odd duck | wine & provisions

Best restaurant in KW hands down! Have had the pleasure of visiting a couple of times now and always 5 stars. The food is made with such care, and attention to detail, everything is just perfect. In my last visit we were a group of six, and we ordered 11 dishes, plus individual oysters- it was a good amount of food for our group, everyone was extremely happy - and considering the quality of the food served, the price is very fair. You are paying for the quality of ingredients and creativity of the dishes. The service is amazing, everyone is extremely nice and professional.

This is truly a unique restaurant in KW. Every part of the experience amazing! You can tell that the staff really enjoy their jobs and genuinely care about wanting you to have a wonderful time there. The food and plating was beyond expectations! I am a big fan of the chilled lemon coffee too. It was also great to know that staff are being paid a living wage and there is no tipping. Will definitely return!

odd duck is one of my favourite restaurants ever, and I find myself telling everyone about it. First, the food is fantastic. With the menu constantly changing, it's so much fun to see what new flavour combinations they have thought of. We adore their seafood dishes, having had skate, squid, and delicious oysters there. Their meat and vegetable dishes are also incredible - from a deconstructed sweet potato pie to a partridge in a pear tree, the food always comes with a fun twist. Plus, our food allergies are always accommodated well. Thank you, Jon and to the team in the kitchen! Cocktails here are excellent. They take classics and add a unique odd duck flair to them. Emma and Samm are the best. And, if wine is your drink- this is the place!!! Wes will always have a pairing idea in mind, as the menu is based around the available wines, and he will always be happy to tell you the stories behind the wines. Beyond the food and drinks here, we love the people and atmosphere! From the art hanging on the walls to the fun decor, odd duck is very visually pleasing and open to all. Service is excellent, with everyone incredibly friendly. We love odd duck 🫶🏼 in every way. So glad to have discovered this gem this past year, and looking forward to visiting for years to come! P.S. take out lunches here are fun, as well as their themed wine nights/events!

We are obsessed with odd duck. Such a great experience each time. The food is so unique, delicious, and plated beautifully each time. The cheese cart is always a hit.

We ordered a few dishes to share and drinks, and they were all excellent! The service here was great too. We will definitely be coming back.

Exceptional first time experience at Odd Duck! They take such care in creating some of the most flavourful and multidimensional dishes. We had oysters to start and they were like no other. The seafood, meat and local produce is fresh and creatively used. The pasta is homemade and we had the gourmet Mac & cheese, which was next level. Would recommend and will return! Thank you for the great customer experience and to our server Sam!

Odd Duck delivers on the odd! Serving combinations that shouldn't work, like popcorn with pasta, yet they just do and are amazing! The staff work as one and make your experience wonderful. When making a reservation you can add if anyone has allergies, which we did. And it's clear they read these because they brought up the allergies before we could. This is important because plenty of places let you add notes or details but they don't necessarily read them or address them. I also enjoy the play on words many of their dishes are called! Humour is very evident with Odd Duck staff, backed by stellar skills and attitudes!!

The ideas about dining and presentation are great. I’ve been there three times. Tbh, the best experience was the first time. They changed utensils for customers from course to course. For the second time, they still replaced utensils when new dishes were coming. However, they stopped replacing utensils which is not professional at all.

Creative, fresh, fun small plates! An adventurous wine list! Friendly, informative servers! Love me some Odd Duck. On my second time dining here I took the wife and enjoyed a lovely golden hour meal in the intimate dining room. We were waited on with care and joy. The food was outta control, with beautiful preparation, generous portions (the morels were so good and so much!), and really fun flavors. Also had some super good wine pairings from their eclectic list. Great cocktails too. Duck around and find out!

Not the nicest location (across the Kitchener bus terminal, in the plaza by the convenience store), but the venue inside is nice (simple and industrial). My friend recommended this place. They change the menu every two weeks or so (and she may or may not have tried each menu change...). There was four of us, and we got 10 dishes to share, as well as the cheese sampler. The service was good, and they brought out two at a time so we could savour it all. We started with the cheese sampler which came with two local cheeses, and a nice strawberry sauce, and their homemade crackers. (See pictures for the menu we had that night) The carrots came with a tasty sauce. The turnip dish was nice, but for me the mushrooms were the star of this dish. I didn't find the tuna fishy, and the lime crema paired well, as well as the sesame tuile (cracker). The scallop may seem overpriced at $30 for just one, but it was perfectly cooked (the knife just glided its way down), and big enough to share among the four of us. Certain parts of the beef were more cooked than others, but had a nice tasty sear. They didn't ask how we liked it cooked and came medium rare to medium (I usually order rare). The blueberry and peppercorn jus paired nicely with it. The lentil salad may have been one of my favourites. It tasted like it had lemongrass in it (which is one of my favourite flavours) and a convincing way to introduce lentils to those who may not be a fan. The bok choy was presented nicely and the mint paired well with it. I especially liked the rice paper chip. The gnocchi had a nice chew to it, and I liked the basil and sour cherry sauce. We finished off with their gluten free chocolate cake, and the mousse. They were both tasty, but if I had to choose again, it would be the mousse. The cake is soft and the (hibiscus & licorice root coconut) ice cream happily reminded me of coconut sago. The mousse is a bit misleading, as it's nothing like you would expect: not a soft creamy dessert, but instead ice cream with a hard ruby/dark chocolate coating on the outside. The chocolate coating is a bit hard to break, but tasty once you do. If the menu remained the same I would reorder: the turnip dish, scallop, lentil salad, gnocchi, and tuna. Menu looks a bit pricey, however they don't charge gratuity, as they pay a thriving wage. Would definitely come again.

This is an amazing restaurant. The food was outstanding, the sauces to die for. Servers were so friendly. When we went to check out we found out the most impressive detail - there is no tipping!! Why? They pay their staff a liveable wage, with benefits. And, it didn't seem to be passed on to the customer, the total meal price was comparable, but the quality of the food and experience exceeded other places.