The Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Waterloo - Waterloo, Ontario

Four of us went to this place on a Friday night and it was BUSY! Thankfully, we had a reservation and we were sat right away. Our hostess was lovely and our waiter was amazing. Funny, joked around with us, genuinely cared for us and when he recommended dishes, ... it was like he knew us. Great guy. His name was Jordan D. Being so busy the place didn’t miss a beat. The food was out in good time and it was fresh and hot. I had the prime rib and it was just ok. I’ve had much better. It needed more marbling. Jordan D recommended the Billy Miner pie and it was delicious! Thanks for the great supper! Read more

What an amazing dinner we had The Keg Steakhouse + Bar It was a late Christmas party as well as a "farewell for now" party. In a short time, this awesome family run company I work for has gone from 3 to 12 staff and I truly love it here. Anyways...the food! I ... didn't hear any complaints from my fellow dinner guests. Speaking for myself, my meal was flawless. I ordered a Guava Basil mule to get things started. Very crisp and enjoyable. For my appetizer I ordered the wings. Everything about this plate was spot on. The wings were hot, juicy and crispy. The perfect amount of sauce just spicy enough. Topped with blue cheese that was melting into the sauce added some pungent creaminess. Finally the pickled celery was the element that set this dish apart.(why have I never heard of pickled celery before?) Sweet, sour and crunchy brought this appetizer together. Now I'm craving pickled celery. I also managed to steal a couple onion rings from my wife. 😉 My main was the baseball sirloin, lobster tail, twice baked potato, beets and broccoli, frizzled onions and whiskey peppercorn sauce. The steak was wall to wall pink, cooked perfect to medium rare, the potato was creamy on the inside with a beautiful golden crispy crust, the lobster was cooked properly as well. The broccoli had great texture with a little char. The beets were a great addition to the plate that offered a sweet, sour component. For dessert I went for the cheesecake. Kept it simple and chose to have the caramel drizzle. Paired it with the Billy Miner coffee. Absolutely delicious. Our servers were polite, attentive and efficient. The Keg has always been a solid and reliable place to get an awesome meal. Read more

very good service (i think her name was marissa or mellisa… something like that)! server checked in on us at all the right times, and knew when to give us space! it was our anniversary and we were treated to a dessert on the house. very good food, and surprisingly ... we both ate for $80! we are looking forward to coming back soon! Read more

We arrived here at 7:57 for a 8 pm reservation that was made weeks ago. Unfortunately the 7 of us had to stand around blocking the aisle at the bar for almost 20 minutes.... If I wanted to be seated at 8:14 I would have made a reservation for 8:14.... ... We had to witness the entourage of teen aged hosts, giggling, laughing and twirling eachothers hair instead of seating us. The least they could have done was move us to an open table top or seating is at the bar or offered to start a drink tab or even water. But no, the 3 of them just stood there laughing telling jokes to eachother. Wr finally go seated. I was a little squished but not too bad. Our waiter was very friendly and inviting. He gave us some suggestions on the menu as he poured some water out. We did have an allergy at the table which he noted, and he confirmed that we were celebrating a 60th birthday. I ordered a bottle of Riesling for the table for toasts, along with a wheat beer. We ordered our food. I got the mushroom stuffed escargot and the keg classic filet mignon with mushroom rice and a caeser salad. Our waiter was VERY consistent with bring bread to the table. We did put a little pressure on him for more bread and the three types of butter and he definitely satisfied us. Halfway through the dinner, I asked for a second beer. It took them quite a while to get it out to me as they were switching kegs. He brought out the beer and it tasted wrong...like instantly. I figured they pierced the wrong keg, it was definitely an IPA. I brought it up to him, he immediately went over to the bar, figured it out and got me the right beer. As I was eating I did notice that the Broccoli was really dry. It's like the heaters burnt the floweretts of the Broccoli but the liquid butter did help fix it a little bit. I was ok with this though. The rice was cooked perfectly and the bits of mushrooms in the rice was next level. Absolutely loved it. The steak was cooked beautifully exactly how I like it. Rare.... like 110-120 f. They nailed it, although I do expect that with a price tag of $70. At the end he even brought my mum a billy Miner pie. Well deserved tip. The food was good, the service was unacceptable at the beginning but our waiter ...Jordan? I think brought the service score up. Overall a good first experience. 8.7 would recommend. Read more

Food was good, service a bit slow, and a different server delivered a plain sirloin for one of us. Took a few minutes for our server to return and correct the dish by adding the "Oscar", which was the quickest service of the night. Atmosphere ... is nice, fairly dark (maybe a good thing to hide the worn carpet), and very loud when busy. Read more