The combination of food and ambiance was perfect. The food is reasonably priced and frankly I'm shocked they aren't more popular. I will definitely go back, the prices are within range of quality food. The service was good and the place is beautiful. Great date night or celebratory meal. The staff was friendly and knowledgeable. The only uncomfortable situation was one of the bussers made me feel super uncomfortable with the constant attention and compliments. Besides that, it was all good!
This place is like you walked into the 80's. We spent $400 for 2 people with drinks etc...the food is honestly mediocre at best. The cuts of meat and quality of seafood is not a single ounce better than your traditional big box dining places like the Keg, moxies etc. Our waiter Peter is amazing he did everything we asked except there was another guy who came and tried to rush us for no reason. Definitely not a repeat.
Fabulous dinner! Lovely ambiance! Service was excellent!
Service is 5/5, very fast and friendly. Decor is very beautiful and different. Now for the down sides:-table that they sat us at wasn’t properly cleaned and had left overs/crumbs…-they sat us at a dark corner on second floor, even though we made reservations-chicken was very dry and the side it came with wasn’t very good-twice baked potato was just bad-steak was goodOverall not the worst, but definitely not a place I would come back to.
Recently celebrated my birthday at the David Duncan House and I am so glad that I did. The restaurant is so beautiful inside, I personally really like restaurants with dim lighting. Our server was so attentive and polite. Even the other staff were very friendly. The food was great, wine was fantastic. We will definitely be going back!
Excellent place to celebrate my birthday on March 18,2022. All the staff are welcoming, shout out to James and his team for the excellent sevice. The food are nice and a big thank you for the surprised complimentary birthday cake. Highly recommended.
Two of my friends and I came here to enjoy our first proper meal as the province opened dine-in without any sort of restrictions. So you guessed it, we were hungry & prepared to come to the David Duncan House to feast.It seems that the estate is still going through some renovation outside, in addition to the fact that it's not located at any major intersection/road, so it's not very noticeable. However, upon entering the building, the history of the 1865-built David Duncan House flashed in front of my eyes with the immaculate chandeliers, scrumptious redwood structures, and Mucha's paintings all over the wall. The building itself is a great place for dates & special occasions.Food-wise - I ordered the Ribeye Steak (CAD 68) medium-rare. My friends shared a 16 oz Roast Prime Rib Au Jus steak (CAD 58), calamari (CAD 21), lobster tail (Seasonal), and a french onion soup (CAD 16). Originally we ordered the Lobster Pasta (CAD 42), but the waiter informed us that he had the order mixed up. We accepted the substitution to the lobster tail instead.Personally, I think my ribeye steak is the best item on the menu. The steak is cooked to perfection. The charred, crispy and caramelized outskin trapped all the aromatic juice and flavour inside. The meat is incredibly tender - this is exactly the kind of steak I expect from an established steakhouse. I'm not a big fan of the roasted prime rib as it doesn't have the grilled flavour to the ribeye steak, and the meat is a bit too soft - not precisely the kind of steak I'm looking for. However, the portion was incredibly huge, and my friends were stuffed.The calamari was delicious as well. I also like how they kept the lemon in a small cloth, so you don't get the lemon juice all over you. That said, the lobster tail was disappointing as it was overly seasoned. The tail was extremely salty, and we were not sure if it was worth the 42 dollars we paid.In addition, I was slightly disappointed by the host as we waited quite a while for our table (we were on time for our reservation). I understand this is not necessarily controllable, but I felt slightly neglected.To conclude - will I come back? Yes - mainly because I really enjoyed the atmosphere AND the ribeye steak. However, there are a couple of things to improve for sure (e.g., the lobster tail, the customer services, e.g., mixing up our order & the experience interacting with the host(s)).
We ordered their fillet mignon steak with some sides, the food quality was good and fresh but for the price we paid, I was expecting a better dish. The interior design was very beautiful, cozy and I really like the style which was close to ginger bread house styles. The service was in a good standard as well. Overall its 4 out 5 compare to other places in same level.
Amazing food and service. Everyone was friendly. It was nice being out after Covid restrictions.
Beautiful ambiance! Loved the staff and the meal was outstanding!!! Can’t wait to go back!!!