
Community Canteens
Our Canteens serve a hot and healthy three-course meal, made from donated surplus food, while offering a social sanctuary for those who need it.
We work with supermarkets, greengrocers and markets to redirect their usable surplus food to our canteens, where volunteers cook up a delicious lunch.
The canteens improve well-being while developing a stronger sense of belonging, particularly for those who are elderly or socially isolated. They are spaces with a whole community approach. Everyone is welcome, and we get a great mix of ages, as well as vulnerable groups, including those affected by addiction, mental health concerns, low or no-income parents, asylum seekers, and the unemployed.
While our canteens bring people together to enjoy a meal without the stigma of receiving a handout, 79% of attendees said they returned to socialise with people they met there and friendships have continued outside of the meal.
Locations
Everyone is welcome at the table
Castle Canteen

Mondays, 1 - 2.30pm
Join us for a three course lunch and conversation with new friends
Crossways Church Hall
18 Hampton Street, SE17 3AL
Closest Buses: 196, 333, 133, 155
Closest Tube: Elephant and Castle
Clapham Canteen

Wednesdays, 1 - 2.30pm
Come along for a three course lunch and conversation at our newest canteen
Clapham Park Cube
116 King’s Avenue,
SW4 8EP
Closest Buses: 45, 50, 57, 137, 335, 417
Closest Tube: Clapham South
Tooting Canteen
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Fridays. 1 - 2.30pm
Join us for a three course lunch, music and conversation with new friends
Tooting United Reformed Church
Rookstone Road
SW17 9NQ
Closest Buses: G1, 44, 57, 77, 270, 274, 333
Closest Tube: Tooting Broadway