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The Station Keg
2 reviews for The Station Keg
2 reviews in English
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Review from Rick D.
1/22/2011
It may not seem very inspired to write a review on one restaurant of a national chain such as The Keg, but I must give credit where it is due.
The Station Keg is my go-to spot whenever I travel to London to spring my elderly aunt out of her nursing home for a few hours. We always go early in the evening. At this hour reservations, parking capacity and true dinner hour crowds aren't any sort of a concern and thus I am unable to comment on those aspects. Although I prefer to dine later in the evening, a 5PM arrival makes the logistics of managing my aunt, her walker and small army of stuffed animals easier. [facepalm]
The parking situation is a little dicked up. One has to purchase parking in the lot and bring half of the stub into the restaurant for compensation. Easy enough, but there is a breakpoint at 6PM so I can never figure if my parking expires at 6 or extends into the night. It's a slight red-ass but not a deal breaker.
Food and service are solid. The shrimp cocktails boast 5 true Jumbo shrimp apiece. Deep fried calamari is spot-on and served with a Thai-inspired sweet chili sauce. The summertime lobster specials are top-notch, as they serve decent-size bugs in the Select-Jumbo range and not the Chickens that are normally provided at a chain such as Red Lobster. Beef serving sizes are ample, even more so when upgraded to Keg size. The Keg size filet is the size of a softball. The bleu cheese filet is flavorful, but beware that opportunity exists for the meat to be cooked past your desired state of doneness as the cheese is melted on. I usually order the ribeye. My last one was cooked just beyond my requested medium-rare, but still very good. (I blame myself, since my usual tactic is to order rare and give the kitchen wiggle room if they fire it for a few seconds too long.)
Desserts are generous, especially the Billy Miner pie. My diabetic aunt can hoover those down all day, if followed by an insulin digestif.
Prices are relatively spendy, somewhere between a premium steakhouse such as Morton's and a mainstream one such as Outback. But so far both food and service have been dependable which adds to the dollar value of the meal for me. -
Review from Justin B.
Etobicoke, ON
3/29/2012 1 Check-in Here
The keg is a meat pleaser, a cocktail twister and a belly filler. The wedge salad is a quarter head of iceberg with blue cheese on top. Nothing special but tasty.
The prime rib classic (12oz) is great because it comes with a salad to start, vegetables on the side and the meat served rare.
Overall a good meal with tax&tip: $75
