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| - The Sherway Keg is bad. Do not go.
Let me begin by saying I am an enthusiastic and experienced carnivore who dines out at least once a week and probably once a month at The Keg. My favorite Keg is still probably The Mansion in Toronto, followed (in no particular order) by the Lower Church Toronto, Rue St. Paul Montreal, 4th Ave SW Calgary, Whistler Village, York St Toronto, King St W Toronto and the recently closed one on West Mall in Etobicoke. I also frequent Barbarians, Black Angus andTom Jones and when with clients have been known to visit Ruth's, Harbour 60 and Jacobs, the latter 3 joints are over priced and fairly douchey in my opinion but they don't try and hide it so its fair. All in all, The Keg has always provided the best bang for the buck and has consistently delivered on its promise of being a solid steak experience in a decent setting for relaxing conversation.
... And then I went to the Sherway Keg. In their favor the staff are nice kids who where well meaning. The type of crew that wants to be liked, pays attention to their training and believe what they are doing is right. You are not going to get, nor should you expect, the tenured Maitre 'D and the guy in the tuxedo making your salad at your table, the Keg staff is kinda like Jack Astor's without the sing songs.
The restaurant layout itself had the feel and flow of a crowded and cluttered basement church sale with the lights turned off. Picture an 18 hole golf course rammed it into a nine hole site. I'm sure it looks nice when its empty but when you fill it up it's chaotic and irritating. If you don't mind bumping elbows with the guy 3 tables away, this place is for you. The bar is better than the restaurant but only mildly. The fact that most of the clientele were wearing track suits and flat-billed ball caps is easily attributed to the fact that this Keg is attached to a mall so if this is the atmosphere you are looking for, fill your boots!
The food is Keg food so you know what you are in for with the exception of the Caesars (and I mean both the salad and the drink). It was hard to distinguish the difference between the salad and liquid versions in that they were both bland, incomplete and very unKeglike.
In summary, the staff will age, the food preparation can always improve but the hurried atmosphere and the over crowdedness, partly due to design flaw and partly due to location is wholly unpleasant. When you factor in the cost the buck becomes unequal to the bang.
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