Odd Duck Cattle Company Reviews

I had really high hopes for odd duck. We went after many people recommended it and I was really looking forward to the creative plates and chic atmosphere. The food was very good and the drinks were fun but our service was terrible. Our waitress made a very rude assumption and it was very hard to get over and enjoy the rest of our meal. We ended up cancelling the rest of our order and leaving. The manager was nice but could have been a little more helpful based on the poor service and treatment we received. I would go for the food, but don't expect much from the service.

Amazing local food with local ingredients. A creative job well done with textures and flavor.

One of my favorite meals in Austin. The service was excellent, as were all of the dishes we tried. The fritters are a must-try!

In for lunch. Service very solid. Redfish ceviche good, but too much focus on sauce rather than fish. Burger great, top to bottom. Top 5% all time. Profiteroles on point, very good. Coffee luke warm. Dinner and lunch experiences very different, as dinners have been amazing, and lunch was merely very good.

Wonderful dinner and cocktails. There is literally something for everyone on this menu and our waitress was awesome. Thank you for a wonderful experience.

Every dish was amazing. Didn t have time to take a lot of pictures but one. The chicken fried fish head.

Ceviche is to die for. Whole place real dank though

Delicious farm to table. Went for brunch and got a handful of family style sharing plates. Also bomb cocktails.

Always a great experience for brunch, lunch, and dinner.

Loved everything about it, very unique food, tasted great, fresh local natural ingredients, sharing plates, and antelope!

Probably my favorite place in Austin right now. It is best to go with a group of people and share some small plates for brunch. Their french press coffee is amazing and you should ask if they are still doing baseball cards of their wait staff....

The place was a whole lot more enjoyable when it was a food truck!!! Miss the great sliders they had, they shouldn't forget their roots and how they started. They went from being a great food truck to a pricey "gourmet" small plate restaurant.

The odd thing about Odd Duck is that duck is not on the menu. Besides that, the food is delicious.

Tuna ceviche is not your typical ceviche. It has a hint of sweetness and not sour at all. It is fun to eat and will surely whet your appetite for what's to come. Grilled carrot could almost be the star of the menu. The carrot is tender on the inside and grilled on the outside and showered in this special sauce with chili oil. Make sure the sourdough bread is a companion on the table. You will need it to sweep up the sauce left over after devouring the carrot. The fried quail is probably the best quail I've had at an American restaurant. The meat stays juicy with a light fried and flavorful outer coating. The grilled oysters are mediocre and are outshined by the other stars on the menu. Fennel pork chop is fragrant and delicious and is accompanied with romanesco, a distant cousin of broccoli and an ingredient you do not see often. The strawberry sorbet with beet topping is refreshing and a good ending note; enjoy it and don't freak out when using the restroom later; it's the beet.

And don't forget to check out the bar stools. They are cute.

The Odd Duck is unique indeed. The menu changes weekly/monthly - I don't remember which - I don't go often enough - so it is always very unique based on the time of year. It is family style so expect to get 2-3 dishes per person and you should definitely try at least one of their desserts!

Excellent food presented as shareable small plates.

Yummm!!! Had a great experience here tonight. The staff was super helpful and helped accommodate us even though our reservation didn't go through on their site. Our server was all smiles and was more than happy to answer any questions we had about the menu. I had the ceviche, the quail, and the carrot cake for desert and left with a full belly and big smile on my face. Highly highly recommend. But make sure to make a reservation otherwise you may have to wait well over an hour to be seated.

I have been to Odd Duck three times now, and have not been disappointed one bit! Their menu is innovative and fun and their seasonal plates are fantastic. My summer recommendations include their tomato salad (heirloom tomatoes, goat feta, peaches, croutons) and the Orange Duck. Seriously, the duck blew us away! It is so delicious.

My overall favorite on their menu is the black olive pasta with braised goat. It is SO GOOD every time - the flavors are perfect!

Their service is great with people genuinely excited about the food and flavors. They have a good cocktail menu and excellent beer selection. If you have not yet been to Bryce Gilmore's newest restaurant - you are definitely missing out!

Nice ambience and delicious, especially the dessert

This is an easy one. Odd Duck is the easiest restaurant to recommend that I've ever encountered. There are no qualifiers needed. It's not expensive, It doesn't require fancy clothes, reservations weeks in advance, waiting in a huge line, or even an adventurous palate. It is simply amazing comfort food that everyone can enjoy. Odd Duck bends over backwards to cater to everyone, veggies, vegans, gluten-free, and I think they even have a couple other menus. Everyone can eat well here - especially the lucky ones like me who eat everything.

The menu changes all the time, so it's hard to give you specifics that will be available when you go, but I insist you order one or more of the bread courses, which are always amazing. Sharing is encouraged, so order as many different plates as your party can handle, and experience the widest possible array of expertly prepared local food. Service is friendly, the food starts coming out pretty quickly, and the cocktails are memorable. Get here immediately.

The greatest taste experience I have ever had at a restaurant to date. Textures and flavors: just wonderful. All restaurants should aspire to be as good as Odd Duck.

Great food, good wine. Honestly, the food is worth it but the drinks are over hyped for the price including the wine. But, they have to hype the drinks to match the food. The pork chop is really great, as is the bavette. Nice service, too.

Always always always amazing food with the best wait staff anywhere!

We came for a brunch on Sunday. The service was very good and the overall experience was great. The food isn't the same thing you see on most menus and nearly everything is sourced locally.
We had a good time and would return when we come back to Austin in the future.

Excellent small plates. We tried six different ones and were super impressed by five, and the sixth plate was still very good in my opinion (although not my partner's). Pretty good wine list too. Fun, casual atmosphere. Our server Zinnia was excellent and had good recommendations. We'll definitely be back!

Amazing! Gourmet food in simple presentation, cheap prices!

They are always experimenting with different food combinations and pairings and rarely do they not impress. Cool atmosphere with great service. We like to take out of town guests here because they get a taste and feel of Austin in a single location.

Easily a top 5 Austin restaurant for me. We've gone several times, and every dish is amazing. I love that they change up the menu relatively often. In terms of pricing, we have nearly always been right around $50 a person regardless of group size with a drink factored in as well.

Been thinking about this review for awhile. But I think I'll just make it brief: we did not like it here. We didn't like the food and we were just not a good match with our waiter. Hard not to feel this place is overrated but probably everyone would say I was wrong.

Great lunch burgers and evening small dishes. Everything is packed with flavor. Good ambiance too for casual business lunch.

Consistently every dish was delightful! One of the best meals I ve had in a long time!

Absolutely one of my favorite places. Came here with clients for a luncheon and the experience was fantastic. The atmosphere and the people are so inviting. Drinks and food choices are great. Would recommend the shrimp and avocado salad. Great place for all to dine at.

Service was great! The food was quite tasty and the atmosphere was pleasant!

Odd Duck isn't friendly towards people who don't eat gluten or red meat. Plus, it's VERY over priced for what you get. I realize it's tapas but paying $20+ for 2 teeny tiny quail legs is overpriced. I eat seafood and chicken and I'm gluten free, this ruled out pretty much everything on the menu except 1 item - the ceviche. The waitress was kind enough to mark up the menu with how everything could be modified for a gluten free diet.
Not worth the money.

The service and vibe are great.

It's a small plates joint that boasts the best food in Austin, but falls short of that mark. These small plates are the size of an appetizer for the price of an entree. A regular cup of coffee is the double the price of a large latte. By the time our 5th small plate came to the table, our main dining plates were soiled with the refuse from several other dishes. Temperature control was poor, causing the interior to be uncomfortably hot during dinner. Overpriced for food that was not worth it. But the service was good.

This Eddie V's is right down near the 6th Street area, but it isn't a cheesy tourist restaurant. It sure doesn't look like much from the outside, but it has a sophisticated, cosmopolitan warm glowing interior. We've visited them in a couple of other cities and this lived up to its reputation. The four of us enjoyed 24 oysters in...

Amazing. Their HH is great. Their cornbread, y'all, their cornbread. Dear god, it's hands down the best I've ever had. Really everything there is unbelievable.

Absolutely outstanding. Felt like fine dining, but a fraction of the cost.

My favorite place to eat on special occasions in Austin. It's a great place for shareables with friends or a loved one. The bar and service are on par with any fine dining restaurant without the stuffiness. I was really impressed by there since drafting a edited menu for me to accommodate my food allergy. Extra points for that level of detail. That is on top of the extra points for wonderfully creative and filling dishes. I will keep coming back.

First time to dine At Odd Duck, dined with three other friends and waiter recommended sharing 8 to 10 dishes. We ended up ordering 8 dishes, but we were disapointed. Portions were small for a bill of $130 plus tip. Go with an open mind and recommend ordering 2 to 3 dishes first to see if you like it.

Fantastic! The experience, service, food quality, and food variety were all of the highest quality. My friends and I had an amazing evening exploring their culinary delights.

Gourmet dining at a great price. I'm always happy when I get something with an egg or vegetables.

The food was unique, delish and most enjoyable! Loved it!

i wish there were more places like this around town. prices are appropriate for the quality. i can see why they have so many reviews.

Food. Drinks. Service...absolutely amazing. Not one complaint. Love that they have a list of where they get their local ingredients. It's nice to eat and know where the ingredients came from.

It was very good. Shareable plates. Pricy though, so be prepared to pay for the quality

Such a treat! Loved every single thing we got and it was all very unique. Extremely friendly service as well. Higher prices, if you really want to fill up, but it's an excellent once-in-awhile pick.

Want to eat at one of the top 5 restaurants in Austin for 40 bucks? Odd Duck is your place. No wait at 3pm. Got sweet corn soup, I really wish there was more of it - so good. Some rice dish with a duck egg - amazing. Topped it off with a beef tung ruben - melt-in-your-mouth meat. If I was really hungry I could of gotten something else - but it satisfied me. Check was <$40 with tip.

The wait staff is condescending . The management who backs them up doesn t understand What CUSTOMER SERVICE MEANS. The manager actually deasxalated the issue and then REESCALATED IT. Poor management. Poor judgement . Biased opinions who don t want to hear or accept TRUTH.

Crazy pricey but crazy good too. Some incredible food combinations that are really out there

Excellent service and dining experience! Pricey, but the food is exquisite, if a tad rich in spots (I'm looking at you, artisanal wagu cheeseburger). Highly recommend.

Really good food & our wonderful server helped us through the menu with delicious recommendations. I had a great experience but it is pricey

I made reservations to Odd Duck for my 9th wedding anniversary a month in advance. The restaurant contacted me a few days in advance to confirm and let me know they knew it was our anniversary, which was very nice. We had been excited to try Odd Duck after so many friends giving it rave reviews.

When we arrived we were greeted and seated at the bar first strike next to the drink pickup station second strike. It was December and we had no place to put our coats, being sat at the bar for our anniversary dinner.

Soon, the manager came out and gave us a dish as a gift telling us that the 9th anniversary is the pottery anniversary. There was a nice message written on the bottom, which was super thoughtful. But we had no place to put this ceramic bowl other than on the bar (because again, we were sat at the bar. For a special occasion meal.). Because it was one of their dishes, the servers kept trying to clear our gift.

My wife nearly had a full glass of red wine spilled on her, twice strikes three and four since were sat next to the drinks station.

If I'm honest, I barely remember the food because the service was so bad. I remember getting a taco with crickets that was crunchy, and the donut. I remember lackluster cocktails that were overpriced. I remember being stressed the entire meal.

Odd Duck ruined their reputation with me in that one meal. I still don't understand how any restaurant so highly rated can get a simple thing like an anniversary reservation so wrong. The service alone made that one of the worst dining experiences I've had in Austin.

Food was tasty, but was brought cold. Half of our food was served. We waited half an hour for the other half, then it was brought with the egg at room temperature. The server kept telling us they were plating the second half our order for 15 minutes. To their credit, they gathered up all the food and comped the meal we did not eat. A little more candor and honesty about what was going on would have been appreciated.

Both the food and service were amazing. A restaurant I would recommend to anyone, no matter whether you're a local or visiting Austin.

Super fresh ingredients - I had a fantastic kale salad and finished every last bite.

Delicious food. Wonderful staff with a beautiful attitude. The hostess worked us in when our online reservation didn t go through. I had the most amazing time here, thank you!

Great small plates. Pretty good happy hour deal. Good cocktails too.

The food was stunning, complex, and simple all at the same time. I was very impressed with the wait staff, who were nice, accommodating, and down-to-earth. I might make a trip specifically to Austin to eat here again.

Left starving. Yikes. Do not recommend. Not worth at all.

I do not try new food at all and this plave os so far from n

My absolute favorite place for dinner in Austin. I love the atmosphere, the service, and the food. They change the menu all the time, so we are always enjoying something new. Save room for dessert, which they always do a really great job on! If there are only two of you dining, request to sit at the bar near the kitchen. It is fun watching the chefs at work!

Cannot highly recommend this establishment enough! The food tastes amazing and the concoctions they come up with are so unique. The staff are very friendly and can answer questions about the food in great detail. They really know the menu well. Definitely try the goat chili! It was my favorite dish, and I don't even normally like to eat goat.

good place to relax and unwind. i will be back with my friends. the bill was decent. kinda of like a restaurant in los angeles i loved to visit.

Great food, good drinks, professional staff. Recommended to make reservations

One of the most unique food experiences I have had in a long time and I am a big foodie. Thanks for an amazing meal.

Nice decoration and good patio. Food is good but plates are small so sharing is the best option. Carrots and vegetables options are delicious.

Medium overpriced food, The cocktails are great but that's about it.

The chef definitely is innovated and talented. Love this place!

Interesting menu, just not my cup of tea for dinner. Excellent service. I would recommend this place to others.

The atmosphere, food, and service were on point! We savored the quail, pork loin, and wagyu burger and finished off with the buckwheat cookie and lime panna cotta. Every bite was delicious! The entire staff was friendly and helpful, working as a well oiled machine! Barely noticed when they cleared plates from the table. Fantastic experience, highly recommend!

Delicious, unique food. Unfortunate management. If you want an amazing dinner served by somewhat compotent people, this is a great place. If you expect any level of customer service, politeness, general human decency, or good business sense, you're better off at Chick Fil A. This place could care Iess about it's customers or getting repeat business.

Probably one of the best restaurants in Austin. Highly recommend just grabbing a seat at the bar, bs'ing with the bartenders, and then ordering their picks. Enjoy!