What you get at this Firkin is pretty much the same as any of other pubs in this chain. The pub fare is pretty good. They have a ton of seating with a cavernous seating area downstairs.
However, if I were looking for a pub in this neighborhood my first choice would be Fynn's of Temple a couple of doors down the street. It has a much better pub feel to it. The food is also a notch or two better.
My biggest peeve about this place is the high beer prices. Yes, I know this is in the King West area, and the concept of 'cheap' does not exist here. But the draught beers are priced pretty much at what they cost at the Bier Markt, a block west. And this place has nowhere near the ambience, or beer selection offered at BM. If you want to a regular pub, then the prices should reflect that...