Duck Bay Marina - Menu

That said, the food runner, a friendly young blonde woman, was a highlight, and the gentleman who took our coffee order and served it at the end of the meal was also very pleasant. However, the lack of cohesive service in a restaurant that was not busy was disappointing. On a positive note, I appreciated how they coordinated serving a cake we brought for my mother’s birthday, and the food itself was good. Despite these positives, the coldness of the service and the initial mishap with the whiskey menu set a sour tone for the evening. The stars awarded here are for the food and the view.

The view here is lovely, admittedly I didn't take a photo due to the miserable raining weather. There is something about water that is beyond relaxing to just watch and admire the loch. The food here is functional pub food. My mum and I shared tempura prawns and vegetables. Which were lovely but a huge portion! I had the fish pie which was lovely and warm, again a massive portion. The carrots and peas were a bit cold on the side but there was enough chunks of fish in the pie to keep me happy and full! A fairly busy place, but bookings are not taken. So can be potluck with being close to a window.

The menu was impressive and packed with options, making it difficult to decide what to order. There was also a wide selection of wines, beers, and cocktails available. While we waited for our starters, which included mussels in a Thai sauce and haggis bon bons, we chatted contentedly and watched people jet skiing, kite surfing, and paddleboarding among the boats. The appetizers were delicious; the mussels' sauce was particularly remarkable, bursting with flavors of coconut, lime, and chili—so good I could have sipped it. For our main courses, we enjoyed chicken satay skewers, spiced lamb casserole, and a duck bay Scottish seafood grill. Everything was cooked to perfection, and we all left f... View menu

The meal was ok, but I may had been expecting more. The appetizers were strong and that probably may up for a lackluster dinner. We had the haggis, scallops and black pudding and tempura. All three were good with the black pudding standing just above the rest. I would highly recommend this dish. For dinner, I had the steak and sausage pie. Good fluffy pastry with large helpings of meat. The brown gravy was decent, but not great. My wife had the duck, which was good with the Diane sauce to go with it. Those that had the salmon at the table were ok with it. Another said she loved chicken curry and the chicken stroganoff also got strong reviews. The wait staff however wasn't the fastest. We had...

Avoid this place. Came here for a wedding. The scenery is gorgeous and the wedding reception was nice. However, the hotel staff is not what you'd expect. I'm a value buyer, £135 for a small room, maybe ok. And room was clean. But why only two stars? General thing: no Wifi even it is advertised. I need that for work, yes even weekends. The last snafu was when we were checking out. They don't have credit card machines on all bars, you sign the bill. They tried to charge me £100 on a night I didn't even visit the restaurant. Everybody makes mistakes, so I explained that I hadn't been there. And the woman at reception didn't believe me! Art that point I lost my cool and wanted to see the manager...

This isn 't a review on the food as i haven 't eaten here in a very long time and quite frankly I forgot what I even had obviously not memorable) However I 'm reviewing the service and the tea I ordered Walked in and went to the bar while a young lad stood around looking awkward and ignoring me for a while, I finally got him to move and serve me, ordered a tea to sit outside with and was given some uht milk pots ..... Charged £2.50 and I wanted to pay by card, he started talking to another team member and I stood with the machine in my hand across the bar waiting on him taking it, I even said here you go twice at which I was ignored for his chat Then I make my own tea £2.50 remember) and the... View menu

We ordered a couple of appetizers, which arrived fairly quickly and were satisfactory. However, our main courses took over 40 minutes to arrive, and the waitstaff didn’t check on us during that time. By the time our food came, I had already finished my single malt scotch, which I had ordered earlier. When the main courses finally arrived, my oxtail was lukewarm. My son enjoyed his beef burger, but my wife had to endure a dry, overcooked chicken breast. The staff never came to see how we were doing. I eventually had to signal a waiter to clear our empty plates, and after several minutes of waiting, someone finally came over. After even more time, my son managed to get a waitress’s attention...

I dont really know how to rate this visit in all honesty. It was the venue of choice by my bf for his birthday and after checking the menu online I decided to email ahead to find out what gf options there were as it was not clear from the menu. I got a lovely email back explaining that almost ALL of the menu could be adapted for gf so I was very pleased. In arrival we were seated quickly and although we didnt have a window seat we still had a lovely view iver the loch. After our drinks order was taken I asked one of the food servers what items could be adapted for me and he went away to discuss with the chef. A good start I thought but I was really dissapointed to be told that the chef could...

I had such high hopes for Duck Bay Marina but, ended up leaving completely underwhelmed after my recent girls lunch there... I'll start with the positives though, the setting, it's a short drive out of Balloch and sits right on the bonnie banks of Loch Lomond. The views are stunning there's no denying and it has plenty of outdoor seating which is great! Then there's the menu...it's huge...which is good as you know you'll not be stuck for choice, however, I often find this a bad thing as too much choice usually results in below average food as the chefs struggle to cope with the variety on offer. In the end I opted for the mac cheese, a classic, you can't go wrong with that, right? Wrong! Yes... View menu