Excellent service and drinks. Our waitress Christine was amazing and made the night extra special. She is a gem and they are very lucky to have her. The food choices were amazing as well and they have a vegan and vegetarian option. read more

Great service and food!! Yes it's pricy but you get what you pay for. The quality of the food is outstanding!

Excellent food and service was fabulous. We loved the Ceasar salad and steak delicious.

Everything here was amazing, from the service to the food. The pesto burrata pasta and the strawberry shortcake dessert was so good read more

Ken Stewart's Grille - Steakhouses Near Me - Akron, Ohio

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Loved the old school vibe. Food was very good and reasonably priced. The only negative was our waitress who really seemed to have her mind elsewhere. She dropped all apps at once then immediately started to prepare our $30 table side Caesar salad. No time to really enjoy the food or her preparation of a classic. Once she finished she said, I'll keep your salad in the fridge till you finish the apps". My advise, Mr Stewart if your going to advertise gourmet dinning you need to manage gourmet staff:) We will give them another try next trip to Akron but will make sure there is no rush job. read more

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The ambiance and service was spectacular. We were seated at a nice cozy booth. The menu along with the specials is extensive, a meal option for anyone. We started off with the Brie and it was really good. We were brought a bread basket but it wasn't worth indulging because it was a bit dry. We ordered off the special menu both getting the same thing. We both got the Trio special. Lamb, grilled shrimp and bacon wrapped filet. Presentation was spectacular however, the shrimp was tough and lamb was dry and a bit overdone. I think next time we'll stick to the main menu. Overall it's a nice place but be prepared to spend some dough read more

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So, i really do enjoy the nicer restaurant's.That being said I have been here twice, if I'm paying will be the last, I just can't justify 200.00 for an underwhelming experience. We had French Onion Soup First, it was no better than the package soup from a grocery store.(2) The salads were really good( probably the best part) and the bread.(3) The steak( 16oz New York strip) soooo underwhelming, it was cooked at medium rare, and that was the best part ,tough, absolutely no flavor at all not even salt or pepper, my wife loved the creme brûlée...like I said, I like to give places a chance( hence my second visit) there are just too many nice options with a 40 minute drive...didn't even take pictures like I normally do. read more

The ambiance and menu is very dated. The clientele was also mostly elderly people. The food was okay, but not worth the prices they charge. We got the burger and a filet mignon. Both were good, but they don't give you any sides with a steak and no bread for the table. read more

So sad what happens when the heart and soul of a business shows signs of fading. Kens was THE restaurant to beat years ago. I have had four not so great experiences this past year. I allowed myself to return three more times after the first bad experience to make sure it was not an off night. The food was not even McStewart worthy -at least at the golden arch's the food is consistent. Snappy sassy servers acting as if it was a pain to wait on me. Not to mention slow slow slow with possibly 10 other tables occupied. The food was horrendous-not even close to the value. One can only ride the wave for so long before people lose patience. Spent my last $100 for a $10 lunch at Kens. I'm sad -really sad. read more

The infrastructure and the price tag for this place is definitely aiming for fine dining. However, their menu and food are far from fine dining. A few findings noted: 1. They serve siracha and balsamic glaze with the lobster salad over boiled egg white. The pairing sauce is way too strong and overpowering the mildly sweet lobster meat. Doesn't make sense. 2. The bread and butter. We were asked to pick bread from a few different types from a basket in our waitress' hand which is a bit bazaar. The highlight was the grocery store bought butter blocks wrapped in golden foils. Yup, the same kind you'll get from panera. Also these butter blocks are hard as rock as they were just got pulled out of refrigerator. You are telling me for a place charging 45 dollars for an entrée, they just don't bother to make their own compound butter??? 3. Entrée. Average over 40 dollars per plate. Very over portioned. The plating method is simply piling. There is no fineness in their plating. My seafood stir fry was under seasoned. The side rice was under cooked. 4. Dessert. I had the ice cream over brandy'ed cherries. They served about 20 to 30 of those cherries under the ice cream. The wine in cherries is not cooked off at all. Just one single bite of the cheery is just so strong. This is no fun eating. Also, the cherries were sitting in a pool of liquid which make them soggy and has an slight unpleasant texture. 5. Environment: I can tell the owner spent lots of money make this place look luxurious. However, parking lot smells like sewer water and the white hanging ceiling is covered in a mixture of black tar and dust. 6. Menu: menu isn't long, only one page like it should. Then our waitress read us an entire menu of the "specials of the day", so many of them, in each course! Can the kitchen folks perform well over such a large menu? Red flag. This place doesn't spell fine dining for me. The experience is quite bazaar. I have to guess the management doesn't have their vision aligned with their owner. Whoever hired for creating the menu including the extrem long "daily special" doesn't know cooking. read more

Um sorry, not so good this time. First, some quick background: Came here many times with my parents, and as an adult it is our go-to place for special occasions. I was there for lunch today with four other people. I ordered the Ahi tuna salad. What a major disappointment for $28! The bowl was significantly smaller than the Cobb salad to my left, and the little pieces of seared tuna reminded me of stringy brisket or corn beef - and such a small quantity for $28. Although the server was top notch, we never got our reorder of bread either. Very disappointing for a place that I thought I was comfortable at and had high expectations. read more

Great!!! But $$$ Great service & great atmosphere. Like eating in the bar. A great place for special occasions! read more

Always excellent service !! I have tried a few items on the menu and the filet is my favorite.

found some elevated deviled-eggs. The Lobster Deviled-Eggs were a nice add to the menu since my last visit. So rich and creamy - The lobster is just right to the portion size and the sriracha added another level to pair the creaminess with some hot zing. so since 1990 one of my top ten entrees at Ken Stewart's Grille is the ORGANIC CASHEW CRUSTED - garlic mashed potatoes, soy sesame glaze. the sweet and salty and the crunchy crust. wow. honestly I have had this entree 35 times, maybe more. number one in my book. The salad was good, I missed asking them to hold the blue cheese. I picked it out and the dressing sang. Thin Classic Akron restaurant hasn't lost its class!! read more

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Has anyone told those making the decisions at Ken's restaurants we are in the middle of inflation. So I think , like 77% of the population that were polled, charging your customers credit card fees is not good business, and raising your credit card fees to 3% is even more egregious. I just read a Beacon Journal article that I think summed it up best: "These businesses clearly have no compassion for what people are going through with inflation, attacking their disposable income at every turn. Apparently, they also have no understanding of how fragile their relationship is with their customers." We already know we are over paying for our meal and drinks and accept that because it's part of the "fine" dining experience, so adding this fee is just insulting. Heads up guys, you are going to be loosing customers quickly. You may want to rethink those CC fees!!! read more

This place is a local favorite from what I understand and known for its bread pudding! We had to try! Late brunch and had early dinner reservations so had a light meal. The kale salad is fresh and definitely ask for the curry sauce on the side. So delicious !!!! Veggie burger is huge and comes with the most delicious fries, crispy and hot! Just make sure you ask for it extra well done. Also had the chicken quesadilla and it is huge! The tortilla seemed to be home made, crispy and just enough filling. A little greasy, but worth the calories. Highly recommend the salad and don't forget to ask for a side of curry dressing! read more

Top notch steakhouse - one of the best restaurants I've been to in Ohio. Excellent service and perfectly done steaks and chops. Really tasty! read more

I travel all around the US and this is one of my favorite restaurants. Best service in the country and the food is always spot on!! Highly recommend it!!! read more

We went here for an anniversary dinner. You know this is a pricey place and I don't mind paying for good food. I remember the food being so much better. My husbands food was good. He got the Ribeye and blackened scallops. He was very happy. I had the NY strip Oscar style. My steak was cooked medium rare vs. medium well as requested and my lobster was dried out and not very good. I also had to request an additional bearnaisse sauce as you'll see in the photo. For $250 for two people, I wanted an excellent meal and this was just okay. Again, not bad. But not the Ken Stewart's I'm accustomed to from years past. With that said, service was excellent! Our server was great. She was efficient, nice and informative. The manager was also visibly interacting with customers and encouraged me to get my steak fixed, packed it to go and provided dessert. They did react to try to make it better. read more

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Great atmosphere! Amazing food!! I got the turkey burger with fries(chips). The turkey burger was the best most flavorful turkey burger I have ever eaten. The fries where more like chips. They where warm and fresh. I got my burger without avocado or a bun and with the aoli on the side. It was the perfect amount of food. Soo soo soo delicious, fresh, and flavorful. My bf got the chicken quesadilla and thoroughly enjoyed it. I can't tell you much more about it because I was too busy shoveling my food into my mouth. We sat at the bar. Our bartender Michelle was fantastic at her job. She is very personable and efficient. Michelle was constantly moving. she made sure all of her patrons where satisfied and happy. I can not say enough good things about this restaurant. The food is great. The atmosphere is fantastic. The service was wonderful. What else do you need. Run don't walk to Ken's read more

I have frequent at this location quite a bit until my last visit where I had to go tell the manager that there was feces and urine all over the toilet lid. The bathroom is dark so I almost did not see it. I used to live this upscale restaurant for their walleye until may last three experiences, one where a server only came to the table after dropping our food off to give us checks (both of our orders were wrong but we had to deal. Next the manager ruched my daughter and I at 8:30 on because there "were no more reservations so they will be closing the kitchen soon", after we called ahead at 8 to make sure and we're told they would not be closing for "hours" and then the toilet seat was the last. I see this and it makes sense. read more

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I brought my friends from out of town to Ken's for their St. Patrick's Day event. We had a reservation for 3pm. We walked in about 3:40 and were seated immediately. We were seated in the bar area, however, in the dining area, they had a live band playing Irish music. We quickly looked over the menu and put our order in. The waitress was very friendly and attentive. The atmosphere was surrounded by Irish decor, green everywhere! The tv's were on and the music in the bar area was soft. Our food came out very quickly and looked and tasted very delicious. I ordered lamb chops with asaprgus. The rest of the table ordered fish and chips and two order of wings. Let's start with my food. IT WAS OUT OF THIS WORLD ....DELICIOUS! The lamb chops were well done and not tough whatsoever. The asparagus were grilled to perfection. I, of course sampled my husband's Fish and chips and it was very well prepared. The chips were amazing!!! The wings were different but a super good different. We ended dinner with dessert and ordered 3 peanut butter bombe's and one homemade sorbet. The dessert was to die for. It was perfectly size and filled with chocolate. Who doesn't love that!! Overall, our chef's Angie and Micah did a wonderful job. The general manager was very personable and our waitress knocked it out the park!! read more

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My husband had the Steak and he commented it was excellent with Au gratin potatoes that were homemade. I had seafood that was also excellent. It's a small place and unexpected but was one of the best places we've eaten in a long time. Will definitely return. My mouth is watering just writing this review, it's that good! read more

Food is 5 star.... I sat at the bar and Carol made it a 5 star service experience.... Do not expect speed... expect quality, sit back and enjoy!!! read more

I have never had as good of a French onion soup as I did at Ken Stewart's! Hints of cinnamon, perfect amount of gooey cheese baked in a crock. This is all I had to eat there, but I definitely will be coming back. There's a lot of seating here and prices are higher, so this is a place that's great for reservations for a special occasion. Everyone I was with enjoyed their food and the service was very attentive. They had a nice wine list, however the beer selection could have had a better variety. read more

Ken Stewart's Grille - KSG French Onion - Steakhouses Near Me - Akron, Ohio

I made reservations for me and my wife for Valentines Day and this was the first time at Ken Stewart's. Without me requesting they sat us in the round-wine cellar room that is very private and romantic. The room is round, glass cased so you feel the ambiance of the restaurant, while having privacy. The food was excellent with large portions and the service was excellent as well. I will definately be a regular customer for special date nites. read more

Every time I come here everything is just average. The food is overall good, but for the money you have way better options. The bathrooms were dirty and paper all over the floor due to full bins, the bar tender is always way stressed out and not friendly. Overall average to good, but not worth the money. BTW they charge 2.5% extra if you use a credit card. Crazy read more

Ken Stewart's Grille - Credit card fee....what????! - Steakhouses Near Me - Akron, Ohio

Can I say this was the most delicious steakhouse I've ever been to? No. Can I say they had the best prices or service? Also no. Was the experience good enough to recommend to somebody else? Yes, it was. Since moving to the area, people have been telling us to visit here saying it's the best steak you'll ever have. Our meals were adequate when we visited. We ordered mostly off the specials menu, including a burrata with toast, a Chilean sea bass, and a three filet medallion dish. The burrata with toast was delicious. The two main dishes were okay, maybe something on their regular menu would have satisfied us more. Not much flavor to either. We also got the crispy buffalo cauliflower as a starter, which was actually delicious but quite spicy. Our service was fine. There is parking across the street in a lot if the few spaces directly next to the restaurant are taken. read more

Birthday Dinner.. food great! Service needs to be improved. Me and my husband celebrated my birthday last night at Ken Stewart's Grille. We were anticipating the dinner and service as we are frequent visitors to fine dining restaurants and could not wait for this experience. After promptly being seated in our booth we thought the night would be great. Unfortunately our waitress Sandy left us unattended for quite sometime throughout the evening once seated. My husband had to ask for bread 3 times and inquire for for the evenings specials. Even placing an appetizer was a challenge as this is something that should be asked right aware after your drink order is placed. Our overall meal was ( taste of food, temperature and for preparation) a good experience. However to compare with other competitors when it comes to service we did not experience that superior level of attention and that is a huge miss. read more

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Due to not making a reservation ( I will in the future), we sat in the bar/lounge area. Ended up being a Very fun/ comfortable atmosphere. The pork chops and filet were both phenomenal. The ken Stewart's pino Gregio is always a favorite! Our service was prompt and friendly. Can't wait to come back! read more

Absolutely amazing food accompanied by great service! It was my first time and I will definitely be a repeat customer. Paige gave us a 5 start experience! read more

Food is good, but very pricey. Think twice before going their unless you're paying cash. They charge a 3% credit card fee. Other fine dining restaurants do not. Therefore, I would not recommend eating at this restaurant until they do away with this fee. read more

My family of nine celebrated Mother's Day and 2 college graduations here yesterday. Our server was phenomenal, very knowledgeable, and cooperative. There could have been a server that filled water glasses and kept the coffee cups filled. The presentation of food was great, but overall I felt the price of the food was very overpriced for what we ate. As an example, $60 for 4 lamb chops seemed just too much. We had a wonderful family meal shared with members we had not seen in a while. The staff helped to make it extra nice. read more

Party of 7 and the food was wonderful. Appetizers salads and main courses were delicious. One of my favorite restaurants in akron. read more

One of the best meals I've ever had. We went for our anniversary and brought our 10 month old. The staff was interactive, accommodating and friendly. read more

Took my son here to celebrate his college graduation. I could not have picked a better place! He had the filet mignon and said it was the best steak he has ever had. I had the NY strip steak - it was cooked perfectly. Our waitress, Sam, was outstanding! Professional and personable. Highly recommend this restaurant! read more

You can not go wrong here. Everything is wonderful. The staff is very knowledgable dont be afraid to ask questions. They will guide you with food and wine select read more

This was my 3rd time going to Ken Stewart's Grille. First time was absolutely phenomenal, but it's gone downhill with each visit. Tonight I had a bone-in fillet. It was on the special list, but I didn't think it was worth $68. Also, I later found out that our waitress failed to mention one of the entree specials, which was disappointing because I probably would have ordered that instead of the fillet.Sides and drinks were really good. I had the chocolate gateau for dessert and it was fantastic. My mother got tiramisu but there was no espresso taste whatsoever. Slightly disappointed in my experience this evening. Hope it will be better ne read more

Ken Stewart's Grille - Chocolate gateau and tiramisu. - Steakhouses Near Me - Akron, Ohio

Spot on! Party of 8. Without exception. Everything was fabulous. Appetizers were sauerkraut balls (some of the best I ever had), muscles, calamari and tuna tartare. Everything was cooked to perfection. Dinner entries included sea bass, scallops, lobster and fillet minion, and another dinner special. Scallops were with a butternut squash risotto that was out of this world. Several orders of sea bass were polished clean of the plate. Steaks were cooked to perfection. fabulous dinner. read more

Service is impeccable, decor is lovely, and food is top notch. You can't go wrong at Ken Stewart's. Pricey? Yes -- but worth every bit of it. read more