Really fantastic restaurant. Tasty cocktails, great food. Had the duck, and it was perfect. Really nice and helpful staff.
Cindy
Canard does not disappoint ever! Fun evening. The restaurant is small; so, you sit very close to your neighbor and it gets loud when the place gets full, but the food and service is amazing. Nice neighborhood bistro feel.
Kirsten
I can't believe it took me so long to come here. Everything was incredible! We ordered the foie gras dumplings, steam burgers, and duck frites. Was spaced out perfectly so you could enjoy each dish. Cocktails were delicious. Loved sitting at the counter, their kitchen staff are so impressive, it was amazing watching them cook. Service was outstanding, just overall a really wonderful experience. Can't wait to go back!
deanine
First time at Canard's and it was wonderful! The staff was so nice and friendly. Every part of our meal was delicious!
Kara
Everything was amazing. It's a little loud so some acoustic paneling could help. But we will be back!!
Richard
We had a wonderful meal. We started with the Wagyu steak tartare which was fantastic with some diced apple and walnuts and homemaker bbq chips. The sauce for the tartare was perfect and each bite with a bit of chip was great. We then had the steak frites and the duck frites and each was beautifully prepared rare as we requested and each was excellent. Lovely sear on the steak, crisp duck skin and delicious mushroom preparation. The frites were also terrific. We'd strongly recommend it to any who loves steak and duck. We were seated at the counter which was fun seeing how the dishes were cooked and plated to perfection. A glass each of the Syrah complete the meal. No room for desserts, which looked great. We're definitely going back to try more menus items b
Albert
The food was wonderful as always. One complaint. We got there at 4:30 to sit at the bar and have happy hour before our 5:30 reservation at the counter. The waitress insisted we order everything we wanted for the evening, both HH oysters and steam burger as well as what we wanted later off the full menu. Everything came out at once at 5:00 except for one item, the mushroom dish. It felt like we were being rushed out ASAP.
Katrina
Terrible service, poured soda water in our coke when asked for a refill, sat us next to another couple when we were the only two tables in the entire restaurant and we asked for a little space they said no. Asked for hot sauce for the burger that never came. Ordered fries with the burger that came at the end of the meal after everything else was finished. Overall felt the staff would rather hangout and talk than help us even though there were 4 people in the restaurant.
Shani
Words cannot do justice to what I just experience. Sliders were delightful. Absolute perfect bite in the dumpling, literally one of the best bites I have ever had. The salad was amazing, entrees were fantastic. If there was a critical piece of feedback to be had it would be that the hollandaise sauce could have benefitted from more lemon - I still licked the plate!
Lauren
Our dinner was pretty good. I've been hearing about Canard for years, so maybe my expectations were too high. It wasn't bad by any means, it was just kind of...fine. There was at least one flaw on every dish that took it down a notch. Like the potato salad...the gribiche was stunning, super flavorful and bright when eaten by itself. But the potatoes were completely unseasoned and it was difficult to get enough sauce with each bite to offset the potatoes' blandness, plus the fried component (onion or garlic?) was texturally too hard and its flavor overwhelmed the sauce. Likewise the steam burger's actual burger component was fantastic, beautifully seasoned and cooked, but the bun-to-burger ratio was way off, and there was too much cheese as well, so you barely tasted the excellent burger underneath. The dashi that came with the foie gras dumplings was glorious, but the inclusion of yuzu (normally one of my favorite ingredients) on top of the dumplings obliterated the other more delicate flavors. I will say that the service was excellent, attentive but not overbearing. We most likely won't be back though, there are too many incredible restaurants in Portland to go back to one that's just okay.
Amazing experience! Ever dish we had was fantastic! I can't wait to go back for happy hour!
Victoria
The hype is no lie, Canard is all that and a bag of chips! My non-foodie husband loved the little burgers. The Paris-Brest dessert was out of this world delicious (and we are not dessert people). Ordered the asparagus, foie gras dumplings, oeufs en mayonnaise and tartar as well. Everything was delicious, interesting and the right size for sharing. Service was perfectly timed, the staff is lovely and helpful and the atmosphere is cozy. I can't wait to return!
Kate
Delicious small shareable plates. We were a group of three and had six plates + one dessert. Each was tasty, but the eggs were my favorite. Ask for a little bread to enjoy the extra saucy goodness!
Larry Cebula
It was fun sitting at the counter and watching the chefs make their mostly amazing dishes. The albacore entree was disappointing, the fish was perfect but it floated in an absolute sea of a pungent mustard sauce the overwhelmed everything else. The rest of our food was amazing, and honestly pretty reasonably priced for this kind of fancy place. We especially loved the cocktails.
Really fantastic restaurant. Tasty cocktails, great food. Had the duck, and it was perfect. Really nice and helpful staff.
Canard does not disappoint ever! Fun evening. The restaurant is small; so, you sit very close to your neighbor and it gets loud when the place gets full, but the food and service is amazing. Nice neighborhood bistro feel.
I can't believe it took me so long to come here. Everything was incredible! We ordered the foie gras dumplings, steam burgers, and duck frites. Was spaced out perfectly so you could enjoy each dish. Cocktails were delicious. Loved sitting at the counter, their kitchen staff are so impressive, it was amazing watching them cook. Service was outstanding, just overall a really wonderful experience. Can't wait to go back!
First time at Canard's and it was wonderful! The staff was so nice and friendly. Every part of our meal was delicious!
Everything was amazing. It's a little loud so some acoustic paneling could help. But we will be back!!
We had a wonderful meal. We started with the Wagyu steak tartare which was fantastic with some diced apple and walnuts and homemaker bbq chips. The sauce for the tartare was perfect and each bite with a bit of chip was great. We then had the steak frites and the duck frites and each was beautifully prepared rare as we requested and each was excellent. Lovely sear on the steak, crisp duck skin and delicious mushroom preparation. The frites were also terrific. We'd strongly recommend it to any who loves steak and duck. We were seated at the counter which was fun seeing how the dishes were cooked and plated to perfection. A glass each of the Syrah complete the meal. No room for desserts, which looked great. We're definitely going back to try more menus items b
The food was wonderful as always. One complaint. We got there at 4:30 to sit at the bar and have happy hour before our 5:30 reservation at the counter. The waitress insisted we order everything we wanted for the evening, both HH oysters and steam burger as well as what we wanted later off the full menu. Everything came out at once at 5:00 except for one item, the mushroom dish. It felt like we were being rushed out ASAP.
Terrible service, poured soda water in our coke when asked for a refill, sat us next to another couple when we were the only two tables in the entire restaurant and we asked for a little space they said no. Asked for hot sauce for the burger that never came. Ordered fries with the burger that came at the end of the meal after everything else was finished. Overall felt the staff would rather hangout and talk than help us even though there were 4 people in the restaurant.
Words cannot do justice to what I just experience. Sliders were delightful. Absolute perfect bite in the dumpling, literally one of the best bites I have ever had. The salad was amazing, entrees were fantastic. If there was a critical piece of feedback to be had it would be that the hollandaise sauce could have benefitted from more lemon - I still licked the plate!
Our dinner was pretty good. I've been hearing about Canard for years, so maybe my expectations were too high. It wasn't bad by any means, it was just kind of...fine. There was at least one flaw on every dish that took it down a notch. Like the potato salad...the gribiche was stunning, super flavorful and bright when eaten by itself. But the potatoes were completely unseasoned and it was difficult to get enough sauce with each bite to offset the potatoes' blandness, plus the fried component (onion or garlic?) was texturally too hard and its flavor overwhelmed the sauce. Likewise the steam burger's actual burger component was fantastic, beautifully seasoned and cooked, but the bun-to-burger ratio was way off, and there was too much cheese as well, so you barely tasted the excellent burger underneath. The dashi that came with the foie gras dumplings was glorious, but the inclusion of yuzu (normally one of my favorite ingredients) on top of the dumplings obliterated the other more delicate flavors. I will say that the service was excellent, attentive but not overbearing. We most likely won't be back though, there are too many incredible restaurants in Portland to go back to one that's just okay.
Restaurantji Recommends
Amazing experience! Ever dish we had was fantastic! I can't wait to go back for happy hour!
The hype is no lie, Canard is all that and a bag of chips! My non-foodie husband loved the little burgers. The Paris-Brest dessert was out of this world delicious (and we are not dessert people). Ordered the asparagus, foie gras dumplings, oeufs en mayonnaise and tartar as well. Everything was delicious, interesting and the right size for sharing. Service was perfectly timed, the staff is lovely and helpful and the atmosphere is cozy. I can't wait to return!
Delicious small shareable plates. We were a group of three and had six plates + one dessert. Each was tasty, but the eggs were my favorite. Ask for a little bread to enjoy the extra saucy goodness!
It was fun sitting at the counter and watching the chefs make their mostly amazing dishes. The albacore entree was disappointing, the fish was perfect but it floated in an absolute sea of a pungent mustard sauce the overwhelmed everything else. The rest of our food was amazing, and honestly pretty reasonably priced for this kind of fancy place. We especially loved the cocktails.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Absolutely lives up to the hype, and exceeds it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Steam Burger, Foie Gras Dumplings
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