Bailey Matthaidess

Review of Duck City Bistro

This restaurant is listed as fine dinning and upsc...

This restaurant is listed as fine dinning and upscale but that wasn't what my husband and I experienced. When we walked in the door we were greeted by the chef who did this elaborate explanation of all the special dishes of the night. It was slightly uncomfortable and none of the food look appetizing. It looked like it had been cooked and sitting there for quite some time. Then we were taken to our table. We were seated into a side room and to get there we had to walk down a short very dark hallway. It was slightly alarming and confusing because at first we had no idea where they were leading us. The tables had table clothes that were covered in paper and written in crayon was "Duck City." There also was a wooden duck that held the drink menu. The restaurant had very dim lighting and when I looked up at the lights, I noticed they had several dead bugs within them.
What was the biggest disappointment was the food. We shared the sample platter appetizer. The plate was covered in several different sauces with the appetizer laying directly in the sauce. It was not a very appealing presentation. We both decided to get soup instead of salad. I had the lobster bisque. The soup base had decent flavor but the lobster meat was very tough and still had pieces of the shell attached. My husband had the matzo ball soup. He said the broth was very bland and the matzo balls were bland and were mostly dough. For my entree I ordered the Thai chicken. The plate was covered in sauce, the chicken breading had no flavor, and the rice tasted like it had been made from a box. My husband ordered trigger fish. His plate was also covered in sauce, his risotto was overcooked, his vegetables were raw, and the fish was under seasoned. Their quality of food is not even close to what they are charging per dish.