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| - If Hannibel Lechter had a favorite pub in Toronto, this would be it.
The Queen and Beaver is a gastropub and that means instead of greasy nachos and wings, you get lamb's tongue and ham knuckle terrine prepared by a proper chef. Frat boys looking to chug Molson Canadian, move on. This is a place for quaffing hard-to-find draught brews like Czechvar Pilsner and a less fizzy, "gently-chilled" cask ale ($7 a pint). All in a charming townhouse oozing with character.
You'll get the delicious tongue and terrine in the Ploughman's Platter which also included house-made pickled beets, red cabbage, silverside of beef, aged cheese, pork pie, and "crisps" made from scratch. (Skip the mushy pickled endive. It's the one that looks like afterbirth on the plate.) At $26, this was a whole lotta nosh easily shared by the seven of us who gathered for the Yelp event.
The menu has Brit faves like black pudding and fish 'n chips, but also more inspired snacks like grilled sardines and anchovy pate on toast. ($12). It turned out to be a gynormous canape that I had to eat with a fork and knife. But I love how that knife is a schmancy Laguiole knife, and all the plates are mismatched china.
And they even have the really plush paper towels in the bathroom--the kind you're not sure if you're supposed to toss or launder. Hey, that's class all the way.
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