Ragged Canteen

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Thu Nov 3 2011

This daytime café (now Wed-Sun only), inside an art exhibition building, has been serving up wholesome vegetarian brunches and lunches since September 2008. Customers press a buzzer to enter what was once the basement of a late Victorian school; the heavy flagstones and pillars give it a crypt-like feel. But the service is cheery and uplifting, and the dishes freshly prepared with real care using high-quality ingredients. On our visit the hard-to-resist main course was gözleme, a Turkish flatbread filled with a mash of potato, dill and caraway; this was accompanied by a chickpea salad, pert salad leaves and couscous (£4.80). This would have been a meal in itself, but we had to try the rhubarb and polenta cake (£2): moist, and neither too tart nor too sweet. The coffee’s from Monmouth, and breakfast includes own-made breads for toasting.

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Address:
Ragged Canteen Beaconsfield
London
SE11 6AY

Cross Street:
22 Newport Street
Venue phone:
020 7582 6465
Venue website:
www.beaconsfield.ltd.uk/cafe
Opening hours:
Open 11am-4pm Wed-Sat
Transport:
Tube: Vauxhall tube/rail
Price:
Lunch for two with service: around £18
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1. Ragged Canteen
  - Beaconsfield
    London
    SE11 6AY
  - 020 7582 6465
  - www.beaconsfield.ltd.uk/cafe
  - 51.492234,-0.118070

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(27 ratings)

When cooking, my vegetarian option is usually "don't eat" (I know hilarious, but people manage to keep a straight face), however this little place is great. Had a couple of wonderful brunches, and reading the paper over an organic vegetarian brunch, with a cup of coffee, in an art gallery, with visual displays on the television made feel for an hour or so like one of those cool Londoners I always fancied being. That of course wore off as soon as i left, but it was nice to have for a while. Tried to go back a little while ago and they chef was off for about 6 months with an injury so they were not serving. Hope he is better and the place is back to serving cracking food.

James Tue Jul 12 2011
Rated as: 4/5
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