Back again after 11 months and it's still good!…read more My meal hasn't arrived yet but just had my salad w house dressing. Cottage cheese and dinner rolls- a good start!

Good food, great service, literally the WORST lighting of anywhere I've ever been. Not just the…read moreworst restaurant lighting, I mean, the worst lighting of any place I've ever been in my entire life. It's simultaneously way too dark and yet insanely harsh white light... that's barely on. It's like a torture chamber. It's so bad, it's funny.

We went on a Friday night and we had a wonderful Waitress Jaycee, the kitchen however is a mess. No…read moremanagement supervision to speak of. I think a more mature person who doesn't want to be employees friends would help. Very unorganized. Waited a least over 1 1/2 hrs for our order. When we finally received our order bread sticks were flat, they did replace them but had to wait again. Also had ants crawling along wall and table.

Went for dinner on a Thursday evening and they seemed to be steady with customers. I can understand…read morewhy the pizza is amazing. They have a salad bar and much more to offer on their menu. We saw a table that ordered the bread sticks and wow they looked delicious. Our next visit will be those for sure. The wait staff was great making sure we had our drinks full and checking to see if we needed anything. Very clean environment. They were quick to clean up tables for the next guests. You can see into the kitchen and it is very big and looked well organized. If you are in the area give them a visit.

Small, local restaurant with friendly service and good food. The food is not fancy or gourmet, but…read moreit's tasty and fairly priced. Service is prompt. It's a good place to stop when traveling and won't break the bank.

I ordered the special -- steak and shrimp, served with corn, baked potato, and a side of French…read moreonion soup. The steak was requested medium, but it was cut so thin there was no way to cook it properly; I'd rate it 3/10. The corn was undercooked -- 1/10. The shrimp came as five deep-fried pieces, nothing special -- 4/10. The baked potato was cooked but a bit hard -- 6/10. The French onion soup was okay, not great -- 5.2/10. Dessert was a coconut cream pie that tasted bland and definitely not homemade -- 2/10. Overall, I'd give the meal a 4.7/10. The highlight was definitely the service -- friendly and attentive staff that made the experience better despite the disappointing food.

OMG! I just happened to visit the Wooden Duck for my first time, during Blackburn Colleges…read moreHomecoming. The restaurant was packed and the staff hustled to provide good service. Lucky for me, I was able to get a seat at the bar. My adult beverage was a draft Flight by Yuengling. For lunch, I went with a Pork Tenderloin Sandwich with a side of Fries. The tenderloin was crisp and had good flavor. However, it had a perfect shape, so I could tell it came from a bag and was not done in house. I enjoyed the thin crisp fries. A roll of Paper Towels served as your napkin. Typically I prefer linen, but for a dive bar, paper towels do the trick. I also liked that the Wooden Duck has hooks under the bar. Hooks provide a safe place for purses and jackets. I got a giggle when I used the mens room and the owner showed his political views by having a caricature of the governor in the urinal. They even had a witty disclaimer, so you shouldn't be offended. I got a second giggle when I looked around the bar and realized, about 60% of the guest were an alternative lifestyle. So everyone is welcome at the Wooden Duck.

How did I get here. We retired to a small town that doesn't have a DMV office. So we drove the 20…read moremiles to the thriving metropolis of Carlinville (not really,charming for sure, but just big enough to have cheap plaza office space for a state govt. office). So of course although my wife had done extensive research on all the documentation we would need to pay a state to drive our car...we had missed one. So we went to the Wood Duck for lunch while we waited for our credit union to send us a lien release form. We had talked to the kind soul at the DMV and she was "all-in" on this place. She was so right. It is an intimate space, with a small bar out front, and then a few more tables in a back area. We took a booth right in front of the kitchen. It is a very "locals" place. There were some police having lunch (likely the entire force, at least by weight)...and one of them stared me down as if he had never seen a veteran, former DoD executive, in a collared shirt, and khakis in a public restaurant before. [Yes I was the only pepper in the salt]. The actual restaurant staff was excellent, and welcoming. Our server was a whirlwind of effecient hospitality. I got a pork tenderloin sandwich (and later the same day was invited to join a pork tenderloin sandwich group on FB)... ordered the fries, not clear if that came with them, didn't keep the reciept. My wife got a cheesburger that she was very happy with. My tenderloin was crispy, juicy and a bit too salty in a good way. This place is a definite keeper on the list of places we will be willing to travel to over time. Perhaps if I come back often enough, Barney will get used to "others" visiting his little fiefdom.

This place is a gem! We tried the appetizers: wings and cheese curds both were awesome, generous…read moreportions done well and great dipping sauces. The service from Delaney was amazing and she recommended a lemonade drink that we all loved! Don't pass up this place, the menu may be small but the food and service were awesome!

We were pleasantly surprised!…read more Atmosphere: the dining area is spacious and it appears to be separated into different areas. We went straight to a table with a view of the golf course, so I didn't get a chance to see the rest of restaurant. The seating is comfortable and room was nice and quiet. Staff: the waitress was very pleasant and personable. It was nice to have a friendly waitress. She was very attentive and ensured our drinks were always promptly refreshed (without even asking) and asked if we needed additional items. Great job! Food: we were a table of 5, so I don't remember everyone's meals, but I'll go over what I ate. Chips and salsa were brought out. The chips are made on site and were very good, so good we had to have a second basket. The salsa is perfect and tastes like the same kind I purchase for home use. We ordered a sampler appetizer which included chicken quesadillas (two), mozzarella sticks (six), and loaded potato skins. My girlfriend and mom loved the quesadillas. The mozzarella sticks were nothing special and the loaded potato skins tasted over cooked. I ordered the sirloin (cooked medium) with parsley red potatoes. The steak was cooked perfectly and the potatoes were really good. I was most impressed with the corn I received because it was cooked perfectly; it was still crisp and fresh instead of mushy. I cleaned my plate then grabbed one of the dinner rolls brought earlier. I do like the dinner rolls they have; they remind me of the ones I buy for personal cooking. Overall, this is a nice restaurant with a great staff and good food. I would definitely go there again.

Amazing food, friendly staff. Sometimes we eat there mainly to take in all of the buildings charm…read more One of my favorite places to eat!!!

Didn't go there yet ...................................,,, ........................ so we shall…read moresee if we do later - okay?!

Outstanding bacon, egg, lettuce, tomato sandwich with a lot of yummy crisp bacon. The Popeye…read moreskillet wasn't as good as my husband was hoping, and the biscuits were too crumbly. Nice staff.

The food here is ok, but the service is horrible. If you don't want to work, please don't take the…read morejob and make the customers miserable! We don't come here often simply because it is so frustrating! When you walk in, get in the disorganized line...oh, but pick a table first. If you don't have a table, when you go to order, they snarl at you! Granddaughter ordered a glazed cake doughnut. I ordered a bear claw croissant. DH ordered a scrambled egg sandwich. She handed him the pastries...no napkins, no silverware. I got a coffee and she filled it up to the very rim...no room for cream and sugar. When they brought his sandwich, it was on a microwaved croissant with ham and cheese. He ordered just scrambled egg! He's lactose intolerant so what's he going to do with cheese and microwaving a croissant ruins it! It becomes hot, limp bread! We ate our pastries and left...til next time when I forget how terrible you are!!

The food was amazing and it didn't take that long to get the food and the employees are so nice I…read morewould recommend this restaurant

I ordered tacos on Taco Tuesday. The taco was served as cold hamburger on a cold folded flour…read moretortilla with rusty bagged lettuce with ranch dressing. That's not a taco. It was epically awful. The service was OK so I will leave it a 3 star and maybe some folks don't know what a real wonderful taco tastes like. As far as ambience there isn't any. This is just a joint.