The Blue Duck Reviews

Great craft drinks, and my favorite thing to eat at brunch-pork belly eggs Benedict.

My husband and I had never been before today and were blown away by how wonderful everything was. Our food was delightful and the service was excellent. We will definitely be back again!

A notch above the usual place to go out to. I had the daily special, very good. Worth going back to.

The food is above average but not the best in town. We usually have a good time here but the service was terrible last time. I assume we got somebody on a bad night. We have been a number of times now but I don't know if that would be true if we didn't live two blocks away

Burger was overly salty and dry, dissatisfied as it was hyped by friends. Service was good

Food was good. Pricey but good
Service was good for covid times and tje wait staff wqs very friendly and pleasant

Great,inventive menu with food for all tastes. I took a large family group and everyone enjoyed their meals.

After one visit, this place is in my top 10 favorites. The falafel tacos were achingly delicious. The draft beer selection was small but excellently curated, with beers from craft breweries we'd never heard of but were all excellent. The menu is extremely vegetarian friendly so I can't wait to go back to try something else (and maybe have one of the amazing looking Fruity Pebbles sandwich cookies I was drooling over)

Casual but interesting. Worked perfectly for meeting a small group of friends for dinner. Was not very crowded on a Friday night, but it may have been due to snow. Fun selection of hand-crafted cocktails, and the duck fried rice was the winning dish of the night.

Try the pork belly! This was my 3rd visit to The Blue Duck and I have yet to be disappointed. Burgers, salads, and entrees are all delicious.

Excellent food, burgers are delicious. Breakfast is somehow even better. No better burritos in St. Louis

Have eaten here several times and each time ordered something different. Burgers and pies are amazing as well as many items on their menu.

Great atmosphere, great food, great service. Very impressed with The Blue Duck. We will be back. Gluten Free and Vegetarian options

Trying way to hard to be upscale that they miss the basics

Best bacon fries I ever had. I think they fry their fries in some kind of oil and bacon fat blend that gives it an amazing taste. Def should try the bacon fries if you never had it

I visited in the high recommendation of a friend but still was blown away by how excellent and interesting the food was.

The food was amazing and service was friendly. But the specialty cocktails were a little over the top - too many textures/flavors going on

Added an extra star. They have been upping their game. Every time we have some amazing food and drinks. Everytime just one thing is off. It's a shame. Highly suggest their brussel sprouts. Delicious and not at all what you think of with Brussels.

Great service and excellent selection at the bar. The food is absolutely incredible, but you MUST make sure to save room for dessert. Phenomenal desserts!!! Great price for how amazing the food is!

Clean, great service, and wonderful food. Had the brunch {get the burrito} and cant wait to come back for dinner.
Went back for dinner, and was a little disappointed. Service was adequate, but not great. Soup was bland, and burger wasn't cooked to proper temp. Very overpriced for the underwhelming result.

Went for burger week burger was okay also order pork belly it was excellent and ordered the duck fried rice duck was dry and over cooked and there was a long hair fried into the whole duck showed the waiter he said I'll take that part like I wanted it after a hair was fried in the meat and was rushing kept leaving going to other tables while taking our order was not a good experience but the pork belly was really good but service wasn't good and hair cooked in food I will not return

Yum! Limited menu, but everything we had was amazing and unique!

My Mom and I came here for brunch on Sunday and was pleased to learn they have all day happy hour (on Sunday)! She had the spinach artichoke dip, which had an interestingly lemon zest to it, and I had both the chili pork and pork belly tacos, which were AMAZING. Cool atmosphere with a solid line-up craft beers (although not many basics) and a great location in the Maplewood area.

Great food, excellent service, and cool ambiance. I used to live in Portland, and this is what I wish restaurants there were like. Q

Love the Blue Duck! Always great food, the staff is always friendly, and the drinks are always great!

Food and service were great! We sat outside under the tent and enjoyed and weather.

Somewhat eclectic menu, not as much as Schlefly's. Clever appetizers.

Nice restaurant, great location. I had the duck on a bed of very tasty rice. It was delicious. The staff was on point and very accommodating. There are several bars nearby if you're inclined to continue the evening.

It was wonderful. The bacon fat fried were better than that name implys. Randy the bar manager was great. I order an arsenic and old lace, because I love the movie, and it was great...pink and pretty but notimply. Do yourself a favor...go there

Cozy and homey. Tables with atmosphere lighting and big windows at the entrance. We came early on a Tuesday evening for a burger special, The Idiot, I saw on FB. Looking forward to coming for a cocktail on the weekend.
We had a really nice server, and they handled the early dinner crowd so nicely. Thank you to the server and the cooks. Our meals were hot and juicy!

The food was great, get a burger, they are all good.

Also the carry a nice selection of local beers.

The menu offered lots of variety with the different plate sizes, but was limited enough that each item seemed like it had been well designed by the chef. The service was great, and we were not rushed to leave after our dinner (we ended up staying almost 4 hours). The special burger (Large Marge) and the Sam Elliot burger were great. The crab cakes, the Brussels sprouts, and the DLT sandwich were well received. The bacon fat fries were only ok, not as much bacon flavor as we expected. The Terrari-Yum (a vegetarian option) had a good description on the menu but was unbalanced due to bland steamed Brussels sprouts, way too much mustard, and beet concentrate that was quite acidic and strong.

Excellent!!! Try the DLT and falafe .

Roxanne RJ.

It was a nice establishment. My food was good. I will be back.

We just left the Blue Duck after a celebratory lunch following my son's wedding. The food was fabulous! The DLT was so good it was embarrassing to eat. Everyone from the kids to adults love what they ordered. The Applewood salad, quiche, cornbread and mac n Cheese where some of the favorites. The deviled egg potato salad was delicious. I can't say enough good things. We will be back. When you have great food and service and great prices too, how could we resist! Thank you for making a wonderful day even better!

The whole place is fantastic, great food, great beer selection, great service, great environment

Terrible it was cold,bread was stale. Not happy with food the young waiter was very nice .

One of our favorite places

Food: we always try something new and be adventurous. So far we have not been disappointed with anything we ordered. We love how the menu can change and leave us surprised and delighted to try something new. We look forward to trying their "Tasting Menu".

Drinks: we never order alcoholic drinks we are not drinkers.

Customer Service: no complaints. Our server is always kind and knowledgeable.

Atmosphere: nice for small groups or a nice spot for a couple meeting for lunch.

Will definitely keep coming back as long as the food stays tasty. Keep up the good work guys and gals.

Did was really good and the staff was laid back. Not much parking so plan on using some of the reserved parking across the street and hope you don't get caught. I went there for lunch during the week and it was ready to get a table. We made a reservation just in case but I would say it wasn't needed. Definitely with trying this place!

Always good, duck fat fries!! Macaroons are awesome

Food was phenomenal! The service was also excellent.

Best G&T I have ever had HOWEVER the food was bad abs the wait was crazy looking even after calling ahead and our waitress was not the best.

Great patio and carry out. Kids agree. We love their cocktails.

Loved this place! Great cocktails and reasonably priced delicious food!

The service is fast and friendly. The DLT is to die for.

Had tapas with the hubby. Food was ok. Dessert was excellen.

Food is fresh and delicious. The staff is so friendly every time!

The food was very impressive. 3 of us had dinner and we were all more than satisfied.

Amazing food, slow service the Sunday morning I visited.

Good food. Great fries. Nice to be able to eat a good, moderately priced meal in your own neighboehood.

Slightly higher prices, mediocre food taste and prep

Had the classic burger and fries. Burger was superb. Fresh, lean, high quality. Fries were even better.

Service was great.

Delicious food, well prepared. Lots of interesting choices and very friendly staff!! A new destination every time i come through St. Louis!!!

This place is amazing! The food is delicious and the service was awesome. All of the food we got was a flavor explosion. Even the kids loved it. Will definitely be back!

Great food and beer selection. I had the pork shank and it was extremely good. The only issue I had was it seemed like they had to kill the pig first it took long enough to come. That said when it did come it was a great mixture of savory and sweet.

I really REALLY wanted to leave a good review for this place. The food was good the drinks were good but the service was TERRIBLE!! The server named Ian took our order about 30 minutes before closing and never came back. Brought the drinks and one appetizer without a word. We ate the appetizer while waiting for the other one ordered. 30 minutes later, still no appetizer, drinks are empty and the waiter seemed to actively avoid us. He never even brought out the other appetizer and then charged us for it! Needless to say we paid for what we got and ran!

We arrived at Blue Duck with limited expectations. We ordered the lamb meatballs and duck tacos, and were left wowed by the quality and quantity of their food. Every ingredient was flavoured correctly and melded together as to render each bite a treat. The cocktail menu is adventerous and while the one we tried (The Soul Squeeze), slightly missed the mark, we're hopeful for the rest. We look forward to visiting again.

I will make special mention of the Tempura Picked Cauliflower, which is incredibly well composed and perhaps one of the best dishes I have ever tasted in St. Louis. The tang from the pickle is balanced perfectly by the miso tahini aioli with the gouchjang jelly adding a note of sweetness to finish it off.

Good food. Cool ambiance. Great service. And interesting cocktails. Will definitely come back!

Great interesting food. Nice server. Very cold inside (temp) and slow kitchen

Had an amazing time stopping in for Burger Week. The food was delicious and my cocktail was very yummy. It was the El Diablo. The fries came with homemade ketchup. Overall happy

The Cubano was amazing, almost like Miami. The burger was good and there a lot of drink options. They were out of chips and the location was hidden. We found it by accident. They need better signage.

The folks at the Blue Duck hosted a genuinely nice evening. Great martini special after 8pm, combined with good food makes for a solid choice in Maplewood.

Opening with a fried Califlower, sprinkled with sweet and sour and mustard. Followed by a thick sliced pork belly on cheesy grits. The menu offers hearty selections for a hungry crowd.

Really great food, not a fortune. House made everything!

I ve been here for both dinner and brunch and have never left disappointed. All of the food is fresh and delicious and the staff was laid back and friendly. I highly recommend a visit

Food well prepared, relaxed ambiance, expensive beer

Good atmosphere, good service, great food. Need to come back here again!

A great mix of casual comfort food and fancy food ...but in a nice, comfortable, casual atmosphere. Friendly staff, great food and top notch cocktails.