Holy Duck
2-10 Kensington St, Chippendale NSW 2008, Australia
Restaurant
•Why you'll love Holy Duck
- Bright, bold, and fun atmosphere with an open duck bar, traditional heritage walls, and neon lights.
- Showcase of next-level Chinese BBQ and roasts, with duck at the core, providing an otherworldly flavor experience.
- Tables set for banquets, combining elements of a Hong Kong eatery with a modern east-meets-west twist.
Book your next event at Holy Duck and ...and treat your guests to Modern Chinese Delights. Located on the ground floor of The Old Rum Store, in the bustling Kensington Street precinct. Bright, Bold and Fun the restaurant includes an open duck bar, traditional heritage walls, neon lights and tables ready for a banquet. The space has all the well-loved elements of a Hong Kong eatery but with a modern east meets west twist. In China, coming together to dine with many is a treasured experience and Holy Duck! pays homage to this tradition with specially designed share menus. The menu pays tribute to all of the traditional Chinese dishes, with our chefs turning them into modern favourites. Holy Duck! is a nod to the joys of street food, whilst staying true to top-quality produce and exciting flavour combinations. A true showcase of next-level Chinese BBQ and roasts, with duck at the core of our menu, to give an otherworldly flavour experience.
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Reviews for Holy Duck
sally
The food at Holy Duck was very tasty and well cooked. However, the service was not great. The male staff member was friendly and helpful, but the female staff member was rough, throwing food on the table and almost making our plate fall. The food was amazing, but the service needs to be better!
Nathan
I want to preface this review by saying that, despite having disappointing experiences before, I've never felt compelled to write a review about it. We came for the All You Can Duck and, despite our tepid expectations, we left disappointed. The service was poor - we made the reservation at 7.30pm and on arrival, were ignored and got seated after a group of 4 who arrived at the same time as us, but did not have a reservation. Upon seating, it took about 10 minutes for the waiter to come and ask us for our order. We promptly told them we booked the all you can duck course, and they asked us for a booking confirmation. I questioned why we would need to show this, as we expected this sort of information should have been reflected on our booking in their system. The waiter completely ignored me and still demanded to see our booking confirmation. The rules regarding the all you can duck were incredibly restrictive and outright egregious. We were required to go through the menu, one dish at a time, and if we moved to the next dish, we weren’t able to go back and reorder a previous item. This did not make much sense to us once the food came out - the earlier dishes, the spring rolls, san choy bow and duck fried rice, were incredibly stingy in terms of the meat and filling. I don’t see the reason why someone would not be able to order more of these items, especially since they inherently have less substance than the last dish - the duck pancakes. Further, we were told we could not order until we finished our current course (eg when we get the order of spring rolls , we need to finish the spring rolls before asking to order another plate). This was incredibly frustrating because each dish would take 15 minutes to come out, and we would struggle to get the attention of the staff, some of whom would actively avoid eye contact. We spent a significant portion of our 90 minutes either waiting for food to arrive or waiting to order. The food itself was also not good. The spring rolls were mainly comprised of the wrapping paper - there was close to no filling in each one and they were drowning in sweet chili sauce, instead of having the sauce in its own bowl separately. Each san choy bow had a third of a teaspoon of filling (mostly green beans too) and we couldn’t hold back our laughter when we saw it. The ratio of lettuce to filling was borderline comical and, bluntly, embarrassing. The duck fried rice was similar - an experienced archaelogist may have found some duck in there, but to the ordinary layman, "fried rice" would have been a better name for this dish. The highlight was the duck pancakes, however, even this had significant faults. The pancakes were dry and doughy. The duck was extremely dry and was overcooked to the point where the flavour of the duck had long disappeared. In order to combat the dryness of the pancake and duck, you had to douse the entire pancake in hoisin sauce - also detracting away from the dish. We tried to order as much of this dish as we could as we wanted to get our money's worth, and it was frustrating, given how long it would take for the kitchen to cook, that we could not order in advance while we were still eating the current serving. We spent the entirety of the 90 minutes constantly waiting for food to arrive because of how small the portions were and how long each dish would take to arrive. We still left the venue hungry - which says quite a lot given we had a significant amount of time to digest throughout the meal. In summary I would not recommend this to anyone, and I could not see any redeeming qualities from our experience. After reading the other reviews here I question why they still have this option available - our experience seems to be shared by everyone else. The service by the maître d’ was abysmal and I question how he even managed to get hired. The fact that a portion of my bill has gone towards his wages is the biggest disappointment of all. Perhaps he would be better suited to running TED talks on how to scam your way into a job you're not qualified for.
Yihong Li
Came here due to a tiktok recommendation, but overall deeply agree with all the other reviews stating that its mediocre for the price/nothing spectacular if you've ever eaten Peking duck at any other proper chinese restaurant. The service and atmosphere was fantastic and there is a bar with many nice looking cocktails to choose from. We went with the $48pp AYCE duck buffet which consisted of spring rolls, lettuce wraps, fried rice, and duck pancakes. The lettuce wraps were fresh and well seasoned, but the rest of the menu was slightly disappointing - especially the duck pancakes where the duck came out quite dry, the cucumbers felt like they had been left out for some time (felt soft and dry), and the pancakes felt a bit thick and heavy on the flour. Would still recommend if you are just looking for a fun experience with good drinks, if looking for a premium duck experience would perhaps suggest elsewhere.
Annabel Taylor
Enjoyed a great night celebrating our daughter’s birthday. Went for the all you can Duck special at $49 per head. Everything was very tasty and we tried a few of the cocktails too which were also delicious. Would highly recommend Holy Duck and will definitely be back
Steffany XY
We had a really pleasant experience here! We had the $48pp AYCE experience and would say it is worth it. My personal favourites were the duck spring rolls and crispy duck pancakes. I was a bit worried seeing some of the reviews mention the duck being dry, but we personally found the duck to be cooked perfectly. We also really appreciated the great service we received throughout the night, they were very friendly and accommodating :-) I note that you are able to order as much as you want but in a set order i.e. you start with duck spring rolls and can order as much as you want. Once you decide to move on to the next course, you are unable to order duck spring rolls anymore but can order as much of your next course as you want, until you choose to move on again. We would definitely come back again :-)
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