Duck Island Ale House

Duck Island is a bar on Aurora right across from Greenlake that has very good fried chicken and pretty good prices on drinks. They have a free skeeball machine in the back, and a couple of tables including some chairs that are sort of like bucket seats from cars. They also have an outside area to drink, although quite small, and it's usually for smokers. The service is good and they have a bunch of televisions all over the bar with different channels on. The chicken tenders or the fried chicken is where it's at.

Pubs not clubs is my favorite saying.....I do enjoy finding a great hole in the wall pub off the beaten path and when I find a place like Duck Island Ale House I want to share this with my friends and people I know. Duck Island Ale House is easy to find off of Highway 99 in Greenlake, has lots of interior seating, outdoor seating, lots of great decor, unique bar seating, great selection of micro-brews as well has great bites. Checkout Duck Island Ale House on your next visit to Greenlake.

It's the fried chicken... You may have heard of Ezell's, Heaven Sent Fried Chicken, or even Ma'ono when researching or discussing fried chicken spots in Seattle. These are among the best places to go when looking for fried chicken and you will be surprised to hear that Duck Island Ale House ranks right up there with them! The fried chicken here is definitely a sleeper. This small dive type bar does a pressure fried chicken that is absolutely juicy, meat falls off the bone, delicious. This is exactly what I ordered, along with a Rainier draft beer of course. I had the Pressure Fried Frickin' Chicken Basket. I had it with the cole slaw and jo-jo's on the side. Thanks for the recommendation on the sides bartender lady. The jo-jos and cole slaw are good too. Not much more needs to be said. Go try the chicken, its "Frickin'" awesome.

Great drinks and pressure cooker fried chicken. Sides are damn good too

This place is really relaxed, and has the kind of atmosphere you could spend large amounts of time in. Just dark enough, and just bright enough. The staff are really friendly and the selection of beer is nothing to sneeze at. I love the pressure fried chicken they serve here, although I wish it was seasoned slightly differently, it's super crispy.

We were so very excited about trying this place since we read a review that compared their fried chicken to Marco Polo, which is our favorite. It is unfortunate that we were disappointed. The fried chicken is very juicy but we felt there was too much batter or it was burnt, either way we had to take off the skin and couldn't eat it (it's my favorite part!). The beer was not as cold as we like it. We prefer our beers ice cold in cold glasses. Service was casual. It felt like we were entering a private bar for regulars (and we weren't regulars). :) The interior space is great! We loved the decor and the games. We could see ourselves hanging out at this spot. Maybe we'll try again in the future.

Lowkey bar with great staff and amazing food. The fried chicken is fantastic, they use a pressure cooker to make it. Plus they have a couple games on the side that you can play. Very casual and a great place to meet friends.

This is where my wife and I went on our first date. There is free skiball and shuffle board. The armadillo eggs, fried chicken, and Irish Nachos are awesome. Good beer selection too. It even has mixed drinks. All in all a great place.