text: The wife and I decided to use up our Groupon here for an early dinner this eveningnnBeing a Commonwealther all things from The Mother Country usually go down pretty well with me however QVP was a really mixed bagnnThe first thing I thought when we were seated was nice flags sheesh it is loud in here I know it is a pub but there was not really the relaxed atmosphere here that I associate with British pubs instead there were a lot of people loudly cheering a basketball game like in any US sports bar Right off the bat this was a problem for me so please understand in advance that this is a review of Queen Vic as a dining experience and not as a barnnBeing Australian I naturally thought I would try the Aussie beef pie which despite not being pieshaped was OK enough Tiny considering the price tag but pretty tasty considering the great quality of the filling Not what I would call an authentic Australian pie but decent as something all its own The pie came with some cold and nondescript mashed potatoes with cooked peas and carrots nnAfter polishing off my pie in about half a dozen mouthfuls I knew I was going to be hungry later fortunately Riviera has a tasty Indian restaurant in the food court so we decided to pick up some stuff from there for later on this eveningnnService was friendly but very slow I felt like the drinkers got the lions share of the attention and there was at least minutes that went by between our plates being cleared and us getting out the door It was a little disconcerting to have my credit card taken only to see the same server walking around taking someone is order several minutes after they disappeared with my card They did apologize for the slowness so that was OK but it did not round off an already mediocre experience very nicelynnOverall I think you will probably like QVP if you are into bars and drinking and would like a bit of comfort food to go with your drinks As an Australian my experience here did not make me feel whisked away into a familiar Commonwealth vibe and the place just is not really for me