As a disclaimer, I am a vegetarian who eats seafood once in a while, but went with three people who love steaks to the Keg. We came here since a friend got a card for a free birthday steak/lobster dinner (sign up when you get the chance!) and the opportunity for free shrimp cocktail when you state it is your first time there. As a recent transplant from Boston, the chain was decently set up (although the booths were in front of a warped glass wall to the kitchen? kind of strange) and the wine list was decent. And you can cork the wine bottle to bring home-always a good option. The appetizers were good-we got the Tuna dish with sushi quality tuna and this mushroom/olive spread. The other one was warm goat cheese with almonds and a kind of tomato bruschetta like spread that tasted great with the mushroom spread. The bread plate was warm and fresh but not too exceptional. I wasn't interested in the swordfish special and the only other options were the shrimp and salmon-and I didn't order shrimp since I thought we were supposed to get free shrimp cocktail (which we never did). I ordered just a plain garden salad for 4.95 and a plain baked potato with butter and chives on the side. The other patrons ordered steaks and barely finished them or the twice baked potato. It was fine enough, but not worth busting a pants button to eat it-never a good sign. The waiter didn't offer to refill or get another beer for the people not drinking wine nor did we get mints! The service was polite but inexperienced, the ambiance was horrible with the music they were playing (some kind of 50s music with Blues Brothers soundtrack and techno? I'd take smooth jazz over that ANY DAY), the seats comfortable enough but I don't like being next to a giant Folgers coffee can through distorted glass.
Oh well, if you want a steakhouse chain, there might be a better one around?