I'm giving the beaver a 3 because I know it doubles as a party joint, and it knows how to do that right. Cooking, on the other hand, is not the beaver's forte. No, maybe it's a clever move on their part not having too elaborate a menu -- their soups/pie/starters are lackluster enough.
I enjoyed the oysters, but oysters generally meet the mark so long as they're of decent quality. The antipasto plate was my favourite pick of the night, and I doubt the beaver cured those meats and aged that cheese.
The soup, veg. pie and veg. pate were ridiculously insipid. We were going crazy with the salt and pepper, tossing it on all our dishes.
One thing I'm always grateful for at the beaver is the lighting and good music -- that, and the company I was with, made the experience tolerable. Hope they change their kitchen staff soon as I like this place otherwise.