Keg Steakhouse & Bar

Visiting from town on business. Had a quick break in the action so tried to call and order the baseball steak over the phone as I had had the baseball steak on my mind since getting into the big city and was looking forward to it! Had hoped to either pick it up and bring back to eat at my business meeting location or at least have it ready for pickup because I did not have the time to sit around and wait for a ½hr in the restaurant. Despite this explanation over the phone I was informed by the manager that they are not equipped to take orders over the phone and that I MUST go in and order in person and wait at the bar for my food. Lost my business that night.
If you are looking for a night out in the restaurant with long wait times for a table then I guess this is the spot for you, otherwise look elsewhere!

The best place to eat in Halifax! The staff are friendly and helpful and really add to the overall experience. The restaurant itself is spotless, warm and very beautiful and the food is just amazing. I had ordered the filet minion with veggies and garlic mashed potatoes and a glass of wine that our server was more than happy to help me decide on, he told me his own opinions and that of others who had tried the wines he had not, and he made a few good humored jokes throughout the night. Although expensive, the meal was well worth it; the steak was cooked to perfection, the grilled veggies were not too raw or too soggy and were not too seasoned or too salty, the potatoes were smooth and had a light, fresh garlic flavor. After my meal, my friend and i split the Billy Miner pie, i was pleasantly surprised at the taste and texture of our dessert, it was not too heavy or sweet and really brought the night’s meal to a perfect close.

Much better experience then last year.
We both got great cuts of steak, BF got the baseball sirloin and i myself got the top sirloin.
Perfection!
Twice back potato was delish like last time!
My one complaint is the lack of cocktails they had, I know it’s more of a wine bar but 3 martinis and 4 basic cocktails? Maybe someday they’ll have better ones.
Also had the brownie desert. WOW mouth watering GOOD!

Love the place! Went for my Anniversary in November. The place where we sat was amazing. The waitress was great as well giving suggestions and checking in with us. My first experience time at The Keg was celebrating my 16 th birthday. It was memorable for me then celebrating with my sister and her husband. It’s one of my favourite places to go!!! The food… was delicious!!! It’s a busy spot… but worth any wait.

Alright but I find it overpriced for the quality. I can buy a dry aged ribeye at Pete’s for $ 21.00, a nice bottle of wine for under $ 20.00, make a bechamel sauce from scratch, cook shrimp, scallops, and asparagus for half of what the Keg charges. Then again, it’s about relaxing and letting someone else do the work. I only go when supper is on the government’s dime as I don’t see the value in it.

Ok. I heard that the Keg serves great steaks in the town before, so we tried it tonight. Two of us ordered Filet Mignon, and the other ordered Top Striplion. Filet Mignon tastes ok. BUT the Top Striplion is hard to cut even it is medium rare. We also had escargots and mushroom neptune as our appetizers.
Desserts are horrible!
Too sweet! I don’t consider them as desserts. I have a feeling that I’m just eating mountain of sugar. TAT

My fiancé and I visited the keg we ordered a bottle of red wine to start and brie cheese wheel appetizer both were amazing we both enjoyed the prime rib dinner medium rare of course with twice baked potatoes dinner was cooked perfect and tasted even better we finished off the night with crème Brule and we were more then satisfied I would recommend this location to anyone it’s a lot nicer on the inside then it appears from the outside

This is my second go at the Keg. I’m not a big steak eater, so this place is never my first choice for a fancy meal. I say fancy meal, but each time I’ve come here, people have been over the top casual. Like come on people… it’s not that cheap to eat out, at least pretend you’re going out on a date night and dress up a little. Let’s leave the dirty sneakers and hoodies at home and put some effort into it. This isn’t McDonalds. I say this, but my mom totally wore sneakers last night. I love her so I over look this.
We tried about every app on the menu (see photos). I would have to say, the stuff mushrooms were among my fav appetizers, as well as the bacon wrapped scallops. My least favourite was the escargot. It was drowning in a pesto, or something. Very over powered by whatever sauce it was covered in, aka the butter and pesto. Which normally, I’m all about the butter, it just didn’t work for me this time. My mom loved the bree, and I found out I’m not a bree fan. I must be the only person on the planet. I could take it or leave it. We finished the meal with a crème brule mini dessert — loved this. The mini size is perfect for a little bit of sweet after a meal. We also ordered the cherry cheesecake. I liked it, my mom wasn’t completely sold.
I really enjoyed the dark lighting, it would be a great place for a date. You kinda need that dim lighting to give your face that nice blurred smooth finish. At least I do. To smooth out all my rough edges and monster like features. I had dinner with my mom, so we didn’t need the romantic lighting, I still liked it. She felt, and I quote: «siting under a spotlight.» I thought it was lovely.

Steak is my weakness. The Keg delivers and have been dining here at the Halifax location MANY times each year. Food, service, atmosphere, culture, and staff are awesome each time. Consistency seems to be it’s brand! Love the place.

I love steak. Mike loves steak. Somehow we didn’t end up at the Keg until very recently. Go figure.
It’s a beautiful restaurant inside. Warm woods, lots of booths, low lighting, plenty of spacious seating. It’s pretty big in there. The menu is extensive, with lots of variety for steak-​lovers and those who’d rather have something other than steak. Extensive drink menu as well.
Our server was friendly and professional. Prices were steep, but not as steep as we were expecting.
So why only three stars? The food wasn’t that great. We both ordered the top sirloin. I had mine with rice. The steak was done perfectly medium (as requested), and it was tender and a large cut, but it had zero flavour. Like, did they even sprinkle some salt and pepper on there? The rice wasn’t very good (and I’ve had great rice in some restos). The whiskey peppercorn sauce I ordered was more like a bland gravy. Even the bread they brought after ordering had an odd taste. I thought perhaps they were going for sourdough but somehow missed.
Dessert was very good. Even though it’s all from a truck, the brownies and ice cream were delicious. They were huge as well.
I would return, perhaps try a different cut with a different side (but the same dessert). Plus I’d like to try out their cocktails.

Ever have a vacation fall through at the last minute? That happened, so we decided on a night on the town and we went with the restaurant that we had the best service at together.
They did not disappoint. We started out with drinks, I had Rickards Red, she ordered a Somersbys Cider for her first time and enjoyed it immensely. Warm bread, soft butter to get things started, followed by crab cakes with a delicious dill caper mayo, next up was the salad in those chilled bowls. You have to make a really good salad for a carnivore like myself to enjoy it and I would have had another.
But I barely had room for what we got next, I got a medium rare New York Striploin, Field mushrooms in butter, roasted red peppers and peas and a twice baked potato. She the same except she had a top sirloin.
Our waiter, Jon, was top notch despite a very busy evening. After being disappointed not getting away for vacation, starting our night off better then expected definitely brightened the weekend for us.

Meat lovers rejoice! Go for the baseball top steak, that puppy is 12 oz of heaven. Save room for dessert (can’t go wrong with the crème brûlée!). The staff is ok, they know they are good so they don’t try to impress. I’d recommend the whiskey peppercorn sauce on the side, it’ll make you cry happy tears.

My wife and I love to eat at the Keg (when we can afford it)…the twice baked potato is fantastic and I’ve never been disappointed with the steak or the lobster, mussels etc. Great service… nothing to complain about.

It’s been a good 15 years since I’d been to this Keg location (several others in Ontario since then). They just happened to finish renovating it, so my old memories are just that, in terms of the atmosphere of it previously. Present day: tried here over the holidays on a chilly, Tuesday evening and we were the first to arrive at 4:30 opening. Seated immediately in the room to the left of the entranceway, which has maybe 10 tables/​booths and no windows. The same dark, very basic décor with one wall partially mirrored to give the impression of another room, some abstract art, wooden tables, nothing stand-​outish.
Classic, warm-​out-​of-​the-​oven fresh mini round loaf of white bread with whipped butter is always a favorite. The baked brie (with basil pesto and red pepper jelly. Served with crostini. $ 12) is very good and a satisfying appetizer, although you may need to request more crisps to account for the amount of cheese & dips. I combined this with the Caesar salad as my full meal since I am vegetarian, and this was good but loaded with fresh parmesan. This is a good thing. If I go back here any time, I’ll try one of their other options mentioned where they essentially just remove the meat from menu items and fill them up with more veggies. My partner had his usual New York striploin and was definitely satisfied. Side of garlic mashed is consistently good.
Very friendly service, although there was a bit of a wait for our server after our meals were served, to ask for more wine. So by the time she came back, I’d lost that mood for more and didn’t order more.
Would I go back? Sure, if it’s someone else’s tab. And again, no complaints, just that I’m vegetarian and need more variety of options.

It’s dark… I’m not sure I enjoy the dark when I eat at a pricy spot like the keg steakhouse. But. With that said. The food is great. It’s pricy but it’s great. The service is good and the desserts are heavenly… Billy miner pie anyone… Yes please. With one fork. Get your own when you’re out with me :). I had a medium rare blue cheese steak and fries. The steak was amazing… But the blue cheese sauce a top of the marvelously well cooked steak… Left me wanting the blue cheese on the side. And don’t forget the classic keg ceasar salad. Although they don’t do the table side ceasar anymore… It’s still an amazing experience. But some lights would be nice.

I had visited the Keg last week for my Birthday. I can’t say anything about the food. It was delicious. However, the prices were insane for what we had.
$ 120 meal for two people without apps and three drinks. Yikes!
Great once in a long while restaurant.

A birthday gift card led us to try The Keg for the first time. After perusing some of the Unilocal reviews, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Here’s how it went:
Pros:
— This place is much larger than it appears from the outside and the décor is pretty nice.
— We arrived around 4:45, which meant that we were immediately seated and served.
— Our waiter, Matt, was very pleasant and helpful — he explained the menu to us (very helpful for a first-​time visit) and served us our bread and meals in a timely fashion.
— Delicious bread to start things off.
— Portion sizes were larger than we anticipated, so keep this in mind if you normally enjoy filling up on bread/​salad/​appetizers prior to your entrée.
— Good food. I wouldn’t call it spectacular, but it was good.
Cons:
— I couldn’t believe how packed the place was upon the end of our meals — we could barely get to the door. You will end up waiting a long time for a table if you arrive after 5:30.
— Prices are very steep. I wouldn’t say it’s a complete rip-​off, but we were grateful that we had a gift card to take a chunk out of the bill.
— The rice pilaf was bland.
— Given the restaurant’s downtown location, parking was nothing short of a nightmare.
— This is not an appropriate restaurant to bring children to, yet there were tons of very small children running around the whole time.
Will we be returning to The Keg? Sure, as long as we have something to offset the bill!

I hadn’t been to the Keg in a long time, when my partner and I decided to go for a meal a few Saturdays ago.
We arrived a little after 5 o’clock and were surprised to be led right to a seat. Had we have been a few minutes later, we would have had a wait.
We both ordered caesar salads as appetizers. He decided on the Filet Mignon, and after briefly considering chicken, I decided upon a top sirloin. It is my belief that when you are in a steak house, you order steak! As stated in other reviews, they both came with veg and choice of starch. We opted for the garlic mashed potato. Everything was fantastic. The salad was superb, with slices of fresh parmesan perched atop. Our steaks were cooked to juicy perfection, with just the right amount of seasoning. The potatoes and veg were great. It was under $ 100 for our meals, and a beer for myself. This included tip. It was worth every penny. I only hesitate at a 5 star review because our server seemed a little disinterested and wasn’t terribly friendly. That being said, his service was efficient and fast!
We are already counting down the days until we treat ourselves to another meal at The Keg!

On my last day at my awesome Nissan Dealership on Kempt Rd, my amazing coworkers gave me a great card and a gift card for the Keg. My hubby and I came here on our last weekend in Halifax.
I do like the location and the interior is a nice mix of old and somewhat modern, though a bit dated for 2013. Washrooms were clean, though I expected better.
The service was friendly and okay, but could have been a bit more attentive (waters empty, plates finished, we went to them for the bill).
The food itself wasn’t awful, but nothing I would write home about. The bacon wrapped scallops were fine, though not near my top 5. Our steaks were ordered Filet Mignon medium rare and Bleu Cheese Filet rare. We found them a bit over done with weak uninspired flavor. The Veggies were fresh and plentiful, mashed potatoes were great.
The drinks were very sweet and while not the worst, they were far from the best.
The background music was pleasant.
If a group of friends insisted on this place, I would go back, but not on my own dime.

I actually very much enjoy the Keg and am never disappointed when I go.
First off we rarely go, usually after an occasion where we received numerous gift cards. But when we do, it is always packed with patrons, but the servers still seem to give you their individual attention.
The food, always delish– yes, it is a little pricey– but I think that if you want a casual atmosphere with great food, this is it. Otherwise, for some other fantastic restos, they tend to require dressing up and may make you feel like you do not belong.
Steaks are always juicy and cooked well. Be warned– medium well to them is still quite bloody (read their cooking chart provided in the menu). The sides, twice baked potatoes, asparagus, mushrooms– all very tasty.
But most impressive to me was their appetizers and drinks. Their cocktail menu is awesome– and normal prices! Sangria is only 6.95 a glass and was very well done.
The crab dip… mmmm can’t even tell you how great this was.
My only bone is that their signature caesar salad (very much worth it) only comes free with about 4 entrees now. Odd that they are the cheaper entrees, but I didn’t ask any questions because I was ordering from that menu anyway.
I have had many of their speciality steaks, with bleu cheese, mushrooms, bernaise sauce, etc. and never anything to complain about. My mouth always thanks me!

Steakhouse der bekannten kanadischen Kette. Ausgezeichnete Qualität und guter Service.
Preise sind typisch, aber angemessen.
Wer ein richtig gutes Steak möchte, kann hier eigentlich nichts falsch machen.