Verdict: Queen of Cups is the Glastonbury restaurant we would send somebody to when they ask for one memorable dinner rather than simply somewhere convenient to eat. The cooking has a clear identity: Arabic flavours, open-fire techniques, French-influenced craft and a serious commitment to West Country ingredients.
The menu is built for sharing, which suits the cooking. Recent diners repeatedly single out dishes such as smoked aubergine and pomegranate baba, sea bream and rich, spiced meat plates; the restaurant itself says its seasonal menu is driven by local growers, regenerative and organic farms, a neighbouring butcher and Brixham day-boat seafood.
What makes it work is that the food sounds ambitious without the room feeling precious. It is colourful, generous and sociable rather than hushed fine dining. That matters in Glastonbury, where anything too formal would feel imported.
Worth ordering: start with breads/dips and at least one vegetable-led plate, then add fish or a slow-cooked meat dish and let the table share everything. The wine and Somerset spirits list is worth taking seriously too.
Worth knowing: this is not the cheapest meal in town and the best way to eat here is to order several plates, so the bill can climb. But the current public consensus is unusually strong: 4.7/5 on Tripadvisor from more than 400 reviews, with repeated praise for flavour, service and value relative to the quality.
GW&B rating: 4/5. Distinctive enough to justify a trip, relaxed enough to become a local favourite.