The Dog and Duck

(46th St/Bliss, Sunnyside's coolest corner) 

The Dog and Duck is a brand new restaurant in Sunnyside! It opened last week, and I couldn't wait to try it out.

(taped to the window, keeping it classy)

The menu looked pretty good, kind of an Irish Pub vibe but obviously slightly more upscale judging by the decor: certainly Manhattan-esque, like Claret, which is across the street.

 (sorry for all of the crappy pictures, it was really dark in there!)

We started off with a bottle of white wine, recommended by our server, which was really good (although overpriced), so props for that!

 (scallops done right, smothered in dairy)

I got the Scallops Gratines with Parsley Potatoes ($15) which were very good, but not quite as good as Salt and Fat's scallops. Although, more props to D&D for putting this creamy cheese sauce all over the scallops like I suggested that they do at S&F (which they laughed at me for, so.... whatever! It was delicious.) 

 

(namesake dish)

My companion got the Duck Confit with Wild Mushroom and Mash Potatoes ($18)(it's in the name, it had to be good, right?) which she reported was good. It looked really nice and I did try it, but alas I am not a fan of duck, so I wasn't convinced. She didn't seem to be very convinced either actually, so the verdict is still out on the duck...

 

 (quite the dessert!)

 For dessert, she got fries (naturally) which were fine, but not exciting. 

(not warm, not cool)

I got Apple Cobbler with Ice Cream which sounded amazing and was actually pretty good but it WAS NOT WARM. This is just unacceptable. You cannot serve cold apple anything with ice cream. Not cool. 

All in all, The Dog and Duck was just fine, a nice dining experience, and just like other neighborhood places like Salt and Fat and Claret, they are very Manhattanite-friendly. But if you are bringing your city-friends to Sunnyside, you may as well go to those other places, D&D just isn't quite there yet. 

The Dog and Duck

45-20 Skillman Ave
Sunnyside, NY 11104