Spotted Duck

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   rennis

   San Francisco15 reviews

   4.0

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 5

   Personally, I'm not a fan of any main dish covered in sauce. But for my first time I thought I'd have my duck as they serve it at Spotted Duck! It was okay but I wish the sauce was on the side so I could really taste the actual duck. Our server was a loser. Kept forgetting things. Maybe he was high. And what fine restaurant doesn't provide a free dessert in honor of a birthday?! I was dining there ON my day and.....got nothing. Server presented the dessert we actually ordered and charged us for it and.....FORGOT THE CANDLE. Ah yes, it's the little things....
   

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   Daryl VIP

   New Mexico7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 7 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Spotted Duck never disappoints! Food and service are spot on delightful. Thank you for another excellent evening.
   

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   Emma

   Greater Boston2 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 30 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Amazing food, service, and atmosphere! We will definitely be back.
   

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   David

   Central Coast63 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 29 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   An excellent meal. The sole disappointment was the pot de Creme for the dessert. All other selections were outstanding
   

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   Delene VIP

   San Francisco200 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 17 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   Excellent on all counts! Amazing what this little gem of a restaurant turns out & the value it provides — the wine list is so varied & reasonably priced, I was concerned they must lose money on it.
   

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   Richard VIP

   Monterrey42 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 23 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 4

   The food was excellent. Well prepared and served promptly and friendly. Noise level was high on a Saturday night with a large group.
   

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   Beth

   San Francisco17 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 22 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The Spotted Duck is consistently delicious with excellent service. We had several appetizers - soup, salad, and oysters. For dinner - the burger, lamb gnocchi, and duck risotto. Dessert was an amazing lemon curd with berries and a brown butter shortbread cookie.
   

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   Jean VIP

   San Francisco692 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 21 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We originally discovered Spotted Duck on our 11/2023 trip, and it was by far the highlight of our dining in the area. We were eager to return but couldn't get back before now - so this was the first restaurant I reserved as I did our trip planning! SD more than met our expectations and once again, the meal here was judged #1 by me and Spouse, out of the 8 restaurants we dined at. Love the light-as-air duck liver mousse, and the duck breast entree was divine. Spouse had the rock cod, which was fresh and perfectly cooked. Kudos to Chef/Owner Jerry Regester for a clever re-discovery of an old English recipe for a custard-like creation using Meyer lemons but no need for ruinously expensive eggs! Service is excellent, parking is easy in Pacific Grove - what are you waiting for? GO!
   

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   AnnMarie

   Sacramento1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 17 February 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Absolutely outstanding. They accommodated us being our small dog. The food was incredible. We had the mussels, rock cod and duck. Will definitely be back and will recommend to everyone!
   

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    Ann VIP

    New Orleans1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 16 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    The food and service was incredible!!!! We had the butterleaf and sweet potato arugula salad. For main course we had steak and Lamb Gnocchi and added the grilled sourdough bread and Brussels sprouts. For desert we did the Afagoto. We will definitely be back and highly recommend this restaurant. The waiter was also so pleasant and made great recommendations!!!!!
    

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