Over the last three years I have been there probably ten times with my partner and our daughter and had the duck every time. If we go when its not busy the duck is OK, not cheap, not great but good. On two occasions we have been there when its busy and we have been served a $40 plate of skin and duck fat.
Now I really hate to say this and don't shoot the messenger but it remains a FACT that we were the only non-Chinese diners there and it is a concurrent and arguably relevant fact that the other tables with duck had nice healthy serves of meat piled high. You do the maths.
My partner drew our concerns over our meager helping to the owner who became loud, agitated and probably rude (I don't speak Chinese but its a safe bet). He then went to the kitchen and shoved a duck carcass across the table making several colourful exclamations. Delightful,
THEN when the table next to us was served a big, impressive plate of duck we called him back and politely pointed this out. He made a spectacular scene involving the guests at the other table, who were somewhat bemused and a little embarrassed.
Then he started aggressively clearing our table even though we weren't finished our meal. I did not get angry because i don't believe in validating antisocial behavior with more antisocial behavior. That being said if you go to this restaurant YOU ARE NUTS. The owner is a rude, racist buffoon and the food is over-priced Chinese you can get in any number of places that have decent service and better prices. Also, and I'm just putting this out there so draw your own conclusions, how can you operate a business in this commercial environment without a minimal degree of English fluency. Come on! You have commercial leases, the food standards code, workcover, banking, insurance, wages, staff and a myriad of other aspects to small business operation that you just can't navigate if you are effectively mute and illiterate because you don't understand the language. PRETENDING you don't speak English is also VERY RUDE and you're not fooling anybody mate! read more