Eurovision excitement!

Last night saw the arrival of the 55th Eurovision song contest at The Queens. We are huge fans and so we had been cajoling our regulars into sharing our excitement - which they did with gusto! Anyone passing through the door was issued with a quiz sheet, scorecard and (if they participated in our sweepstake) a flag relevant to the country they had picked from the hat.

The scorecards provided people with lots of amusement as snippets of conversation such as 'FIRE - ten points' or 'Oh god, white denim again' echoed across the air.
Also - with a little financial incentive - people were waving their flags frantically, and you wouldn't believe the switched allegiances - A girl from up North suddenly became a Greek and I personally, though dressed as a French lady was rooting for Russia..well the flags are the same colour....I guess...

All in all lots of Euro madness...which despite the 100 million Russians in Europe did not see me win either of the prizes...those went to Dave as overall winner of the competition - Germany, and Sharon - our in-house winner - Greece. Double celebrations for Sharon as it was also her 30th birthday - Many happy returns!

Quiz buffs!

Well, what a battle we had this week with all five teams fighting for the prize of 'Brain of The Queens'. It was a very close thing with 'Propping up the bar' having 17, as did 10-1,'The A-Team' had 18 and the winners - 'The three amigos' had 19. They will be back next year for their annual reunion. Spen, Dai, Rory, Denise and Martin are all ready for this Saturday's Eurovision themed quiz!!

The sad story of snail 13...

Yes, the snails are ready and raring to go again. Unfortunately we have to report the sad demise of number 13! It decided to attack Dai's green beans, but is was unaware, they had been treated with slug pellets! Unlucky for some......
Watch this space for the date of the next race!

Launching the new Summer menu!

This weekend saw the launch of our new Summer menu - it's been a long, hard Winter and we wanted to offer something light and fresh to enjoy in the 'sunshine'.

As well as a new menu we've worked hard to make the pub and patio look tip top. There has been much scrubbing, dusting and polishing ready for the new season.

So what are we offering?

Well, in true Queens style - something a bit different. The jewel in our food crown being our home smoked trout salad. Spen spent Saturday very lovingly preparing the trout for the smoker and then smoking himself out to provide a delicacy for the public's delectation!

Hello and welcome!

So who are we and why are we blogging?

We are a family run pub in West Wales who take pride in supplying the public with a wide range of real ales and Welsh ciders.

We also serve delicious meals seven days a week. Be it a light lunch or a romantic steak meal - we can provide.

Oh and did I mention we have a bookshop? Yes just a little something to make us extra special!

Now then that's the businessy bit but there is another reason for this blog and that is the every day happenings at The Queens. In recent times we've been writing up all the local news and anecdotes above the bar but they're soon lost to the mists of time - this way we hope they'll be here for time eternal.