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This weekend at Ben’s Canteen

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It has been a remarkably busy week at the Canteen and rather excitingly we’ve added a couple of new dishes to our Winter Menu, including our British Beef Board, which plenty of people have been tweeting about – now it’s all about the eating!

Here’s our Weekend To-Do List.

  1. Try our tribute to British Beef – the British Beef Board.
  2. Tuck into what is rapidly becoming the most famous Scotch Egg in London. A rather nice chap, who may have been made in chelsea, tried it today and seems to be a fan.
  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 and we’ve started serving Sipsmith Bloody Mary’s which are ace.
  6. Put a date in the diary to come to our Sambrook’s Beer Dinner and to come down and have some whisky braised Orkney beef for Burns Night.
  7. Book a table and settle in for a damned good time whilst you enjoy British food, done well.

British Beef Board

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.

Beer Matching at Ben’s Canteen

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At the Canteen we’re always looking for tasty new products and then we got to thinking about how cool it would be to match beers to our new winter menu… thus giving us a great excuse to bring in a whole range of great new beers!

New Beers at Ben's Canteen

Here’s our beer matching list – we’d love to get your feedback and have your suggestions on other beers we could be using (we’ll be changing our list from time to time so we’ll deffo consider your recommendations).

Small Plates

British Meat Plate – Junction Ale

Deep Fried Pigs Cheeks with Homemade Salad Cream – Meantime London Lager

Beef Brisket Slider with Bone Marrow Mayo – Red MacGregor

Cod Cheeks with Parsley Pesto – Sam Smith Organic Lager

Potted Ham with Homemade Piccalilli & Toast – Sambrook’s Wandle

Mains

Gloucester Old Spot Pork Chop – Kernel Pale Ale

Rib-eye Steak – Darkstar Imperial Stout

Mussels – Meantime London Lager

Beef and Junction Ale Stew – Red MacGregor

Pan Fried and Poached Chicken with Rarebit Mash – Sambrook’s Wandle

Oxtail and Horseradish Pearl Barley Risotto – Kernel IPA

BC Burger – Sambrook’s Junction Ale

Beetroot and Butternut Squash Pearl Barley Risotto – Darkstar Imperial Stout

Sea Bream – Sam Smith Organic Lager

Desserts

Trifle – Red MacGregor

Poached Pear – Kernel Pale Ale

Plum Tart – Darkstar Imperial Stout


Weekend To Do List

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Ho ho ho, it’s the weekend!

Here’s our Canteen to do list.

  1. Come and try our new Winter Menu, especially the Brisket Slider with Bone Marrow Mayo.
  2. Take Time Out’s advice and go visit Dovetail BBQ.
  3. Come and try our Sunday Roast, we’re doing them for the first time this Sunday.
  4. Book New Year’s Eve at the Canteen – we’re doing 3 amazing courses for £49.50.
  5. Check out @clockworkbart‘s cubicle.
  6. Come and enjoy the best and busiest brunch in South West London.
  7. Book a table via Top Table.
  8. Survive the cold!

Weekend To Do List

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Hurrah, it’s the weekend!

Here’s our Canteen to do list.

  1. Come and try our new Winter Menu, especially the Braised Ox Cheek Slider with Bone Marrow Mayo.
  2. Go and visit Dovetail BBQ.
  3. Check out @clockworkbart‘s cubicle.
  4. Book a Christmas Lunch or Dinner with us.
  5. Come and enjoy the best and busiest brunch in South West London.
  6. Book a table via Top Table.
  7. Survive the cold!

Our Winter Menu

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Well nobody can deny that it’s getting really rather cold now. With this in mind, and with the arrival of our new head chef @corkgourmetguy, it is time to start rolling out our Winter Menu.

Snow at CJ

We’re very excited about it as it takes us to our original intention of delivering a very British menu. As the cold continues to bite we’ll be adding some new dishes and changing things around based on your feedback (best to let us know via twitter, @benscanteen but feel free to drop a comment onto this blog post or on Facebook) but for now you can enjoy Braised Ox Cheek Slider with Bone Marrow Mayo, Deep Fried Pigs Cheeks with Homemade Salad Cream, Cod Cheeks with Parsley Pesto, Potted Ham with Homemade Piccalilli, a wonderful British Meat Plate, Venison and Ale Pie, Oxtail and Horseradish Pearl Barley Risotto and lots more (see below).

Shortly, we’ll be rolling out a beer matching list too, working with London based brewers – it’s going to be great.

Small Plates

British Meat Plate: £14

Deep Fried Pigs Cheeks with Homemade Salad Cream: £5

Braised Ox Cheek Slider: £3.5

Cod Cheeks with Parsley Pesto: £4

Potted Ham with Homemade Piccalilli and Toast: £6

Mains

Pork Fillet on Fennel and Mustard Mash: £15

Venison and Ale Pie with Root Vegetables & Braised Red Cabbage: £14

Rib-eye Steak 80z: £18

Mussels in Cider Butter Sauce: £12.5

Beef and Junction Ale Stew with Horseradish Dumplings: £11

Pan Fried and Poached Chicken Breast served on Rarebit Mash with Chestnut Mushrooms and Chicken Butter Sauce: £14

Oxtail and Horseradish Pearl Barley Risotto: £13

BC Burger – Homemade Black Angus Mince Patty. Topped with Corned Beef & Smoked Cheddar with Ben’s Burger Sauce and Chips: £12.5

Sea Bream with Sauteed Potatoes and Caper Butter Sauce: £13

Sides – £3

Rosemary and Chilli Butternut Squash, Root Vegetable Gratin, Market Greens, Hand Cut Chips, Mash