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When thinking about where to go for my birthday dinner, i remembered Keen's from an episode of anthony bourdain. Thinking tony knows his stuff, we made our reservation. We were seated in the bull moose room, adorned with a moose head, portraits of teddy roosevelt, and the famous pipes. My family and i all loved our starters and entrees. My father ordered a deliocious ceasar salad, my mother and sister split a wonderful order of actually jumbo shrimp, and my crab cakes were phenomenial! When the entrees arrived, i was partially shocked at their size. My prime rib was the size of my head, while my mother and sister's mutton was maybe too much for them. The creamed spinach was amazing, having all the creaminess while still having that spinach taste. We almost couldn't fit dessert, but thank god we order the cheesecake. Out of this world. I hope this restaurant never closes, for it is my new favorite place.

Love the food and service at this place.Last time I ate at the pub area.Tried the small size Mutton for first time and it was excellent.Also had the Oysters(Hammock) and they were excellent to.Even the Keens beer IPA was pretty good.Place was packed and I was lucky to get a seat at the bar.The other great thing about this restaurant is it has a great atmosphere like a old time steakhouse.

Keens defines average. Let's go piece by piece. Salads - decent, but definitely better at the Palm. Steaks - totally average, way better at Wolfgang's, Luger's or Ben Benson's. Sides - average, way better at Quality Meats and even some non-steakhouses. Drinks / bartender - very poor. Bartenders here are slow, and pour a much smaller scotch / cognac than at any other steakhouse. Service was hit and miss. Prices are right down the fairway. On the whole you won't hate Keens, but it certainly doesn't leave any lasting positive impressions.

My husband and I were looking forward to our dinner at Keens on our annual trip to NYC, as we had such an excellent meal last year. Each of our steaks were over cooked. The waiter indifferent. There was nothing special about the meal this time, except for the price. $250 for a mediocre steak dinner for two? Not worth it.

I made reservations for a friend and myself for our annual Christmas dinner together. So glad we did because this place is definitely busy! We were led to our table, through a dimly-lit, cozy dining room, with a ceiling filled with pipes (part of the restaurant's history). We selected a nice wine from a very extensive list, and proceeded to dine on surf and turf. The lobster was succulent, cooked to perfection without being over cooked. As good as the lobster was, the filet mignon was even better - wonderful flavor and texture, cooked to a perfect medium (the way I like it!). We both agreed to forgo appetizers so that we would have room for dessert, and I am so glad we did. The key lime pie was one of the best I've had since I was in Florida. My friend quite enjoyed the chocolate cake, which had mousse in between the layers of cake. We were so full that we hardly realized how long we had been there! The waiter was helpful and gracious without being too intrusive or trying to rush us, which we appreciated since we had a lot of catching up to do! In such a busy restaurant during such a busy season, it's nice to know that places like this exist! We will definitely be back.

Took a big client to lunch last week 11/ 18 2pm...Got apps quickly...then proceeded to wait 45 ++ minutes for lunch / burgers and salads...Waiter never came over to table to update us ??? We asked for our lunch ''TO GO"....Proceeded to leave with large brown paper bags with cold lunchs ...Bill came to $75 plus i added a 20% tip for bad service ?..The place is an institution in the garment industry but not that day.....Get it together ...

I made reservations for Keen's for last Thursday for my birthday celebration with 2 other middle-aged women and experienced a very unpleasant dinner surrounded by loud and drunken business groups. The maitre d' actually lied to us about our not being in the same room as a noisy group coming in. He assured us they were in a separate room. True, they had a cocktail hour in a separate room but were seated for dinner 10 minutes after we were -- right behind us! And, already feeling no constraints. There were a number of other out-of-control tables so it seems to be the ambience of the place. Despite an obvious mobility handicap, I was told that we'd be seated upstairs but not to worry 'cause there was a bathroom there, too, but they forgot to mention that the loo on that floor was another flight up. We waited 20 minutes for a menu from the surly waiter and then 1/2 an hour for the appetizers to be served (salad). It was so raucous and unwelcoming that I had no drinks and no dessert or coffee. Couldn't wait to get out of that place. The food was okay but I had to fight with the waiter to get a rare mutton chop. We'd had a lovely dinner last spring but I would really warn people looking for a pleasant and gracious restaurant to avoid Keen's. The quality of the food did not match the pricey menu. And, definitely it's not handicap sensitive, much less friendly.