Sitting Duck Tavern - Stratford, Connecticut

salemsparty

Went here for valentines Day.

Service: 5 Stars
Staff was very friendly and prompt. We had zero wait for anything we needed.

Food: 1 Star
The food was unfortunately the worst part about our experience.

For an appetizer, we ordered the pretzel bites. The Pretzels themselves were good and flavorful. The cheese that is served with it (pictured) was curdled and separated. I did attempt to taste this, but it tasted as one would expect - curdled and separated.

My meal consisted of the tavern burger (ordered medium) with regular fries. The burger was served rare, blood soaked into the bottom bun. The top side of the patty was cooked to charcoal, and the bottom was pleasant and seasoned. There was also a sudden taste of buffalo hot sauce, which is not served with this meal and prompts cross contamination occurring. The fries were cold and old, definitely served from some sort of "stock".

My wife ordered a grilled cheese and tomato bisque. Her grilled cheese was heavily flavored with lemon, which overtook the whole sandwich. Again, prompting cross contamination at some step in the process. As for her soup, it tasted as if it was made from blended and warmed up unripe tomato's.

Total meal was 50$ before tip.

Tony F.

Been great for years, tonight’s order was not good. At all! All of the burgers were way over cooked, liked burnt and dry and the side salad tasted like fish for some reason couldn’t eat it. They put the toppings from a chicken sandwich on one of the burgers. A total mess tonight!

Vivek R.

Tasty American Food Joint. Serves the specialty in forms of Tavern - Wings. Had a takeout order for the first time. Food was really good. Quantity is decent. Good variety from salads to American Burgers and the Wings. Their fries are really really delicious. Highly recommended.👍🏼
It was my 2nd time with this restaurant for Dine-In
Again same experience with food. No doubt its good. But really sad to see such a pathetic service. The attendants were really busy in gossip. I asked for Ketchup and I didn’t even get it. The waitress were all rude & not even paying any attention to the orders. Taking out stars in rating caz of service

Jen F.

My family and I had lunch at Sitting Duck for the first time and none of us were disappointed. Tim, Sean and our waiter (I'm sorry I didn't catch his name) were great. My family and I will definitely be going back.

Mel S.

Best burger I've ever had. Everything I've gotten from here is fantastic. Service is wonderful. Pricing is very reasonable for such great quality.

Monica M.

I had the salmon special with risotto and it was so delicious. It was like a little bit of heaven in every bite! It was flavorful and creamy. They definitely know how to cook a good fish. The dinner portions were a good size but the sandwiches/burgers were a bit smaller.

The restaurant has a high end atmosphere with small tables and even a loft with more tables. I liked the décor and it was nice to see a bit into the kitchen.

The waitress was very nice and friendly. She remembered the order of our large table but didn't stop back enough to fill the water glasses.

Aatiq A.

went to meet friend and hang, it was nice choice ; especially service was friendly and ambiance was cozy: like environment and food was great ; drink choice was good , helped by server. recommended

Denise &. V. ?. C.

Located in Paradise Green in Stratford is this awesome little hot spot! Food selection is fantastic and has interesting variety! Drinks were great and poured generously. Great atmosphere, nice bar and bar seating for meals. Goat cheese salad was delicious - would definitely order again. Bang Bang shrimp appetizer was fantastic! Great special selections and seasonal drink specials too. We very much enjoyed and will come back.