The Keg Steakhouse St. John's

Best patio in St. John's! We stopped in here after a long walk to have an afternoon drink. The outdoor patio on the 2nd floor over looks the harbour. It is very picturesque and relaxing. The service was great.

The Keg is always a good place to eat. I?d never had the lettuce wedge salad before so I thought I?d try it with the dill dressing and I loved it. They usually cook the steak to perfection (we like ours rare), but on this night my partner?s steak was medium rare and he was slightly disappointed. Our meals came with grilled vegetables and I would have loved them to be more cooked. My veggies were barely warm and nearly raw, and to be honest, the grilled veg would benefit from some seasoning. The bread served before the meal is always fresh and delicious! The server was lovely and I thought it was the best meal we ate while in St. John?s.

The Keg chain of restaurants is typically a great and consistent experience at any of its locations. My visit to the St. John's location was just not a great one, and I decided to get up and leave. This started with my arrival. The reception staff were not particularly welcoming, and merely acknowledged my reservation. There were no smiles and basically no warmth. I was handed a paging device and that's it. We went to the bar to have a drink before dinner. This was about 8pm, and moderately busy. Despite sitting down at the bar for about ten minutes, neither of the two bartenders made eye contact with us. We had to call out, and remind them that we wanted to order drinks. My drink is a simple martini with olives. I was told that the bar was out of olives, and they had very few martini glasses (which needed to be washed). We were eventually served, and two uninspired martinis (and a very, very small pour). For a high end steak house, this is really not a great bar experience. We then were notified that our table upstairs was ready. We were seated at an odd table that was located at the kitchen exit. The table kind of sat out on the floor by itself, and was the only table that had a very bright, somewhat blinding light beaming down onto it. It was an odd table in an odd location. We asked the hostess to move us, and she did. The new table location was better, and a very friendly and helpful server named Peace introduced himself. We opted to have one more round of drinks before ordering, and for one reason or another the drinks were not made correctly. By this time, we were starting to get hungry, and with the bar delays, seating delays, moving around tables and other reasons, we just weren't interested in staying. Now, with this review, I cannot comment on the food taste and quality, as we never made it that far. The food was probably very good, and nicely prepared. Our issue was with the overall flow of service, the management of staff and the

The best meal I've had in St John's. Steak was perfect and the seafood was delicious. Our server was so friendly and helpful. Only four stars for atmosphere as we were seated right at the entrance to the restaurant so there were lots of people going back and forth. Had we had a table farther in, it would have been perfect.

We came here to have some small food and drinks before dinner and enjoyed the view on the deck overlooking the harbor!