DuckFat - Portland

I guess we must be the exception. My wife and I went into Duck Fat last night (12/9/10) around 6:00PM. We were seated at the counter, given menus and then COMPLETELY IGNORED for the next 25 minutes. Finally, after watching the waiter take one order over the phone and one take-out order from someone who came in after us, we walked out. While the food may be good, our experience with the service was horrible. I would like to give them another chance, but I just don 't know.

I love this restaurant. Their fries are by far the best fries I have ever had. If I get a fried food craving this is where I go. The paninnis are always well grilled and very tasty. Also the milkshakes are to die for. My only complaint is the small size and lack of seating. It is a popular place and I usually end up having to get my order to go because there is no where to sit.

Stopped in Portland for lunch on the way back home on a long drive, and got recommended this place from a friend. Arrived at noon on a Sunday, put our names down for a table and then walked over to Heritage Seaweed and Coffee By Design for the 45 min wait, got back just as our table was ready. We got the poutine, large fries (can’t have too many fries), tomato fennel soup and mushroom toast special. All were amazing, some of the best poutine and tomato soup we’ve ever tasted. Friendly service, beautiful ambience, keen to come back to try the paninis one day. Highly recommended and totally worth the wait! Especially since you can stroll around and come back later.

Got take out and only took 20 minutes or so to have the order come out. Ordered the large fries, cubano, green goddess salad, house smoked turkey panini, the doughnut holes, blueberry milkshake, original milkshake, and poutine. The paninis were crispy and fresh. Fries were amazing. Probably the most flavorful ones with the perfect crunch and soft texture of the potatoes. Milkshakes were creamy and nice balance of vanilla/blueberry. Poutine was okay.

We really enjoyed Duckfat! It’s a smaller location and very popular so we waiting about 30 min to get in for lunch. They did a great job seating customers as quickly as possible. Our server was very friendly and gave us great recommendations. We ordered Belgian fries, house sodas, and paninis. The food was incredible! Can’t recommend this place enough if you’re in Portland.