On wednesday myself and two friends went to Duck on Fade street. It has only recently opened and I was dying to try it. I had liked them on Facebook and liked the look of their menu.
We all ended up going for the same thing – the meat deal – a small box, two duck spring rolls and a drink for €11. My bargain sensors were tingling! You choose one or two meats along with rice, noodles or vegetables. We went for duck and sticky bbq pork. Is everyone drooling yet??
The place is very small and the design is pretty funky. I love the logo and the big bench in the middle as seating was novel. It was much more ‘take away’ then I had thought though. The guy who took our order was nice and we even got some witty banter out of him – always a plus! FYI – One of the girls needed to use the bathroom but, alas, they do not have one so she had to nip into Market bar!
Anyway, back to the food! The duck spring rolls were gorgeous! I had one dipped Into plum sauce and one dipped into this amazing unmarked bottle of some sort of hot chilli sauce that was on the table. I won’t lie, I was tempted to rob it 😉 . Be warned though – it’s hot!
The small box was far from small. I only managed half the noodles. The pork was gorgeous and sticky! The problem with the duck was that it was still on the bone! Now when I re-read the menu I saw it was an extra €1 to have it off the bone. I know it was my own fault for not reading the menu right but I think considering they’re giving us plastic knives and forks to eat with they could have cut the meat a bit smaller and maybe double checked we didn’t want the ďuck of the bone when we were ordering.
Overall it was an enjoyable experience. The place was clean and the staff were friendly. After eating there I think the €11 price for the deal is about right but not the bargain I had originally thought it was. I wouldn’t go out of my way to go here but if you’re in the area give it a try!
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