Answer:
A necessity to some a treasure to many I'm best enjoyed among pleasant company. Some like me hot some like me cold. Some prefer mild some like me bold.
What word when read from left to right is a ruler, but when read from right to left is a servant?
What has words but never speaks?
I have no head and a tail I lack but I do have arms and legs and back; I inhabit the palace the tavern the cot 'tis a beggarly residence where I am not. If a monarch were present (I tell you no fable) I still should be placed at the head of the table.
Light me up in backyard gatherings
The answer I give is yes, but what I mean is no. What was the question?