America's Great Restaurants

Blue Duck Tavern

The Blue Duck Tavern, a contemporary neighborhood restaurant, invites its guests to gather and celebrate in good taste with a menu focusing on the freshest ingredients available from local purveyors and artisans. The menu notes every farm where the main ingredient for the dish was raised before its journey to the table. Dishes are genuine, time-honored and traditional -- slow roasting in wood embers, braising, preserving and smoking techniques bring the true flavors of America's great, simple and wholesome foods to the Blue Duck Tavern. The modern, masculine details of the restaurant's design by Tony Chi include polished glass, stainless steel, oak and maple for the interior, and for the exterior, the 16-foot-tall colonial doors. Tony Chi has created an elegant residential feel in the Blue Duck Tavern through the open staff pantry and kitchen, wood-burning oven and the showpiece Molteni range. Handcrafted furnishings and uncovered wood tables keep the restaurant warm and inviting.

• Dining Style: Casual Elegant
• Cuisine: American
• Neighborhood: West End
• Price: 31 - 50
• Cross Street: 24 & M Streets NW
• Dress Code: Business Casual
• Email: blueduck.tavern@hyatt.com
• Hours of Operation: Breakfast: 6:30am - 10:30am (Monday - Friday) Lunch: 11:30am - 2:30pm Weekend Brunch: 11:00am - 2:30pm Dinner: 5:30pm - 10:30pm
• Payment Options: AMEX, Carte Blanche, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
• Parking: Valet
• Gift Certificates: Yes
• Wheelchair Accessibility: Yes
• Restaurant Features: Bar/Lounge, Chef's Table, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Personal wines welcome (corkage fee applies), Smoking Area (patio only), Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine
• Private Party Facilities: The Blue Duck Tavern offers private dining for up to 16 people at the Chef's Table. The Chef's Table menu, created by our Chef de Cuisine on the day of your reservation, uses the freshest ingredients available in the kitchen from our regional purveyors. The five-course menu is prepared in a series of small casserole dishes and served family-style for you and your guests to enjoy. Reservations are available daily for lunch and dinner. Please contact the restaurant for pricing and additional information.
• Private Party Contact: Sarah Williamson (202) 419-6687
• Executive Chef: Brian McBride & Chef de Cuisine Michael Santoro