The Keg Steakhouse + Bar

Dining at The Keg is always a fun experience. I love going there alone to enjoy a nice meal at the bar and try to impress the pretty bartender with all my amazing Tinder stories. Hopefully she’s already has a Tinder account, that always helps. Anyways, let’s get back to the food… the food is great. I just wish The Keg made Mac & Cheese as a side dish.

First time to this location as we were regulars at the West Mall location. I called and they said no wait for table for two. Was there within 15 minutes and that had gone to a two hour wait. We were lucky enough to find a both by the bar. The service was good and the food was standard Keg.
Apparently there is a big patio upstairs which cuts capacity in half in the winter, but I am sure is nice in the summer. Would go back but this place is crazy.

Our visit tonight was fantastic. It was our first visit to the new Sherway Gardens location. First, parking was quick and easy — the new multi-​level parking garage right next to the restaurant is high-​tech, simple, and much needed.
Next, we were greeted instantly and given the option of sitting at the bar to have drinks and apps (there was a 40 – 50 minute wait). We ended up being so comfortable at a nice table for two in the bar that we ate our whole meal there! (the bar is full service/​full menu — just as the dining room is).
Hailey was our waitress and she was very attentive — often checking on refills of our drinks and ensuring we always had fresh water. In addition, I have Celiac Disease — which I noted to her, she provided us with a gluten free menu. When I ordered my meal she reiterated what would be removed and soon after a manager came over to verify and ensure me that I would leave there happier than when I arrived.
We were treated with such respect and diligence, it was nice to know that they seemed to truly care how we were enjoying our night (even just in the bar!). Similarly, the food is what you’d expect at the keg — delicious (so much so, that I forgot to take a picture).
Overall, I would absolutely recommend this location — it’s beautiful, has great service, and excellent food. See you again soon #KegSherway !

Definitely a big change from the former West Mall Keg! It is gorgeous inside, can’t wait to see what the patio situation is upstairs in the summer.
The former West Mall was a different experience, more proper steakhouse feel… but it was starting to really show its age.
On a Friday night, we were told a 45min-​1hour wait and took the buzzer. We were lucky enough though to find a seat at the bar. It was pretty busy in there as well, so we were lucky. I believe there are Open Table bookings, but only on off-​days.
Our salads came very quickly.
Our mains also came quickly and were both perfectly cooked.
I look forward to coming on a bit quieter of a night to really get a feel for the place, but we didn’t experience any opening pains or issues with staff. Our bartender/​server was very good and attentive despite being as busy as he was.

The Sherway Keg is bad. Do not go.
Let me begin by saying I am an enthusiastic and experienced carnivore who dines out at least once a week and probably once a month at The Keg. My favorite Keg is still probably The Mansion in Toronto, followed (in no particular order) by the Lower Church Toronto, Rue St. Paul Montréal, 4^th Ave SW Calgary, Whistler Village, York St Toronto, King St W Toronto and the recently closed one on West Mall in Etobicoke. I also frequent Barbarians, Black Angus andTom Jones and when with clients have been known to visit Ruth’s, Harbour 60 and Jacobs, the latter 3 joints are over priced and fairly douchey in my opinion but they don’t try and hide it so its fair. All in all, The Keg has always provided the best bang for the buck and has consistently delivered on its promise of being a solid steak experience in a decent setting for relaxing conversation.
… And then I went to the Sherway Keg. In their favor the staff are nice kids who where well meaning. The type of crew that wants to be liked, pays attention to their training and believe what they are doing is right. You are not going to get, nor should you expect, the tenured Maitre ‘D and the guy in the tuxedo making your salad at your table, the Keg staff is kinda like Jack Astor’s without the sing songs.
The restaurant layout itself had the feel and flow of a crowded and cluttered basement church sale with the lights turned off. Picture an 18 hole golf course rammed it into a nine hole site. I’m sure it looks nice when its empty but when you fill it up it’s chaotic and irritating. If you don’t mind bumping elbows with the guy 3 tables away, this place is for you. The bar is better than the restaurant but only mildly. The fact that most of the clientele were wearing track suits and flat-​billed ball caps is easily attributed to the fact that this Keg is attached to a mall so if this is the atmosphere you are looking for, fill your boots!
The food is Keg food so you know what you are in for with the exception of the Caesars (and I mean both the salad and the drink). It was hard to distinguish the difference between the salad and liquid versions in that they were both bland, incomplete and very unKeglike.
In summary, the staff will age, the food preparation can always improve but the hurried atmosphere and the over crowdedness, partly due to design flaw and partly due to location is wholly unpleasant. When you factor in the cost the buck becomes unequal to the bang.

This keg just opened one week ago! It’s gorgeous inside! The décor is very modern. Ladies washroom is so pretty! I love the bowl of keg mints they have in there! Nice touch!
If you don’t have a reservation (we didn’t), you can either wait at the restaurant or leave and they will send you a link to open table via text and you can check how much time you have to wait in real time. We opted to go back to Sherway gardens to shop and went back to the keg 10 mins before our wait time was up. The system is very accurate. We got our table the moment open table’s timer went to zero! We waited about 1 hour on a busy sat evening for a table.
We went to celebrate our anniversary (part 1 of 2 dinners) and the staff gave us complimentary champagne. It was super sweet of them and a nice surprise. Our waiter was super friendly. We ordered the New York steak with Caesar salad, mashed potatoes, and mushrooms. Instead of getting mushrooms, we got mixed veggies, which was fine. My partner ordered the prime rib with steak frites and veggies. The steaks were cooked really nicely. The New York had a good amount of taste and was a true medium rare. I’ve been to kegs before where we didn’t get the cook perfectly. The prime rib was a nice medium rare and rare. Very tender. The only negative was it didnt that have much taste. The gravy was supposed to help, but I didn’t really like it because it tasted too vinegary.
Overall, the food is comparable to other kegs that I have been too. Some kinks to work out though. The Caesar salad was soggy and the frites were cold, but the steaks were cooked perfectly. One of the best kegs for this! I’ve been to kegs in scarb, Markham, north York, and downtown.
Dessert was a billy miner pie, my fave! Our waiter told us to add a shot of baileys to it for the ultimate taste next time.
Great keg, friendly staff (the manager came over and congratulated us as well), and nice ambience. I love that it’s attached to Sherway gardens! Can shop while we wait!