Blue Duck Kitchen & Bar

A very nice and welcome hidden gem in Livingston Texas. This place does southern comfort food right. The chef has a nice touch on traditional favorites and blends flavors just right. The battered mushrooms are a must as an appetizer. The batter is light and airy and the mushrooms really pop with flavor. Delicious!Grilled pork chop was perfect. Juicy and tender with just the right amount of seasoning. Also kudos on the catfish. Flaky on the inside and a nice cornmeal, crunchy coating on the outside. The tartar sauce was perfect as well. Service was prompt and friendly. Nice selection of beers as well. This place is definitely worth a stop if you are driving through the area.

This place is amazing. I am here with a group from out of town and this place is crazy good. We have tried several places and you can't beat the service, and the food!

Everything is good here. Chicken Fried Steak, salads, the best filet & asparagus. Mushrooms, chips & salsa, & nachos are all good appetizers.

Went for a private event and was floored by the service, fresh salad and homemade potato chips and wine selection. The chicken salad sandwich and BLT's were stellar. The roast chicken looked just as delicious but I didn't personally taste one. Fresh and tasty! Would definitely go back.

Camping over at Lake Livingston State Park for the Labor Day weekend- got in Friday night and we don't wanna cook! So, Yelp to the rescue! Cut little local place downtown, we're in! A bit of a miscommunication when we first got here- the hostess had us waiting for a table for about 10 minutes, before another couple came in and she sat them right at the bar. It was fine, though, because the double-whiskey neat I ordered for hubby was perhaps one of the most generous pours we've ever had!Talking about generous- we ordered an appetizer of fried pickles- not only is the serving definitely large enough to share with a table, they brought us a soup bowl's worth of ranch!! Light and crispy (a little bit greasy) and really tasty to start us off. Jackie is serving us from the bar tonight. Doing a great job keeping her eyes on our drinks (why, yes, we _will_ have another heavy pour of yours!) Hubby ordered blacken catfish with veggies; I'm going for a cheeseburger with all the fixings and fries. (This is what happens when I start drinking after fasting all day!) Now, be ready to wait. There's even a sign in the front room saying this is NOT a fast food joint. In FACT, the couple that came in after us and sat at the bar have now finished their meal and are leaving, and we're still waiting for dinner. Truth be told, we're pretty laid back sitting at the bar and enjoying drink (after drink) and watching a bit of TV waiting, though. The chairs _are_ a bit, um, sturdy, so, you've been warned. (Hubby says: maybe they had to catch the catfish? ) Now, wait a minute. The couple beside us, that sat down long after we did (and ordered AFTER we did.) just hit their food. Huh. Well. Food finally arrived. And it's not enough to save the place from the three stars they're sitting at. Burger was _really_ tasty, but I could tell it had been sitting under a heat lamp (or maybe, just sitting) for a while. And as much as I wanted to fall in love love with the hand cut skin on fries- they were limp, soggy, and greasy. Hubby's grilled catfish was heavily spiced with blackened seasoning ('maybe too much' he said) and about half way thru it stopped being flaky and fully cooked- he struggled to cut it with his fork... it's semi raw. His order came out with the wrong sides, though that was quickly remedied. And Jackie, our waitress/bar tender, has disappeared on us: so much so, that when the lady beside me knocked her glass of water over, I surrendered our extra napkins.. several minutes ago. Aaaand, there goes the other couple that sat down after us, now leaving before us. Now- I'd like to say, we were 100% cool and calm about all this. Didn't even send the semi-raw catfish back -- but our ticket just showed up and the last line item is "ASS UPCHARGE" (pic attached, I'm not lying y'all.) Pretty sure that's ASPARAGUS upcharge for hubby's second side, but come on, Blue Duck. Do better. Really. Do better.

Was in the area and found this spot on Yelp with good reviews so tried it out. We were not disappointed! Quiet spacious place with excellent food and service. I got the fried Catfish and it was some of the best I have had anywhere. The breading was so delicious and the Catfish tasted fresh and not fishy. Price is a bit higher than expected but the quality was so good it's probably worth it.

Staff was super attentive. I went with two former culinary students and they definitely approved. The restaurant was super clean and neat. The food was super delicious and pleasantly priced. A definite destination.

Excellent ribeye steak - beats Texas Roadhouse. Visiting from Arizona for a project nearby. I will come back here. Everyone else in my group liked their steaks and salad.

Stopped into Blue Duck after a meeting. The restaurant itself is interesting with the architecture of old small towns. We all ordered something different and all meals receive a 5 out of 5! Definitely recommend!

Amazing food and ABSOLUTELY AWESOME STAFF Definitely recommend if you want a nice setting for your family If you haven't been I'd make the trip to check it out