for those of you fretting, fear not, the All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg and BC Burger remain! To the starters we’ve added sliders (mini-cheeseburgers) and for the veggies who’ve had to cope with scotch egg jealously, we’ve added a veggie version which uses mushrooms instead of sausage meat. We’re also expecting the jerked chicken and popcorn prawns to be a real hit.

On the burger front, as we said the BC Burger remains and now it’s joined by some winners such as the French Dip (a beef sandwich where the bread is dipped in gravy, with melted cheese) which went down so well at the Independence Day Dinner, we couldn’t not have it. We’re also doing a pulled pork bap and a mushroom burger.

We’ve revamped the mains and have some homemade meatballs with cheesy cauliflower & squash mash which are awesome. We’ve got mussels with cider, leeks and shredded ham hock, carrot and coriander fritters, fish and chips with London Lager batter and a rib-eye steak with a portobello mushroom topping.

At the Canteen we all love chips, so we thought, what the hell, lets create a dedicated chip menu. So now, alongside hand cut chips you can also get Nicky’s chicken salt chips, chilli cheese chips, chips n’ gravy and sweet potato chips.

We’ve also got a whole bunch of new sharers including mac & cheese with bacon, deep fried pickles and Buffalo wings.

For those of you thinking about salads, we’ve got a Cobb salad, homemade fish cakes with a leaf salad and a seasonal number too.

And for those looking to finish with a treat, you need to check out our Potted Chocolate which involves chocolate mousse, crushed oreo’s and jelly worms.

Click here to check out the new dinner menu and here to book (the 2 courses for £20 and a glass of wine offer remains, however, the Sunday BBQ is no longer – Sunday brunch will run until 4pm and then dinner will kick in at 6pm).

We’re super excited and we’re sure it will mean even more good times at Ben’s Canteen – the place on the hill.

BC Burger

Some things for the weekend

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It’s a bank holiday weekend people! We’re here make sure you are fed and watered with top notch British food, lovely wines (including English ones) and some cracking craft beers from small brewers such as The Kernel and local lads Sambrook’s. On Monday we will be serving brunch, lunch (try some of our retro classics such as chicken in a basket and coronation chicken) and dinner.

Here’s what’s going down at the Canteen…

  • Massive news; top chef Ben Spalding will be doing a 4 course dinner on the 14th May at the Canteen to launch the St John’s Hill Fabulous Feast. Click here for more info and to book.
  • To celebrate our burger being named as one of the Top 10 in London we made a film of it being made - click here to watch. We serve it all day on Saturday and Sunday so you’ve got plenty of time to come and take it on.
  • 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.
  • Our Sunday Roast is super tasty. 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.
  • 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.
  • We recently introduced a Retro Lunch menu, served from 12pm to 4pm Mon-Fri. Our current favourite from the menu is the chicken in a basket – you can actually eat the basket! Don’t forget we also serve brunch every day, not just at the weekends.
  • If you haven’t experienced our All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg then you need to change that this weekend. Like the burger it’s served all day. It got 5 stars from the leading light on Scotch Eggs - it’s a serious orb.
  • In our opinion brunch should be accompanied by Bloody Mary’s, have you tried ours yet? We use Sipsmith Vodka, they’re based in Hammersmith and it’s lovely stuff. Oh and we’ve also added Sipsmith Summer Cup to our bar, amazing.
  • On the subject of local booze, we make our cheesecake using Powerhouse Porter from local brewers Sambrook’s. It might sound a bit odd, making a cheesecake from beer, but blimey it tastes good.

Ben's Canteen Scotch Egg

Some things for the weekend

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Here at the Canteen we like to try and make your weekends even better and we’re seriously excited that this one might be a hottie (certainly today is a-mazing).

Here are some of the things going down at the Canteen…

  • English wine – we’ve just added a bunch of English wines to our menu, including a lovely sparkling, Primrose Hill by Chapel Down (it’s a staff favourite). To find out more click here.
  • We’re very proud that our BC Burger has been named as one of the Top Ten in London. It’s all about the homemade corned beef slice and homemade burger sauce (which includes 8 separate ingredients).
  • Also getting some serious loving is our All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg. The leading light on scotch eggs gave it 5 stars.
  • Come and join us for SW London’s busiest and best brunch. Going back to that All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg, pair it with a Sipsmith Bloody Mary to set you up for an awesome day or to recover from the rugby.
  • Canteens are for friends – get them down for a Sunday Roast.
  • Try our cheesecake – we make it using Sambrook’s Powerhouse Porter and it’s remarkably tasty.
  • Sign up to our newsletter by clicking here.
  • Book a table and settle in for a damned good time whilst you enjoy British food, done well.

Ben's Canteen, Top Ten Burgers in London

Some things for the weekend

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Here at the Canteen we like to try and make your weekends even better and we’re seriously excited about this one what with St Patrick’s Day, the rugby and Mother’s Day.

Here are some of the things going down at the Canteen…

Ben's Canteen, Top Ten Burgers in London

Some things for the weekend

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Here at the Canteen we like to try and make your weekends even better.

Ben's Canteen, Top Ten Burgers in London

Captains of Industry

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When we cast our eye around the Canteen we often see business taking place.

Business Lunches at Ben's Canteen

From fledgling new businesses coming to life via laptops (and our excellent Square Mile coffee) to successful property developers to local businesses entertaining clients and establishing future revenues. We love it and like the government we want to stimulate more growth in the economy.

Here’s how the Canteen can help…

Business Lunches

We offer 2 courses for £10 and it’s ‘top British nosh’ as many of our customers like to say. So grab some clients or reward the team and enjoy dishes such as Smoked Eel Pate, Soup, Toad in the Hole, Mushy Pea Fish Cake, Super Food Salad, Bread and Butter Pudding or go off the set menu and take down the famous BC Burger and All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg.

BC Burger, pic courtesy of @burgeranarchy

Breakfast Meetings

As we run SW London’s biggest and busiest brunch you can rely on us to knock up a cracking breakfast – in our experience a good breakfast meeting has always laid the foundations for exciting future projects. We offer our Big Ben (Full English) alongside Eggs Benedict, Royale and so on… we also do epic breakfast baps. Of course a good breakfast meeting needs killer coffee and tea, we have Square Mile and Teapigs, and lots of juice and if you’re feeling a bit more daring then maybe even a Bloody Mary or a glass of Prosecco.

The Big Ben, pic courtesy of @mulia

Bespoke Events

We love to tailor events to your needs at the Canteen. So if you wanted to say host a drinks reception with canapes then we can do that without any problems (click here to see our canape options) or you might want us to open earlier for a large breakfast meeting –  just let us know what you think will make your business event go well and we’ll try to make it happen.

Dinner

British food, done well is what we serve and we know it will leave you and your clients happy. What business dinner wouldn’t go well when you start with our All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg, a British Meat Plate and Potted Hams before moving on to our British Beef Board, Pollock with Cockles, Oxtail and Horseradish Risotto or Venison before finishing with desserts such as a Powerhouse Porter Cheesecake or a British Cheeseboard?!

Extras

We’ve got free WiFi and you can always borrow our printer or photocopier for those emergency moments! Also, whilst you’re waiting for your clients and colleagues you can grab one of the magazines in our rack for a read and to be inspired.

This weekend at Ben’s Canteen

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It’s another rugby weekend and after a shock win against Scotland we’ll surely smash the Italians, won’t we?! Note, we don’t show the games (we’re about conversations rather than staring at screens) but we’re open all day over the weekend to host your pre-match excitement and post match celebration/depression.

Here’s our Weekend To-Do List.

  1. Pop in for a pint and pigs cheeks or one of our other very British small plates.
  2. Tuck into what is rapidly becoming the most famous Scotch Egg in London and pair it with a Sipsmith Bloody Mary. That’s how to prepare for the rugby (or indeed recover on Sunday after the England game).
  3. Try our new Venison dish, it’s a serious plate of food and really rather exciting for this part of London. We’ve also got a new starter for you to sample. Ever tried bacon hollandaise? Probably not. Well now you can.
  4. Get a group of mates together and join us for Sunday Roast and we’ll give you a free bottle of wine.
  5. Book your tickets for our Sophie Michell Celebrity Chef Pop Up event on Valentine’s.
  6. Come and join us for SW London’s busiest and best brunch – we recently added Kedgeree and Porridge with Chilli & Fig compote.
  7. Read the Great Date Guide’s review of the Canteen.
  8. Book a table and settle in for a damned good time whilst you enjoy British food, done well.
All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg

pic courtesy of @WomersleyFoods

This weekend at Ben’s Canteen

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It’s a rugby weekend and we love those don’t we?! We won’t actually be showing the games (we’re about conversations rather than staring at screens) but we’re open all day over the weekend to host your pre-match excitement and post match celebration/depression.

Here’s our Weekend To-Do List.

  1. Ditch that January detox in style, you’ve been missing out on All Day Breakfast Scotch Eggs, Burgers and great Beers – click here to start salivating.
  2. Tuck into what is rapidly becoming the most famous Scotch Egg in London and pair it with a Sipsmith Bloody Mary. That’s how to prepare for the rugby (or indeed recover on Sunday after the England game).
  3. Come and sample our Sunday Roast and get a free bottle of wine.
  4. Book your tickets for our Sophie Michell Celebrity Chef Pop Up event on Valentine’s.
  5. Come and join us for SW London’s busiest and best brunch – we recently added Kedgeree and Porridge with Chilli & Fig compote.
  6. Book a table and settle in for a damned good time whilst you enjoy British food, done well.
All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg

pic courtesy of @WomersleyFoods