Foodbank Burger

Posted on April 17, 2013 by benscanteen

For some time now we’ve been looking to tie up with a local charity; recently we were made aware of the Wandsworth Foodbank and we really like what they’re doing to help those in crisis.

How the Wandsworth Foodbank works,

Non-perishable food is donated by the public
Volunteers sort and pack food into emergency food boxes
Frontline care professionals such as doctors and social workers give foodbank vouchers to people in crisis
Foodbank vouchers are exchanged for 3 days of food at a foodbank
Foodbanks take time to listen and signpost clients to further support

At the moment the Wandsworth Foodbank has received plenty of support in terms of food and volunteers but they do need to raise more money to cover running costs. With this in mind we are going to launch the Foodbank Burger – 50p of every sale will be donated to the Wandsworth Foodbank.

Before we launch the burger though we need to decide on what it’s going to be… we want your suggestions! Please tweet your ideas to @benscanteen and use #wandsworthfoodbank or email ben@benscanteen.com

Christmas and New Year in Clapham Junction, Battersea and Wandsworth

Posted on December 20, 2012 by benscanteen

The Festive Holiday Season is almost here, after partying hard it’s time to kickback, forget about work and have super merry times with family and friends.

Doubtless though there will be times that you want to break out of the house and that’s why here at Ben’s Canteen we’re opening for the majority of the holiday – so come down to the place on the hill for brunch, dinner and drinks. We’re just a few minutes away from Clapham Junction and all the local buses connect to us, so you can get here from all over SW London (Battersea, Clapham, Brixton, Putney, Wandsworth and so on) without much fuss. Oh and we’re very dog friendly, so go for that big family walk, with the hound in tow, across Wandsworth Common/Spencer Park/Clapham Common and then come and warm up in the Canteen for a full blown meal or just a little treat with a cup of tea/coffee or our mulled wine.

Don’t forget, if you book in for dinner between 5 and 7pm then you can get 2 courses for £20 and a free glass of vino. Jingle Bells!

Christmas & New Year Opening Times

Christmas Eve: Open for brunch (9am to 4pm), closing around 6pm. Join us for our Xmas Jumper Party and get a free Bloody Mary.

Christmas Day: Closed

Boxing Day: Closed

27th-30th: Open as normal, so brunch from 9am and dinner from 5pm.

New Year’s Eve: Open an normal, note we’re running our standard menu in the evening but are open until 1am. No entry fee.

New Year’s Day: Open for brunch (9am to 4pm), closing around 6pm.

2nd Jan: Open for brunch (9am to 4pm), closing around 6pm.

3rd Jan onwards: Open as normal.

If you wish to book a table please call us on 020 7228 3260 or click here to book online.

Xmas Jumper

August Bank Holiday in Battersea, Clapham & Wandsworth

Posted on August 14, 2012 by benscanteen

Staying in London for the August Bank Holiday and looking for fun in the shape of food and booze? As the place on the hill we’re delivering both of those things in abundance to the good people of Battersea, Clapham and Wandsworth (people from elsewhere are also very welcome!!).

Friday: American Road Trip Dinner – featuring big fat steak sandwiches, animal style fries and super tasty pies for pudding, oh and bone marrow for starters. We sold out our Independence Day Dinner (see pics here) and it was an awesome party night, this event is gonna rock too. Click here to book. Fancy dress optional but very cool if you do. Don’t forget we’ll also be serving brunch from 9am to 4pm.

Saturday: Brunch from 9am to 4pm. Happy Hour 5-7pm. Dinner, including epic burgers and scotch eggs, from 6pm.

Sunday and Monday: to celebrate Notting Hill Carnival we’re running an entirely Caribbean dinner menu – click here to check it out – from 6pm each night. We’re also be providing hangover salvation in the form of Bloody Mary’s and big breakfasts with brunch from 9am to 4pm each day.

Please note, if you want to come to the Road Trip Dinner you need to book in advance and online, click here for the 7pm sitting or here for the 9pm sitting.

Birthdays & Engagements at the Canteen

Posted on June 13, 2012 by benscanteen

Ever since we opened up Ben’s Canteen we’ve been luckily enough to host a whole bunch of awesome events including birthdays, engagement parties, charity dinners and even a tango dancing night.

This got us thinking about why people like to hire out the Canteen and here’s the reasons we came up with,

We offer good value set menus to fit your budget
We can also offer group discounts on drinks
Our food is interesting, where else our your friends going to experience an All Day Breakfast Scotch Egg?!
You can hire out all of the Canteen or just a section
We take bookings for drinks parties, it doesn’t have to be a full blown dinner, likewise you can have drinks, canapes and then a sit down dinner
We don’t charge hire fees
We’re just up from Clapham Junction so there isn’t really an excuse for anyone not to be able to get here
We can make bespoke music play lists from serious cheese to rocking beats
The Canteen is a cool little space and everyone here will work hard to make sure you have an awesome time

If you’d like to talk to us about venue hire for your party and your requirements then please call 020 7228 3260 or email ben@benscanteen.com We’d like to think our venue hire is one of the best options for parties in Battersea, Clapham, Wandsworth, South West London and beyond!

Here’s some recent feedback and one of the set menus we’ve put together…

“Last night went so well. And everyone is raving about the food and the canteen in general! Thank you thank you thank you again. Please thank all the staff for me too, they were all super helpful.”

“A huge thank you to you, the chef and all the team at Ben’s last night. You did us proud. Everyone loved the food and had a great evening. I have had a host of emails today from happy party goers.”

Amuse Bouche

Pork Crackling

Mini Mushy Pea Fishcakes

Starters

Cods Cheeks with Parsley Crumb & Tartar Sauce

Pickled Vegetables with Deviled Quail’s Eggs

Pigeon Breast, Aubergine Puree, Raspberry Vinegar & Spelt

Mains

Duck Breast, Braised Venison Haunch, Celeriac Puree, Honeyed Carrots with Pork & Plum Sauce

Beetroot, Goat’s Curd & Jerusalem Artichoke

Pollock & Cockles, Crushed Potatoes, Parsley Liquor

Desserts

Poached Pear with Hazelnut Crust

Rhubarb & Ginger Trifle

Powerhouse Porter Cheesecake with Porter Chilli Syrup

Rolo Tart with Spearmint Ice-Cream

Ben’s Canteen – The Weekend

Posted on May 25, 2012 by benscanteen

This week we’ve been loving the sunshine and reflecting that if you want breakfast, lunch, brunch, dinner or just drinks around Clapham Junction, Wandsworth, Battersea or Clapham then St John’s Hill is a belter of a street for it.

Anyways, here’s what’s going down at the Canteen…

We’re now keeping our kitchen open all day on Saturday, normally we close it between 4 and 6pm but no longer.
We’re getting massively into Sipsmith’s Summer Cup, this genuine rival to Pimms is going to make your weekend an awesome one.
We run a super popular brunch but we wanted to spice it up some more. So, we’ve created a Bloody Mary menu - come and try it out this weekend.
On the subject of booze, we’ve never been so excited about a shelf, behold our Gin Shelf.
Ditch those Sunday blues with our Sunday Roast. 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.
With an eye on next week, you should come and try out our new lunch menu – we’ve added a bunch of news salads, fish cakes and more.
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.
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.

Post Festival Small Plates

Posted on September 11, 2011 by benscanteen

Wowzers what a busy day… the St John’s Hill Festival brought a LOT of people to the Hill and we’re delighted to have served so many of them brunch. We also had the Mayor of Wandsworth and our local MP pop in for a Chelsea Bun and a cup of tea which was a nice surprise.

Tonight we’re cooking up a range of small plates, mini Mac and Cheese with Bacon anybody? So pop into the Canteen, for food or just a drink, and make your weekend last a little longer – last orders at the bar are 10.30pm.

Sunday Night Small Plates

Enjoy small plates as bar snacks or starters or choose a selection of plates as your main – tapas style. Each plate is cooked to order and will be served as it’s ready, don’t wait to get stuck in!

Mac and Cheese with Bacon. £3.95

Butternut Squash Bites. £3.95

Roasted butternut squash bites with a blue cheese dip.

Chilli and Lime Prawns. £4.95

Chorizo and Manchego. £4.95

Cheese and Tomato Toasts. £2.95

Smoked Montgomery cheddar and vine tomatoes on toast.

Labne Balls. £3.95

Lebanese soft cheese with a herb and spice rub.

Tortilla. £3

Spinach and mushroom omelette.

Pork Pie: £5

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

Scotch Egg: £2.50

Cheeseboard: £7.25

A selection of cheeses from Northcote Road food hero, Hamish Johnston.

Charcuterie Board: £5.95

We’ve got a sign

Posted on August 2, 2011 by benscanteen

Yesterday the rather unsightly scaffolding was taken down and today our signwriter came (Bill from Time Signs in Wandsworth) and laid down a rather smart set of Ben’s Canteen logos.

The restaurant is really starting to take shape now, it’s hard to believe that it was previously such a mess,

but thanks to Si our painter (give him a call on 07723629476 if you need any painting done),

and to Laurence, our great buddy and carpenter (give him a buzz on 07584196449),

as well as the help of Ruth, Sarah, Mr St John’s Hill, Big Sis, the folks, the family, our brilliant staff and countless others we’ve managed to create a space that we’re really happy with (in an absurdly short period of time).

There is still lots to do and we’ll be adding pieces to the upstairs over the coming weeks. Then once we’ve been running for a while we’re going to tackle the basement and the toilets which are in need a good makeover.

In the meantime come and join us from 10am for breakfast,

before we open in the evenings from the 4th August.

Serving Brunch, Dinner & Drinks, 7 Days A Week

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