People can’t get enough of Leicester’s monthly street food party, Canteen, and this month it’s on for 2 DAYS, at the LCB Depot on Rutland Street on Friday 26 May and also Saturday 27 May. Such a huge hit with everyone, each month Canteen seems to get better and better and this month’s bonus event on Saturday will celebrate the Best of Leicester and run alongside the Cultural Quarter’s Bring The Paint Festival.
This month’s food lineup is immense and we’ve got the first look at the full menus right here. Furthermore if you head over to our Facebook and Twitter pages you can enter to win yourself 2 dishes and 2 drinks at the event.
Don’t forget that there’ll be a fantastic drinks selection at the event too with the Sailor Jerry bar, real ale and the boutique cocktail bar in the courtyard will be returning. Keep reading for more on that! It’s going to be HOT. Good job they’re going to be serving cocktail slushies then, right?!
Kicking off from 5pm get down there early to soak up the atmosphere and then stay on until late to enjoy the DJ, cocktails and fun.
So, the menus…
FRIDAY 26 MAY 5pm to 10pm
The Flyer
Aged Dexter Beef patty, American Cheese, Red Onion, lettuce, smoked streaky bacon, BBQ sauce.
Beefy Blue
Aged Dexter Beef patty, blue stilton cheese , sliced chorizo, homemade chorizo jam, lettuce, red onion, garlic mayo.
Loco Toro
Aged Dexter Beef patty, American cheese, fresh cut chilli. red onion, lettuce, sriracha sauce, mayo.
Classic
Aged Dexter Beef Patty, american cheese, pickle, red onion, lettuce, french mustard, ketchup
Buns
Chicken Katsu, Wasabi Mayo, Pickled Shiitake Mushrooms
Pork Shoulder, Hoi Sin and Sriracha, Pickled Cucumber, Crispy Pork Skin
Beer Battered Cauliflower, Peanuts, Miso (VG)
Duck Confit, Pickled Pear, ‘Raita’ Sauce
Vegetable Tempura – Braised Daikon, Sweet Potato, Courgette, Asparagus, Vegan Sesame Mayo (Canteen Exclusive)
Adobo Fried Chicken Bun
Mango Salsa, Gochujang, Citrus Slaw, Black Sesame Brioche
Smoked Pork Belly Bun
Charred Pineapple Salsa, Citrus Slaw,Chipotle Crema Brioche Bun
Beef Cheek Barbacoa Tacos
Pico de gallo, chipotle cream
Charred Cauliflower Tacos
Mango salsa, citrus slaw, Gochujang
Victoria sponge layer cake
Caramac & cookie dough layer cake
Biscoff & caramel layer cake
Chocolate fudge layer cake
Rainbow layer cake
Black Forest layer cake (VG)
Strawberries & cream layer cake (GF)
Sides:
Cherry compote.
Whipped cream.
Fresh strawberries.
Belgian chocolate sauce.
Salted caramel sauce.
The Gravy Train
Purveyors of poutine
The Montreal
Classic Poutine with a choice of beef or mushroom gravy
The Budapest
Classic poutine with crispy onions, charred red pepper & sour cream finished with smoked paprike
The Pioneer
Classic poutine with BBQ shredded chicken, mapled bacon & sour cream
The Iberian
Classic poutine with smoky chorizo, guacamole, charred peppers & fiery hot sauce
The Buffalo
Classic poutine with spicy beef, deep fried buffalo chicken & blue cheese sauce
This month they’re collaborating with Clarendon Park’s W Archer & Son butchers for a Dirty Swines Celebration of the Pig special.
Mains
Pork, Deep south BBQ sauce, collard green & apple slaw, smoked cheddar, rocket, fresh naan
Pork, Harissa mayo, marinated aubergine, pomegranate, spring onion, rocket, fresh naan
Pork, Yangnyeom sauce, pickled carrot, mange tout, rocket, fresh naan
Sides
Pork crackling
Biltong
Turbo Pete
Large pork frankfurter topped with home-smoked pulled pork, red cabbage slaw and homemade bbq sauce
Edna
Large beef frankfurter topped with homemade chunky beef chilli, shredded Red Leicester cheese, jalapeño relish and smashed nachos
Macdaddy
Large beef frankfurter topped with homemade creamy mac and cheese with homemade bbq sauce and smashed nachos
Big Bob
Large natural pork frankfurter served in an artisan bun with sauteed onions, sauces and pickles
Jeff dog
Garlic and herb Pork sausage served in an artisan bun with sauteed onions, sauces and pickles
Slim Jim
Large beef frankfurter in an artisan bun with sautéed onions, sauces and pickles
SATURDAY 27 MAY 12pm to 6pm
On Saturday we welcome back Smoqued, Grays, Big Daddies Diner, Wallace & Sons and Bitsy’s Emporium of Awesome! On Saturday, Wallace & Sons, who are from Manchester, will be donating all profits from the sale of the “Cauli Bun” Beer Battered Cauliflower, Peanuts, Miso) to the families of the victims of the tragedy in Manchester. Canteen will also be making a donation.
EXTRA ENTERTAINMENT
On Friday Canteen will welcome DJ Fitz with the best party tunes going all evening before the after party heads to Kai By Night (info below), and there’ll also be comedy at LCB Depot courtesy of Leicester Fridge.
Coming on Saturday? Canteen is joining up with Bring The Paint Festival to turn the Cultural Quarter into one big party. Spark Festival are also getting involved and they’ll have children’s retro gaming at the LCB Depot plus at 7pm there’ll be a film screening of The Warriors.
COCKTAILS & AFTER PARTY
After last month’s phenomenal launch of the Boutique Cocktail Bar, the wonderful exclusive space is back for both of the days in May! This time featuring one of Birmingham’s best kept secrets, Lee Millard. Lee has worked at a plethora of great cocktail bars across Birmingham over the past 16 years including the early days of Island Bar followed by Fumo, Bank and The Bureau. He will be working on an exclusive menu featuring Hendricks Gin, Hudsons Bourbon, Reyka Vodka, Monkey Shoulder.
Of course we’ll also still have the Sailor Jerry cocktail bar for you too, serving up THESE DELIGHTS. And we already told you there’ll be slushy cocktails, right? It’s going to be hot so they’re sure to cool you down!
Can’t get enough? There will also be an exclusive cocktail after party for Canteen on Friday 26 May at Kai St Martins Sq from 9pm-2am featuring Mr Hickford from Promised Land playing funk, soul & disco on an all vinyl exclusive set. They’ll also have special offers on cocktail & craft beer!
Please note menus are subject to alteration depending on availability of local produce
Don’t forget you can join in all of the Canteen fun over on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
See you there from 5pm on Friday 26 and again on Saturday 27 May!