Excellent steak and high end cocktails. Never disassociated…read more With my meal. Very metropolitan and historic at the same time.

Excellent. One of the better meals I've had in a long time. Drinks were excellent as well. We…read morehad two pasta dishes including the shrimp scampi and gnocchi and they were fantastic. Service was good. Felt a little rushed out the door at the end. We got a "we're really busy, but thank you for coming in" passive aggressive push out the door to turn the table. That was a little disappointing.

Amazing food and service…read more Muscles, beef tartar, and lamb rack are some of the best in town. The whole menu is great! Service is always a delight. Would recommend Magnum and Steins to anyone!

Solid restaurant option in St John's! Highlights in the past have been: mussels, rack of lamb, and…read moreCaesar salad. They have two floors with ample capacity. Would recommend a visit!

I'm never a fan of leaving a less than perfect review. While my experience wasn't great, I would be…read moreback! A beautiful building that deserves some credit. Slow night and I'm sure the hustle and bustle of a weekend evening would be worth the visit. This was my first visit to this location and it was a bit confusing. The hostess was not at the front when we arrived. So we waited for her to return. Once we checked in she told us to go up stairs and we'd be greeted by another hostess. I asked if we should use the elevator, to which she replied "ya, that's what elevators are for". Well thanks for the clarification, I didn't know that the stairs weren't an option. Once we arrived on the upper floor we stood there like idiots and had to walk around to find someone to seat us. Not a great start. Food service was pretty good. Our server was friendly and attentive, but lacked that polished service and look that The Keg typically offers. She seemed rushed and perhaps lacking support and communication from her team. I think had there been appropriate support staff, she'd likely have been great. Where The Keg fell short this visit was the mains. My Blackened Chicken was dry, luckily the hot honey helped elevate the flavour. The mashed potatoes were par, and the green beans were sad... Zero seasoning. I brought this up with the server and she did offer to replace them, but they should have never been plated in the first place. The Prime Rib was good, but the crispy onions were limp. Crème Brûlée was perfect. Drinks were great. Certainly room for improvement. But not quite typical Keg caliber. Nothing awful happened so a solid 4 stars.

The service quality was extremely poor, and the staff training was insufficient, which severely…read moreimpacted my dining experience. I felt discriminated against. Firstly, after we were seated, no staff came to serve us. We had to wait a long time before someone finally arrived. Secondly, we were not provided with pre-meal bread and had to ask for it ourselves. Thirdly, after confirming our order with the server, two dishes were served incorrectly. My order of tuna tartare and soup was replaced with a salad and toast. I believe this was a deliberate act rather than a simple mistake! Therefore, I am very dissatisfied with this dining experience.

Portage was amazing. I loved the craft nature of their dishes, often using locally sourced (even…read morewild crafted) ingredients. The service is great and attentive here, happy to answer all questions and make off menu beverages. The ambiance is a bit tight and loud unfortunately but the dining experience is still remarkable because of the creative food and excellent employees.

Great food, great service. Very smoky, which was bearable because everything else was so good .read more

Sat out on the patio and enjoyed a charcuterie board, roasted cabbage Caesar salad and the pork…read morebelly. Fantastic food! I highly recommend trying their charcuterie boards! The Apple chutney that went along with the pork belly was paired perfectly! Can't go wrong with the meats here!

Chinched is an absolute gem! The food is flavorful, beautifully presented, and made with fresh,…read morehigh-quality ingredients. The menu has a great variety, and every dish I tried was delicious and satisfying.

We thoroughly enjoyed this quaint Gastropub on an unassuming corner of Duckworth street. We…read morehappened to arrive right when they opened at 11am, and we were able to select from their brunch or lunch menu. Hubby and I both ordered from their lunch menu. I had my eye on the PB&J burger that I had seen on Yelp, as peanut butter is my favorite thing ever! This burger did not disappoint. While the combo sounds strange, the flavors were well-balanced with the brie cheese, caramelized onions and bacon. The meat was cooked to a perfect medium and the hamburger bun was soft. I chose the kettle chips for my side, and they tasted house made. Very delicious! The only thing I didn't like about this burger was the price tag = $22. Hubby had the seafood chowder for $17 and it was enough for a full meal. He said the chowder was very flavorful and full of seafood. He was in heaven! We both ordered a Quidi Vidi 1892 amber ale on draft. They only had 7 beers on tap and I wished that they had a medium or dark beer, but this area doesn't seem to be big on that. They do have Guinness in a can, if that's your thing. Service was friendly and the food came out relatively fast. The booths were comfy and the pub reminded me of a cozy neighborhood bar. Definitely worth checking out if you're in the area!

Every visit back home, I always make a stop at BSG. Everything I've ever ordered here has been…read moresolid and flavorful. The staff is warm and inviting with an incredibly cozy atmosphere.

Great service, tasty food, fun patio. All in all a great dinner in St John's. We were initially…read moresticker shocked with the prices and there fore didn't a try any of the entrees other than the tacos as each were well over $40. We were still over $200 for 2 with mostly ordering shareable plates and a few beverages but the food was all good!!

A top-notch dining experience! Shona was an amazing waitress and accommodated my dietary…read morerestrictions without a hitch. A bit on the pricy side (as expected in downtown St John's), but the food was spectacular; we had the grilled salmon and duck breast, both delicious with perfect portion sizes. Local beers on tap and excellent cocktails. Quite a busy restaurant during peak times, but didn't feel rowdy or rushed at any point; well-lit and spacious. One of the highlights of our trip!

Went there for the first time last night based off the the reviews here. Menu is excellent and…read morevaried. Seating time for the reservation time was exact (no waiting). Quality of the food served was excellent and expected for the price. The atmosphere was quite nice, was apparent that a lot of thought went into the atmosphere detail. For a sit-down evening dining experience it was perfect. This is not the kind of place you go for a fast dining experience, but for an enjoyable "evening out". With appetizers, soup, and main courses the total time in dining was approximately 3 hours. Perfectly reasonable in my estimation for this kind of establishment. The service was prompt, attentive, and friendly. Our server was also quite accommodating. There were so many great looking appetizers that we each wanted to try 2 different ones, and they accommodated by allowing half orders. I'd also inquired if the lobster could be shelled and topped onto the Ribeye steak, this was also no problem. Our 2 favorite appetizers were the stir fried squid (I've tried squid done in many ways, this was a very unique and wonderful flavor!), and the Hot & Sticky Mango Shrimp. The Broiled Goat cheese was also VERY good. The blackened beef had a really unique and delicious flavor, but if i was to be very picky was a bit tough textured. Following appetizers, we had a spicy crab chowder (soup), and my companion had the Warm Spinach Salad. The Spicy crab chowder was probably the only thing that came close to a disappointment, the crab was overcooked and grainy, but the flavor was still quite good. The Salad was the hands down winner. I'd never heard of a Spinach salad that included sauteed chicken livers, but it was VERY good (I'd place it on my highly recommended menu items). Main course I had the 16oz Ribeye, med rare with a Fresh steamed lobster, de-shelled on top. Great cut, great flavor, and perfectly prepared. Really appreciated that they didn't over-season the way some steak houses tend to do.. to the point where you lose the flavor of the steak, but enough to really compliment the steaks flavor. My dining companion had the 16 oz ribeye, with the cognac peppercorn sauce. The steak was equally well prepared, and the sauce was a great compliment to the steak. If i was also to be really picky, the drink menu is in the process of being revamped, and I had to go through several selections before I found one they still had available.. but this is REALLY nitpicking to be completely objective. Will definitely be added to a regular and special occasion list of the good restaurants in town.

Not nice! Im a world traveller and love to dine at fine…read morerestaurants. Went to this place. It's cramped. Full. Can hardly breath. No window view. I always travel alone. They had the audacity to offer me to sit at the bar to have dinner just because I was alone and the line was long so they could offer a table to a larger party. NIT NICE AT ALL!!! Needs to learn class and etiquette.

Food has always been great (esp. the burgers) friendly staff, good prices. A+ Vic $ Co.!read more

R I D I C U L O U S L Y S L O O O O O O W Service. It took us over an hour and twenty five…read moreminutes to receive our appetizers, and then a further 45 to an hour to get our entrees. Utterly ridiculous. The server, who was very pleasant KIND OF seemed to get that that this was utterly unacceptable. But, then again she also claimed "it's never like this". That is obviously B.S. as seen by some of these other reviews (which I really wish I had taken more seriously). She then had the nerve to say "Was it worth the wait?" Um, the food was OK but no- definitely not worth the wait- I mean what possibly could be worth that long of a wait? Also the beer selection was slim. At least five of the listed beers were out of stock. Chicken wings looked like they came from emaciated chickens. Other food just meh. DO NOT GO HERE- you will definitely regret it.

Came here to sample the moose burger on St Johns food tour. It was tasty!…read more Place has great vibe and decor.

Service My husband and I went there to eat. The waitress…read morewas rude when I asked if we needed to wait to be seated. My husband was already seated and she told him he had to move to a seat for two. When he said we were expecting someone to join us. She gave an exasperated sigh. Service was horrible.