The Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Stadium

Really impressed!
We arrived on a Friday night around…6pm. There were 10 of us. We were quoted 20 – 30 minutes.
After 45minutes… we started getting antsy and the littlest of us (being the kids) began getting hungry and restless.
The manager actually approached ilis to appologize for the long wait. We requested that some «kid friendly» appitizers be started so they’d be ready when we finally sat down.
When we did sit down… we were treated to plates of veggies and bread for every kid, and 4 hot appatizers for the adults… all complimentary for our troubles.
Classy way to handle the sutuation.
Servers were increadible. Quick and very personable.
Food was all great and a good time was had by all.
I am always very appreciative of any hospitality industry iffering which acknowledges there mistakes and goes above and beyond to ensure you still leave satisfied.
Top notch!

Wow I’m very impressed! My friend had his birthday party with about 30 people and wow such great food and service. When we finally got our table and sat down we were treated with such great attention. We had 2 great servers that remembered our drink orders and everything we ordered. Not a single time did I need to flag down one of them for a refill.
Usually with such large parties the kitchen has difficulties coping with having the food come out at the same time, hot, fresh. My expectation was food that has been cooking on the heat lamps for the last 20 mins. Was I in for a surprise. The food was fresh, hot and cookies perfectly! The servers were even generous enough to give us a few free shots for my friends birthday for apparently messing up one of our dessert orders. I don’t think they did but free drinks. Woooo!
All in all, great food, great service! Definitely went above and beyond!
Ordered
1. 14oz prime rib with a side of mash $ 34 (was such a good deal if you don’t want the prime rib combo that includes the salad)

This keg has been great whenever I go.
Usually with family for a birthday or celebration. The food is fantastic, reasonable waiting times, staff have always been professional and friendly. Love the atmosphere — will be back!

I went to this Keg on Sept. 2014, the steak is not up to par and the service is normal, so
after I went to their sister rest. Keg at 130 Ave SE, I have not been back to this Keg.
This Management should take lessons from their other Keg if they want to upgrade themself.

This is my favorite keg location. I come here every few months and the service has been great, even at peak hours. I have also found the food quality here to be better than other locations, I love the filet mignon with mashed potatoes! Their cheesecake is also excellent, I love the fresh cherry topping!

Was told about The Keg from a guy my boyfriend and I met. He said we must try the steak so that’s what we did. It was great! We also had a bunch of appetizers. The garlic cheese toast was not as good as we thought, it was super oily. The calamari wasn’t so good either. But I did like the spinach salad that had strawberries in it. The french onion soup was good. And the Thai chicken was tasty with lots of flavor but there was just a bit too much of the mashed potatoes.

Ah, the Keg. A family favourite when I lived in Vancouver. In Calgary, however, there are so many more options.
We waited 20 minutes for a canned beer and a too spicy Caesar (and I have a high spice tolerance).
We waited 30 minutes for our medium rare steak, which arrived well-​done. When our server dropped it off, she said it looks overcooked but it was only because of the natural light. Well, when there is no pink inside and it taste well-​done and it looks well-​done, I disagree. I didn’t send it back because she would have just said it wasn’t well-​done, its just the lighting (which makes no sense to me). The steak had good flavour. The scallop and bacon was really tasty. The scallop was perfectly cooked, meaty and sweet.
Keg, it’s not the 1990’s anymore, I think you ought to up your game. But what do I know? The restaurant was packed with customers.

Hubby and I came here for a late night dinner date on a Friday (8pm dinner). The supper rush had just ended half and hour ago, so the restaurant was only half full.
Our server Christopher was extremely knowledgeable in both the wine and the food menus.
For our appetizers, we had the scallops wrapped in bacon (yum) and the Atlantic and Dungeness crab cakes (lots of shredded crab, not too much breadcrumbs, great seasoning). Alas, the crab cakes weren’t as good as the ones in Maryland, USA.
Mains: The Manhattan steak (topped with shrimp, scallops and Dungeness crab meat), grilled medium rare, was meltingly tender and juicy. The seafood topping worked excellently with my steak. I asked for more vegetables instead of mashed potatoes or fries since I’m trying to stay away from carbs these days. The vegetables were okay;
they were under seasoned but cooked to tender-​crisp. The red peppers were almost raw.
Hubby had the bacon wrapped blue cheese steak. I didn’t get to taste his because I don’t like blue cheese.
Dessert: we had mini desserts: brownie, crème brûlée, ice cream and butter tart. The brownie was a bit dense and heavy, but the crème brûlée and ice cream were delicious. The centre of the butter tart was a bit too gooey for my taste.

They let us make a reservation here for 4 people which was fantastic! We showed up a little late but we had no problem getting seated. The food is the same as any other keg expensive but delicious. Our waiter was great and gave our table much more bread then he was supposed to give us and we all loved it! My only downfall I didn’t love the location and the parking was paid parking?! Otherwise great night/​food.

The food is always excellent. I never leave disappointed.

Had a great Birthday supper! Food and service were exceptional. Timing between apps and main course worked well for our family. Definitely be back:)

The food is very standard and is not bad… The service is slow… Very friendly, but could be faster… The cocktails are ok: Nothing really awesome, but not bad… I think I would go back there only if I have no choice, but I would prefer to go somewhere else in the area…

For date night with my wife, we chose the Keg because we hadn’t been to a steakhouse in a while. We started with appies: bacon wrapped scallops and crab cakes. Caroline had the lobster and mushroom-​topped 7 oz. New York steak, medium rare. My bacon-​wrapped, bleu cheese and roasted garlic topped 7 oz. New York steak was tender, juicy, and paired well with a glass of J. Lohr Cabernet Sauvignon. Delicious food, attentive service, and being later in the evening, a quieter ambiance than during the dinner rush. Two thumbs up!

I pop up my review a star as this experience at this particular Keg was a little different.
We came in early on a Sat evening which for us was a late lunch. If going to dinner, I recommend you go early at the Keg to get a seat. When we left around 6pm, it was crazy busy.
No hostess at the front as she was seating another couple upstairs but this time we opted to go downstairs where the sign going down reads ‘BAR‘.
When you get down there, you may be surprised at how large it is, and the space keeps going until you reach the lovely fireplace! This is a sunken level and we got a great spot with only a couple of other tables taken there.
They make a really good spicy Caesar here.
I had the surf and turf off the bar menu which is a 6oz cut sirloin steak and 2 grilled shrimp with veg. (green beans and red pepper) It was good. Not excellent but good. This cut of steak was a bit tough, a little sinewy but cooked perfectly rare as requested. I loved the portion as I was able to eat all of it. At the end of my meal I was craving a twice baked potato that I usually get with the larger meals but I behaved myself, saved the calories and did not get one to go his time as I sometimes do. I just love them!
One thing is I miss the sourdough bread and wish it would come back. Why did they switch it to plain bread I wonder.
He got the prime rib burger. It was by far not the best burger he has ever had but it too was good. He said the patty got a bit lost in all the lettuce but he ate every bite with fries on the side which were hot, seasoned and crispy.
The best part of the meal was the service. It was worth 5 stars. As I have mentioned in previous reviews, I am not sure what it is with Calgary — if wait staff do not need the money that bad or hate their lives serving people but we are very surprised to get excellent service these days and on this date, we did.
Brittany, you are a rock star and you made us feel welcome and valued. You were efficient, polite and fun and we hope to get served by you here again!

The Keg, in general, is a pretty descent steakhouse — but this particular location went above and beyond normal everyday customer service. My other half and I went for a weekend dinner, and as usual the place was bustling with customers. Not wanting to wait we opted to sit in the lounge.
We ordered our desired dishes and waited an acceptable 20 min for them to arrive. My spouse’s dish was impeccable. Made exactly as we asked. Mine, on the other hand, was cooked a little dry and quite well done — not how I had wanted it. I politely informed the waiter who promptly replaced it with the meal as I requested and discounted a portion of our bill.
While the meal was a bit disappointing initially, it’s the service that won me over on this occasion. I will be back!

My mother prefers dining in lounge, which at this location is downstairs. Dark. But more than that. Although the basement is quite large and open, I really felt like I was in a basement. But this is what a steakhouse, for some reason, is suppose to be I guess. My experience was okay, but I wonder whether it would have been quite a bit better in the actual dining room. My first recommendation: go to the dining room.
I really don’t mind chain restaurants generally. They have their place. My experience at the Keg was nothing spectacular. The food was good but not great. My steak was cooked more than how I ordered it (I didn’t send it back because we waste so much food already in the service industry… anyways, it was still okay). Our server was bubbly and friendly. The price was on the higher end of chain restaurants but not overly so. Still, more than I think it is worth.
Overall I don’t have much to complain about. The thing is, I also have little to praise.

The food is good, the service is attentive, and the atmosphere average. Had the calamari. The sauces were top notch. Blue cheese filet was also good as were the garlic mash.
There’s going to be a theme to all of my Calgary reviews: Where is the great beer? I immediately recognized the choices at The Keg as crafty, not craft beers.
One of the beers I was thinking about was the Aprikat. It’s a beer with apricot flavoring. I like #9, and I figured this one might have a bit more of an apricot spike (it did, but it was nice). The waiter came around and he said, «The Aprikat is an IPA.» On the menu it distinctly says it’s a «Wheat ale with apricot flavoring». I looked at the guy sideways and said, «It is?» He said, «Oh yes.» I had to fight ever fiber of my being to educate this guy. I blame Alexander Keith’s for his ignorance.

What can you say about The Keg that isn’t already common knowledge to most Canadians? This Keg gets four stars primarily for two things. First, for whatever reason the prime rib at this location in particular is good… extra salty and available on the rarer side until late in the day. Maybe because they are not open for lunch? Second, the lounge downstairs has a great atmosphere and several cozy tables by a nice fireplace… it’s the only place we dine if we come here, since the upstairs is just like every other Keg.

I ordered the Teriyaki Top Sirloin dinner entrée… i immediately regretted it. First off the food came out extremely slow, but the waitress was very attentive and nice so it didn’t bother me much. However, the most atrocious thing was that I asked for a medium rare, and got a steak well done.
Now I was on a business trip with my boss and his colleagues and they seemed to enjoy their meal, so I didn’t want to complain and make a scene. My guess is that since the meat was marinated it was difficult for the chef to see how cooked the meat was. The salad was ok, but then again how do you mess up Caesar salad.
The sides were good on the other hand, good grilled vegetables and the garlic roasted mashed potatoes were on point, especially if you ask for some prime rib au jus to pour over it. If this was an Applebees or Outback Steakhouse level establishment, I would have given the restaurant more slack but this place is simply way too overpriced for such a mediocre meal.

Stereotypes exist for a reason. Because they are usually true.
Step into the Keg’s bar. On one TV is the NHL finals. The other TV is broadcasting an interview with Geddy Lee (don’t worry if you can’t hear it, it will replay at 11:00PM). Waitress comes around and asks if I’d like today’s special wine, a Jackson Triggs sheer-​aaazzzz. ⁷⁄₁₀ women in the place are gorgeous. I see at least two mullets. Everybody is nice. What can I say but its a typical Western Canadian evening.