I attended Formal Hall at Queen's College last night and had a nice time. Free sherry before dinner in the "Q-bar" and a surprising number of other guests: simultaneously, Queen's was playing host to an exchange with Magdalene College in addition to St Johns. There are apparently two halls at Queen's: an old one and a new one, which is much larger. Because of the growth of the college, formals are now held in the new hall, which is huge but very modern and somewhat institutional in its architecture and design. Service was a mixture of "help yourself" (like Christ's) and direct service (John's). The food itself was fairly good, but I had heard that Queen's has a Michelin-star chef so I came in with high expectations. Apparently it's hit or miss, depending which chef has set the menu for each hall. Dessert was tasty, though: white chocolate fudge cake with raspberry sauce, and it was followed by a free glass of port in hall, something John's could learn from! No corkage fee for wine brought in, but there is a limit of one bottle per member of the college. Company was excellent, Queensmen (that's what they're called, apparently) sitting on one side of the table (a married couple, in my case) and guests on the other. Retired afterwards to the Q-bar for some refreshments - at which point I got a phone call from my advisor at 10pm. His first words? "Hello! Are... you at the pub?" Luckily, he was calling to let me know he has approved my thesis proposal - and conveniently enough, I didn't have far to go to celebrate.
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