The Keg Steakhouse + Bar – Calgary

I visited this location on multiple occasions and always had a great time. I always enjoy the great customer service — Caitlyn was helping us during our recent visit and she very friendly and professional. Our orders arrived sooner than expected and the food was quite delicious.
Will be back again.

Alert! New happy hour find!
Come here, Monday to Friday, 3 to 6pm, and grab yourself the Mushrooms Neptune ($ 7) and a 6 oz glass of Cab Sauv for $ 6 (or 9 oz for $ 9 if that’s more your thing). There’s beers, wine and cocktails all on special, and four appy options for $ 7-​$ 8. Check it all out here:
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It’s a popular happy hour spot, so head there early! I got there at 4:30pm and most of the tables were full. My new favourite spot is a large comfortable couch and chairs around a table in the very back left, but don’t tell Di I told you! We also had amazing service, if you can sit in Meisha’s section I highly recommend it.
Pro tips: they will bring you bread (tasty, fresh and warm bread) and butter for free if you ask, for all that extra sauce leftover from your appys. The Mojitos are also pretty sweet, I liked mine with fresh lime (rather than lime cordial) and half the amount of sugar.

Great food, awesome service and fantastic atmosphere.
I had done the booking few days in advance; we were seated few minutes after we checked in at the desk; though it was a very busy night, no delay in having us seated; customer service is great at this branch of the Keg; the waitress was all over the table with great attitude, If I remember correctly her name was Emmy;
Food was perfect, we ordered Kids steak for the kids and Steak Salad and different types of steaks and also few desserts after our dinner, all great. My Steak was cooked to perfection exactly as I was expecting it; the wine we ordered was really good too, recommended by the waitress.
Overall, great experience, will definitely repeat, also recommend to all my friends.
Thanks the Keg team.

Went into the bar on a Sunday night. Found parking right across from the entrance. Perfectly cooked steaks. Service was fast, environment was awesome, and the food was on point. Would definitely recommend!

Everytime we go to the keg we are blown away by the service. But this location has definitely earned a special place in my books. The food was amazing and the staff were exceptionally fantastic! Will for sure be returning.

I went here on Saturday night for a friend’s birthday and had a really great experience. There was a larger group of us and we had a reservation for 8:30 pm they were unable to seat us until 9:00 pm but the manager came and personally apologized which I really appreciated. When we were seated the waitress quickly took all of our drink and food orders as we had time to decide while waiting for the table. She was extremely accommodating and kind. All of the food came out within 20 minutes. Everyone’s food came out correctly. I had the pistachio salmon which was wonderful. I also really liked the brussel sprouts that accompanied it. After the waitress played along with us to surprise the birthday girl with her cake. The waitress put all the candles on the cake and brought it out. We had a great experience all in all and I will go back to this Keg location in the future:)

Been there two times and I am just not impressed. The first time the food was very overcooked. The second time the fish was good but the sides were dry, very overcooked and unseasoned. Looking at the prices, which are rather high, compared to what I got, I was just really disappointed! And after trying it a second time I have no desire to eat there again.
Inside the restaurant it is very dark. They try to be fancy, but it doesn’t work for me. The seating outside is nice, except that the music is just too loud. The stuff is pretty good and friendly, in general. We had a really poor experience with one waitress, but the manager handled the situation very well.
I might go there again to have a drink, because it is located very well, but I am not going to eat there again. There are just so many other and much better places in Calgary for food.

Just had date night dinner with my wife and I have to say that dinner at this Keg was a huge disappointment. My wife ordered the pistachio salmon which was just okay. It was overcooked and dry but seasoned nicely. The vegetables were cooked perfectly.
My dish however, was quite simply a disaster on a plate. I ordered the prime rib and mixed vegetables. The prime rib was so tough that you could stitch a couple of them together to make a moccasin that could probably survive a half marathon.
I spent most of dinner just «sawing». Additionally, there was just way too much fat that had that uncooked appearance. I managed to cut out a block the size of Halloween sized Smarties box. It was opaque white and just unpleasant to look at. Additionally, my vegetables had absolutely no seasoning. Doesn’t everyone know that all you need is some salt to bring out the flavor? They were cooked acceptably however as bland as can possibly be.
I have had prime rib at several different Kegs and had a positive experience. I have also dined at House of Prime Rib in San Francisco. I’m not sure what happened tonight but we will not be back at this location again. At least not for prime rib.

We made the reservation in person and were able to pick where we liked to be seated (except the patio which was on a first-​come-​first-​serve basis). We were a large group of 11 (mostly out of town guests) and had to commend them on the excellent service. The waiter was patient with our questions and orders. Except for one extra dessert at the end, everything was just as we asked for.
Most of us had the prime ribs, NY-​cut and Manhattan-​cut steak except for the ladies who had the stuffed chicken, lobster and shrimp salad, and the pistachio-​crusted salmon. The ribs were excellent compared to the steak which were nothing spectacular. Couldn’t see much lobster in my mom’s salad and my salmon was decent at best. My 9-​year old nephew had the kid’s steak with fries but there was unfortunately too much pepper on it for him to enjoy the steak. His meal did come with an appetizer platter (cheese, strawberries and cut veggies) and ice cream for dessert so that was a plus.
Can’t say I’ve been to too many Kegs around town. But I think this has to be one of the fancier locations in Calgary (and perhaps Canada and the States?).

Must get the stars up for this one! In town on a business trip with my hubby. Enjoyed some alone time today exploring Calgary. Ended my afternoon here. Service… great. Food… excellent! I was looking for a burger. The reviews weren’t stellar, but I came anyway. Familiar with the restaurant from living in Portland, OR several years ago. Best Burger Ever!

Connected to the Weston, in the downtown area, it has been a predominantly business crowd (myself one of them) each time I have visited. In general, it is a nice space even when semi-​busy that meets expectations.
During my most recent trip, we ended up here twice. The first night, after arriving in the city, we sat in the lounge and ordered from the bar menu. I chose the Tuna Tacos. They arrived seared, not cooked, which is the way I like them, with the coleslaw and aioli adding a good accent. A minor complaint, the tacos were slightly damp and kind of adhered to the plate. Meanwhile, the service was excellent, Visited with someone with allergies and they came by to talk to her multiple times, including explaining that the meal would soon be here but they were taking all the extra precautions.
The second night, booked by someone who did not know we went the night before, was in the restaurant section. This time I ordered the BBQ ribs, which were okay, but I would have liked a better quality rib and more falling away from the bone. Also, it comes with the slaw (good) and fries (I should have seen if I could get a different option). While the service was satisfactory, but nothing more.
Comparing the two, I preferred the lounge area visit, since both the meal and service earned higher rating.

I’m staying at the Westin, and it’s cold out, so I decided to eat at the hotel’s restaurant. I’m glad I did! I had the stuffed filet — the meat was tender, the jalapenos were a welcome addition, and the sauce was excellent. I heartily recommend it.

Given that I travel to Calgary a lot for business, I usually stay at the Westin and consider myself a regular at the Keg.
Environment — 4 stars
– Dining area is very open and nicely laid out
– Only issue that I have is that the lighting is very low lit. Otherwise, dining area is great
– Most of the time, I spend my dinners in the bar area. It seems always pack. I make it a point to always try to go late — 9:30pm — 10pm for dinner
– Lighting again is very dim and dark.
Service — 5 stars
– Excellent. I never had any issues with staff, servers, and managers
– They do a very good job of following up with meals and ensuring that everything is taken care of
Dinner — 4 stars
– Appetizers
— Would recommend the garlic shrimp (this is my favorite), bacon scallops, clam soup, and shrimp cocktails.
Sometimes, I add in a mixed green salad or caesar
— French Onion Soup is okay
— Stay away from the escargot. Personally, it was not to my liking.
– Entrée
— Definitely would go with either the 10 ounce prime rib and lobster tail combination or the Bone In Ribeye. Love these two dishes!
Price — 3 stars. I have to say that it is a bit pricey.
Overall, I truly enjoy dining here and would definitely recommend this place.
Cheers and enjoy!

It’s been a while since I’ve been to The Keg, and I’m reminded why it’s been so long. For me, this restaurant used to be a place where you paid a little more for a nice dinner, but could expect a great steak, good service and overall a great night out. However, in recent years, their standard for all of the above has decreased greatly (much like so many other chain restaurants do when they grow so much that their quality suffers)… and with so many new, wonderful restaurants opening up… well, who needs The Keg?
I came here only because I was at the Westin downtown on a Sunday evening, where 90% of the restaurants in the surrounding area are closed on weekends (really, Calgary, what’s up with that?) I ordered a Caesar salad ($ 7.50) topped with steak (+$ 10) — how could that possibly be screwed up? Oh, but it can.
First of all, I made the mistake of coming here on Mother’s Day (I take FULL responsibility for this one), so I knew better than to wait for a table, I asked for my order to go. I was told it would be approximately 20-​minutes… totally understandable based on the crowd. As I waited, I saw walk-​in customers be turned away because the restaurant was at capacity with reservations alone. I think about 2 – 3 groups had been turned away before the hostesses started offering bar-​seating as an option… I was surprised it had taken them so long to figure that one out and, in the process, had lost some revenue.
The ONLY great thing I have to say about this location are about the hostesses, and the few (I presume) managers who stopped by the hostess table: they were incredibly friendly. During my wait, where I stood awkwardly by myself at the entrance, they all had smiled and made sure I was taken care of, chatted with me a little and offered recommendations on food (although I’d already placed my order, they caught me looking, as usual, at the dessert menu). I watched as they greeted everyone who came in, and tried to accommodate different seating/​food requests.
That being said, I stood there for longer than 20-​minutes (as I watched an entire period of hockey, and then some, on the bar TV’s) before one of the hostesses must have realized it and asked one of the managers to check on my meal. He returned immediately ready-​to-​go which I knew meant one of two things: either 1. he just happened to get there as my meal was being plated, or 2. it had been sitting, waiting a while for someone to get it… I’ll give you all one guess as to which scenario happened.
The manager DID apologize for the wait, threw in some bread and candy, and I was off to my hotel room to eat…
My salad was small, the medium-​rare steak was more like medium (either he cooked it too long, or it really had been sitting and waiting for so long under the heater that it continued cooking) and not very warm at all… I was so disappointed, yet not surprised at all. The Keg has simply gone down in quality, and that’s the plain and simple truth. Calgary’s bound to have better steaks out there, and you’re all better off searching for it elsewhere…

This is a frequent place for me to go. I find the décor the nicest and the wicked patio! I generally am here having bevvies, as opposed to eating. But the nachos are delish!
The service has always been good, very funny and polite. Full bar, lots of drink options and tons of room. I would say my fave location of the Keg.

I frequently go to The Keg for client lunches, or even a quick Friday afternoon meeting with colleagues. The food at pretty much every Keg location is pretty consistent — I can’t say I’ve ever had a «bad» meal, but I do find this location slow at lunch.
I would personally recommend sticking to soup and salad, or their larger meal salads if you’re going for lunch. I had the steak sandwich recently, and did not enjoy it — it came on a very thick baguette that was very hard to cut — the steak was good but I felt like I needed a saw to get through the bread!

It was a Friday at 11:30AM and not just any ol’ weekday wrap up. it was the last Friday before Christmas and we wanted to go out for lunch. Everywhere was booked with reservations so we thought «let’s just check out The Keg Lounge» since they don’t do reso’s. When we arrived the restaurant was packed but we were able to find a booth (the last one) in the back. Happy days? Well… Not quite.
We sat there for about 10 minutes before our server came up to us and we gave her our drink orders, there was a table behind us that also just ordered drinks. In a decent time they got theirs but we waited about 15 minutes more just for her to return with one glass of wine, the other two drinks were nowhere to be found. We asked her if they were coming and she said yes and hurried off, now yes I understand it was busy but the table behind us had the same server and everything seemed to run smoothly for them… When we were finally able to order our food (we all ordered filet mignon — med rare) it ended up being another long wait about 45 minutes and the table behind us was long gone by the time we received our steaks.
Our server didn’t wait to see if the steaks were cooked to our preference and well, they weren’t. They were all medium well to well done and the order of fries tasted like frozen fries from a no name brand. It was very disappointing. I did enjoy the décor of this location but if the food/​service isn’t good what is the point of going?

I got stuck in downtown Calgary for two days after my plane broke. The airline couldn’t get me out on another flight and had to put me up at the Westin. It was a snowy couple of days and how fortuitous it was to have The Keg attached to the hotel.
At lunchtime, my girl had a delicious cream of mushroom soup, and it was full of different hearty mushrooms. I had the iceberg wedge salad and it was good too. We shared a prime rib burger with avocado and the flavor was remarkable. It was our six month anniversary and we mentioned that to our friendly server. He offered us some complimentary champagne, but we both politely declined since she had to go to work, and I had yet to complete my workout for the day.
We ordered the chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream dessert and wow, was it ever delicious! How surprised we were when the check came and our server had comped our cake!
I went back later in the evening for dinner and had the baseball sirloin. It was a very tasty and tender hunk of cow and perfectly cooked! The sides were just right and not so much that you felt totally stuffed walking out of the place.

Good experience.
I managed to go to the Keg twice during my recent business trip. I was fortunate to have the same server both times. She did a really good of of taking orders, dropping by to chat and see how we were enjoying our meal
On this trip I had the prime rib with shrimp. The Keg does a good job keeping food quality consistent from location to location. I also applaud that they do not mix their horseradish with anything.

Keg’s a Keg’s a Keg. This time, in Calgary with worse service. OK, so every time I travel to Calgary the hospitality is lacking, service wise, I don’t get it. Do servers expect a tip when service is bad? Food was average, for a steak house my medium steak was well done, they apologized and promptly replaced it with a perfectly medium steak. Server staff needs improvement, management promptly attended to my over cooked steak and even took it off my bill without me asking.
Great outdoor patio!