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| - Pubby (that's an adjective, right?), but not grubby. The Queen and Beaver? Let's be friends.
'tis the season for patios, and I enjoy the one here. Though it's not far from the T.O. crowds geographically, you wouldn't know that you're in the heart of things as you sit on either the main floor or second floor patio (I prefer the latter to be at tree-line).
The comfortable space itself is beautifully redone with never-ending nods to Mother England.
The menu will also please anglophiles, with appetizers like scotch eggs, chips (we're talking the thick British kind) with curried ketchup, and welsh rarebit.
I've enjoyed brunch here - deviled eggs, cock-a-leekie soup, haddock kedgeree - but my favourite time to visit The Queen and Beaver Public House is late-night. Hand chopped burgers are deliciously juicy, and the sardines with tomatoes on toast will have even the skeptical asking you for a bite.
An extra star goes specifically to the bar menu: there is a great curated selection of beer and cider on offer (Canadian and UK-originating), and cocktails like Pimms and lemonade and the pink grapefruit-based greyhounds are personal favourites in the summer. In conclusion...
...rule Britannia!
Yelp note: trust the people behind The Queen and Beaver, despite yourself: tongue, rabbit, treacle and black pudding might all feel adventurous, but your tastebuds will thank you for taking the culinary risk.
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