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This weekend at Ben’s Canteen

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Recently Top Table recognised our brunch as one of the Top 5 most indulgent in London and a few days later we learnt that MSN Food rate us as one of the Top 21 Burger Places in the country - boom!

Start the weekend indulgence with; eggs benedict (royale or florentine), some top notch Allpress coffee, a Bloody Mary (click here to watch a video of it being made) or Ben’s favourite brunch time tipple – a Marmalade Martini – and the papers.

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Then fire up a burger or two, we’ve got the BC Burger (topped with a slice of home brined beef, smoked cheddar and burger sauce), the Big Benny Melt (topped with Mac & Cheese) and the Sloppy Ben (topped with chilli con carne). Of course we’re not all about brunch and burgers, also this weekend…

  • We recently launched a new dinner menu, as well as the aforementioned dirty burgers we’ve also hot dogs and a very posh fish finger sandwich (Sea Dog) alongside 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.
  • And check out our new wine list, which includes some left field (but awesome) choices such as Portuguese, Croatian and Lebanese wine, and a seriously top notch Greek wine (Hedgehog) which is like a Barolo, alongside the more expected.
  • 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.
  • Also, if you Instagram your food, or drink, at the Canteen then you can get a free dessert or Bloody Mary, click here for details.

BC Burger

And other stuff,

  • We’re having an Apres Ski party as the Canteen becomes Ben’s Chalet, there will be toffee vodka, tartiflette and jager!
  • Join us every Tuesday for 2-4-1 Cocktails.
  • BYO Guinness – join us for St Patrick’s Day (well night) for good times and bring your own Guinness free of charge.
  • A couple of weeks ago we had our first ever Ribs Night and we enjoyed it so much so that we’re now running it every Weds.
  • Chilli Night is back! Don’t miss out on the 24th March, from 5pm.
  • We’ve launched a loyalty card - join the Midweek Brunch Club and get money off your bill.
  • Shortlist magazine have rated the BC Burger as one of the best in the UK, we’re rather chuffed. And, we’re now using a new burger bun, so we reckon it’s better than ever.
  • We want to host your party! Got a celebration coming up? Talk to us about private hiring some or all of the Canteen for your event - click here for more info.

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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,

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Canteen Weekender

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St John’s Hill is looking very Christamassy with all the trees lit along the street and the festivities are starting to kick in. At the Canteen, we’ve already hosted a bunch of Crimbo parties, and we have plenty more coming up – if you want to have yours here, then click here for details of our menus. Or keep it casual and simply pop in for a mince pie, from the Bad Boys Bakery in Brixton Prison, and a Gluhwein (pimp it with a shot of Amaretto to feel extra festive).

If you’re looking for a different sort of Christmas then you must come to our Tropical Christmas dinner on the 19th – we’ve teamed up with Yummy Choo who runs Mauritian Supper Clubs, it’s going to be quite an event, especially with 2 cocktails included in the ticket price!

In other hot news – Sunday Roasts are back! Join us from 12 on Sunday for roast beef and roast chicken (our normal brunch menu is also be available).

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

  • Friday: we’re very much open for brunch but we are closed in the evening for a private party, sorry about that but do come and join us for the rest of the weekend.
  • Our kitchen is now open all day, come and chill on the hill and join us for brunch, dinner and drinks from 9am. Note, dinner now starts at 5pm.
  • If you do join us for an early dinner then you can get a little extra value with our 2 courses for £20 and a free glass of wine (available from 5-7pm).
  • And for those of you who don’t do early, our kitchen is also open later now on Fridays & Saturdays, you can get some munch bunch until 11pm.
  • Sunday Roasts are back in the Canteen – join us on for roast beef or chicken from 12pm (note we run the normal brunch menu alongside it).
  • You should also try out some of our new cocktails, our Bacon Bourbon Old Fashioned has just been featured in GQ Magazine, we’re also big fans of our Sipsmith Sloe Gin Negroni and the Damson in Distress (with Damson Vodka).
  • We’ve started a movement to make your weekend last a little bit longer; the Sunday Night Saver - get any of our burgers or sandwiches for a tenner.
  • Still looking to organise a Christmas party? Check out our menus, starting from £15 per person. We do still have some availability, especially for lunch.
  • We’re now serving Allpress Coffee, absolutely top notch stuff, and for tea fans we now serve We Are Tea, like our coffee, it’s top drawer and helps to make our brunch the best in SW London – join us from 9am each day.
  • Speaking of brunch, have you picked up your midweek loyalty card yet?
  • In need of a present? Check out the Colporter pop-up and Flights of Nancy bags too – leave the Canteen with a full tum and some awesome pieces for your home.
  • Something to bust the January blues; Ryan Stafford will be Mixing It Up at Ben’s Canteen on the 23rd Jan. Ryan is a former Masterchef: The Professionals finalist and super talented – check out his menu and booking details here.

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Canteen Weekender

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Hot news – Sunday Roasts are back! Join us from 12 on Sunday for roast beef and roast chicken (our normal brunch menu will also be available).

Other hot news: we’re having a Tropical Christmas with Yummy Choo Eats and in January we’re doing a supper club with the super talented Ryan Stafford.

Below is a little list of what else is 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.
  • Or take advantage of the fact that our kitchen is now open until 11pm on Fridays & Saturdays and book a late table.
  • Please note, we’re trying out a swanky new telephone reservation system, call us on 020 7228 3260 to give it a whirl.
  • You should try out some of our new cocktails, our Bacon Bourbon Old Fashioned has just been featured in GQ Magazine, we’re also big fans of our Sipsmith Sloe Gin Negroni and the Damon in Distress (with Damson Vodka).
  • We’ve started a movement to try and inject some goodness into your Sundays and make your weekend last a little bit longer; the Sunday Night Saver - get any of our burgers or sandwiches for a tenner.
  • Join us for a night of shopping, cocktails and food on the 19th as we host a Flights of Nancy pop-up.
  • Celebrate Obama being re-elected at our Thanksgiving Dinner on the 22nd, click here for details.
  • Yikes, it’s time to think about booking your Christmas party. We’ve 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. Also, we’re now serving Allpress Coffee, absolutely top notch stuff, make sure you come try a cup. And for tea fans we now serve We Are Tea, like our coffee, it’s top drawer.
  • Speaking of brunch, we now offer a loyalty card for those joining us for midweek brunch, click here for details.
  • In need of a present? Check out the Colporter pop-up and Flights of Nancy bags too – leave the Canteen with a full tum and some awesome pieces for your home.

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Canteen Weekender

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On reflection this has been a rather good week; our Bacon Bourbon Old Fashioned was featured in GQ, we announced that Flights of Nancy will be doing a pop-up night with Indonesian inspired cocktails and food and Obama got re-elected, we’re having a Thanksgiving Dinner to celebrate! Oh and we’ve also updated our cocktails, working with Sipsmith, we’ve added a Sloe Gin Negroni and the St John’s Mule (Sipsmith Gin, Lime, homemade Ginger Beer and Basil).

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.
  • Or take advantage of the fact that our kitchen is now open until 11pm on Fridays & Saturdays and book a late table.
  • Please note, we’re trying out a swanky new telephone reservation system, call us on 020 7228 3260 to try it out.
  • We’ve started a movement to try and inject some goodness into your Sundays and make your weekend last a little bit longer; 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.
  • 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. Also, we’re now serving Allpress Coffee, absolutely top notch stuff, make sure you come try a cup.
  • Speaking of brunch, we now offer a loyalty card for those joining us for midweek brunch, click here for details.
  • In need of a present? Check out the Colporter pop-up and Flights of Nancy bags too – leave the Canteen with a full tum and some awesome pieces for your home.

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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.

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Canteen Weekender

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This weekend is gonna be a big one as it’s the St John’s Hill Festival! From 11am to 5pm there will be stalls, dancers, bands and a whole lot more (including our Sipsmith Bar that will be dispensing top notch G&T’s, Bloody Mary’s and Summer Cup Cupcakes). Do make sure you get involved in the raffle, for a chance to win the mega prize which includes a free dinner at every restaurant on the Hill – we’re selling tickets at the bar.

Please note, on Saturday night we are closed for a private party (apologies) but we are open on Friday night and don’t forget on Sunday it’s the Sunday Night Saver.

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

  • Dinner starts at 6pm and if you book in before 7pm then 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.
  • As we said, apologies but we’re closed on Saturday for a private party. If you’re looking for a venue for your event then click here to find out more about what we offer.
  • When you pop in during the evening, you need to indulge in our dedicated chip menu - the chilli cheese chips are the staff favourite.
  • Happy Hour - join us for good times and cheaper drinkies from 5-7pm daily.
  • 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.
  • Reckon you’re a big eater? Try our Man v Food style challenge - can you smash back the All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg, the Big Ben and the BC Burger and chips in 20 minutes?!
  • Check out the Colporter pop-up - leave the Canteen with a full tum and some awesome pieces for your home – and Jo Butler Flowers who will be bringing fresh bunches for sale every Thursday.
  • 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.

Good times!

Ben's Canteen Scotch Egg

This Sunday at the Canteen

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This Sunday is going to be fun.

We’ve got the St John’s Hill Festival going on which will see the street filled with stalls, dancing and entertainment. For the event we’re teaming up with Sipsmith and setting up a stall with their top notch Gin & Tonics whilst Ashlaigh will be cooking up Summer Cup Cupcakes. By the way, make sure you take part in the raffle – there will be just one winner but it’s a mega prize that includes a free dinner at every restaurant on the Hill – buy your tickets at the bar.

St John's Hill Festival

Of course we’ve also got brunch, starting from 9am, normally the kitchen would close at 4pm (until dinner at 6pm) but we’ll be serving all day on Sunday. That means you can kick back with a lovely Square Mile coffee, have a Bloody Mary and treat yourself to some lovely munch such as Eggs Benedict, our huge Full English or one of our newer brunch items such as Huevos Rancheros.

Ben's Canteen Brunch

Now we know it’s a Sunday and that can mean the Sunday Blues start to creep in – to try and combat this we’ve started the Sunday Night Saver. Join us for dinner from 6pm and get stuck into the epic BC Burger or any of our burgers and sandwiches (French Dip, Chicken Burger, Po Boy, Mushroom Burger or the Pulled Pork Bap) and their accompaniments for a flat tenner. Oh also, it’s Happy Hour from 5-7pm… that should help keep the blues away a little.

BC BurgerIf you can’t face a full meal on Sunday Night then we’d also recommend some of our sharing dishes such as the Mac & Cheese with Bacon, the epic All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg, our take on Buffalo Wings and of course our Chip Menu – try the Chilli (Con Carne) Cheese Chips, outrageous!

 

Canteen Weekender

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This week we had our first birthday and we’re super grateful to everybody who came down and celebrated with us. The year has flown by, thanks for coming along on the journey with us (and for enduring a few bumps along the way) and we hope you’ll keep hanging out with us – we’ve got loads of things planned. On that note, you need to come to our American Road Trip inspired dinner as part of the August Bank Holiday, details here.

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

Remember we’re open for brunch and dinner from 9am till late all weekend.

  • Dinner on Saturday and Sunday starts at 6pm and if you book before 7pm you can claim 2 courses for £20 and a free glass of wine.
  • Also, we’ve just 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.
  • Happy Hour - join us for good times and cheaper drinkies from 5-7pm daily.
  • On the drinks front, we’re more than proud to have England’s oldest cider in the Canteen, find out more about it here.
  • 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.
  • Reckon you’re a big eater? Try our Man v Food style challenge - can you smash back the All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg, the Big Ben and the BC Burger and chips in 20 minutes?!
  • Check out the Colporter pop-up - leave the Canteen with a full tum and some awesome pieces for your home – and Jo Butler Flowers who will be bringing fresh bunches for sale every Thursday.
  • 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

Good times!

Road Trip Dinner at Ben's Canteen

 

This weekend at the Canteen

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It’s been another busy week at the Canteen – we’ve launched a new brunch menu (having launched a new dinner one last week), welcomed another pop-up, Jo Butler Flowers (joining Colporter) and announced details about our 1st Birthday Party which you are very much invited to. Oh and we also launched a Man v Food style challenge that will run during the Olympics – can you tame food?!

Remember we’re open for brunch and dinner from 9am till late all weekend. Please note, we are no longer running the Sunday BBQ – brunch will run until 4pm and then dinner will start at 6pm.

Here’s what’s going down…

  • Fizzy Friday – every Friday you can have a glass of bubbles for just a fiver (all day and night).
  • Happy Hour - join us for good times and cheaper drinkies from 5-7pm daily.
  • We run SW London’s busiest and best brunch, starting at 9am each day.
  • Come and check out the new menu, we’ve added French Toast, Huveos Rancheros and a Smoked Salmon Bagel amongst other things.
  • Reckon you’re a big eater? Try our Man v Food style challenge – can you smash back the All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg, the Big Ben and the BC Burger and chips in 20 minutes?!
  • Dinner on Saturday and Sunday starts at 6pm and if you book before 7pm you can claim 2 courses for £20 and a free glass of wine.
  • And on Sunday nights we’ve introduced the Sunday Night Saver – get any of our burgers or sandwiches for a tenner.
  • Check out the Colporter pop-up - leave the Canteen with a full tum and some awesome pieces for your home – and Jo Butler Flowers who will be bringing fresh bunches for sale every Thursday.
  • 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

Good times!

Jo Butler Flowers at Ben's Canteen