Overall I feel like this is a nice place to catch up with a group of friends over an interesting meal-- the atmosphere is homey and relaxing, and completely conducive to maintaining conversations. It's not super quiet, but friendly and social. However, after coming here twice and hearing the opinions of some friends who have come here as well, I've come to the conclusion that this place is very hit-or-miss in terms of food.
The Queen and Beaver menu appears to be comprised of "polished", upscale versions of British pub meals. I visited this place a few years ago, and I absolutely loved what I had there. I remember it being some sort of meat pie. A friend and I caught up over a nice leisurely meal and I left the restaurant feeling that It was amazing, and I couldn't wait to go back. But being a student at the time, and keeping in mind that this place has not-so-modest prices for full meals, I never ended going back until today, and I feel a little let down.
I had a slice of wild mushroom pithivier and their Original Sin cocktail which is made with elderberry liqueur. The wild mushroom filling was a little on the salty side, and the pie was mostly filled with potato, but otherwise the pithivier was decent tasting. The side salad it came with had a vinaigrette that was very acidic and a little unappealing, and, keep in mind I adore elderberry, my cocktail tasted a little medicinal. Maybe I just hyped up the place too much in my memory but this time I felt that my meal with overpriced and had imbalanced flavours.
My boyfriend had an even worse experience. He ordered a lamb dish which was bland, mushy, and unappealing. He was very disappointed with his meal, but didn't find it inedible so didn't send it back.
I came in with very high hopes today, but this hit-or-miss experience prevents me from giving this place a 4/5 like I originally wanted to, and unfortunately my experience was just "okay" instead of great.