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Holy Duck!, Chippendale, AU-NSW

Holy Duck!

4.5 (126)
$41 to $100
Contemporary Asian
2-10 Kensington St, Chippendale, AU-NSW 2008

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2 people
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7:00 PM
Booked 16 times today
Experiences are available.

About this restaurant

  • Good for groups
  • Good for special occasions
  • Neighborhood gem
Located smack-bang between Central and Broadway, you’ll find Holy Duck! on Sydney’s favourite foodie laneway, Kensington Street. This is modern-Chinese cuisine at its ducking best. You’ll be saying “duck me!” when you taste how they transform traditional dishes into exciting new favourites. With a diverse menu of casual eats and next-level Chinese BBQ, Holy Duck! is a nod to the joys of Chinese street food.

Watch as the chefs expertly prepare crispy, succulent ducks from the huge, traditional hanging gallery. They’re delicious! Not in the mood to duck? No worries. There’s plenty of other meat and vegetarian options. Love hot and spicy? Just ask your friendly waiter for more chilli; that’ll really set off some firecrackers.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $41 to $100
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary Asian, Chinese, Asian
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Phone number
    (02) 9281 0080
  • Website
    http://www.holyduck.com.au/
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Delivery & takeout
    Order direct
  • Location
    2-10 Kensington St, Chippendale, AU-NSW 2008
  • Neighborhood
    Chippendale
  • Cross street
    Located on Kensington Street between Spice Alley and Cartel
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    Best way to our restaurant is to take train to Central Station and walk 10 mins to our venue. We are located at Kensington Street | 10 -12 Kensington Street, Chippendale, NSW, 2008.
  • Additional
    Banquet, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

  • $20 Yum Cha Lunch

    A$20.00 per person

    Multiple dates available
    Available every day from 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. *minimum 2 people* Savour the mouth watering Yum Cha experience at Holy Duck! Dive into our Yum Cha lunch special for just $20 per person, where you’ll relish a delectable mixed dim sum basket featuring favourites like chicken shiu mai, har gow, prawn & chive dumplings, and vegetable dumplings. This delightful feast comes complete with a steaming bowl of fragrant egg-fried rice per person and a complimentary pot of soothing jasmine tea. A deal so fantastic, you’ll be waddling back for more! 🦆
    $20 Yum Cha Lunch Photo

  • $48 All You Can DUCK!

    A$48.00 per person

    Dec 2, 2024 - Aug 31, 2025
    Enjoy unlimited crispy duck dishes for lunch or dinner, EVERYDAY at Holy Duck! Refill as many spring rolls, san choi bao, fried rice, crispy duck pancakes, ice cream and tea! *Note: refills are allowed one course at a time, i.e.: get unlimited spring rolls to start with, once satisfied with the amount of spring rolls, the next course will be served and refilled as many times as you wish – this goes on for each of the course until the end of your set meal* Available EVERYDAY (Lunch or Dinner) T&C’s: Minimum 2 guests Dining time limited to 90 minutes
    $48 All You Can DUCK! Photo

  • Mother's Day

    May 9, 2025 - May 11, 2025
    From May 9–11, all mums will receive a complimentary glass of bubbles and a slice of our Raspberry Lychee Rose Slab Cake — on the house. Available Friday to Sunday. Bookings recommended.
    Mother's Day Photo

Offers

  • Happy Hour - Happy Sunset $15 house Quack-Tails

    Multiple dates available
    Sun - Sat - 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
    7 Days a week 5:00pm to 7:00pm Enjoy our house - twist cocktails for $15 each

Menu

View menu on restaurant's website

What 126 people are saying

Holy Duck! reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.4Value

Noise • Energetic

Loved For

  • Inner South

    Best Overall

  • Inner South

    Best Food

  • Inner South

    Best Service

  • Inner South

    Best Ambiance

  • Inner South

    Best Value

  • Inner South

    Good for groups

  • Inner South

    Neighborhood gem

  • Inner South

    Lively

  • Inner South

    Most Booked

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Holy Duck! offers a "fantastic" dining experience with "amazing" food and a vibrant atmosphere. Diners love the "all you can eat duck" menu, praising the crispy duck pancakes. Despite occasional service hiccups, the friendly staff and delightful cocktails make it a "must try" for duck enthusiasts.
126 Reviews

  1. Tian

    Sydney1 review

    2.0

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 2
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    Food was ok. Portion was small. Service was terrible, way understaffed. Left our birthday cake in the freezer and cake came out frozen. Not impressed. Overall was not a satisfying dining experience!

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  2. Chris

    Sydney3 reviews

    4.0

    Dined 4 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Lovely restaurant and experience. The crispy duck was a tad dry for me so the roasted duck was more enjoyable as it was more tender and juicy.

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  3. Jacklyn

    Sydney2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Perfect spot for a quick lunch for business and/or pleasure

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  4. Alan

    Sydney1 review

    5.0

    Dined on April 26, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food and service exemplary. We had the all you can eat Set Menu and every dish was spectacular. The servers were eager to ensure we enjoyed the experience... and the amazing food. Second servings were offered eagerly and, if we could have fitted them in, thirds. Our first visit of many I'm sure.

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  5. Janelle

    Brisbane1 review

    1.0

    Dined on April 25, 2025

    1. Overall 1
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 2
    We were disappointed because even though the reviews had not seemed very positive overall, we still wanted to believe that it could be a great experience. Both my friend and I LOVE duck! But we must learn to heed the reviews!!! Probably the best thing about our time there was the cocktail we ordered to start with which was called the Holy Drink. Other than the dour waitress who seated us and took our order, the other waitresses seemed nice enough. The ambience was noisy, but pleasing enough. BUT ... and now for the negative feedback ... The duck was disappointingly as dry as the Sahara Desert. There was next to no duck in the Duck San Choi Bao. It was almost all made up of peas. The duck spring rolls, the duck fried rice were very average, but sadly the dish I had been most looking forward to which was the Duck with pancakes was served with almost impossible to chew dried duck. Probably the best part of the meal was the passionfruit ice cream (which I'd describe as sorbet) and it also wasn't fabulous. One other sad point that I should mention was that we arrived for our 7pm reservation and requested a drink order immediately so as to come in under 7pm cut off point for happy hour and by the time we had asked the question and the waitress had answered us, it was exactly 7.01 pm and she said ... "no". I told her right up front that I write reviews and hoped to give her a good review, but she remained dour faced and appeared not to care. So that was the beginning and it was all downhill from there. So, you can agree or disagree about the last point, but if you're interested in friendly service and good food, I would suggest giving this eatery a miss.

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  6. Julie

    Sydney4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on April 11, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Food was very ducktastic. Customer service was lovely and very attentive. Would definitely come back when craving duck dishes!

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  7. Tim

    Sydney1 review

    5.0

    Dined on April 10, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    I turned up with 13 people, having booked for 8, then changed that to 10, and the staff were 100% friendly and accomodating. Great food, particularly if you like duck!

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  8. Danita

    Sydney1 review

    5.0

    Dined on April 5, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    The all you can duck menu did not disappoint! We ordered Chinese Tsing Tao with our spring rolls and san choy bao starters and red wine with the main course of roast duck pancakes and fried rice.

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  9. Jenny

    Victoria1 review

    5.0

    Dined on March 29, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    A great venue for duck! Cocktails are lovely here as well. We enjoyed our meal.

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  10. Mark

    Sydney3 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on March 29, 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Service good and prices very fair but some dishes were a little light on in quantity. Overall worth a visit though.

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FAQs

Holy Duck! offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (02) 9281 0080.

Holy Duck! is rated 4.5 stars by 126 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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Make a reservation

Booked 16 times today
Experiences are available.
Google Map for Holy Duck!

2-10 Kensington St, Chippendale, AU-NSW 2008

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Located on Kensington Street between Spice Alley and Cartel
  • Neighborhood
    Chippendale
  • Hours of operation
    Lunch Daily 12:00 pm–3:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:00 pm–10:00 pm
  • Price
    $41 to $100
  • Cuisines
    Contemporary Asian, Chinese, Asian
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    Best way to our restaurant is to take train to Central Station and walk 10 mins to our venue. We are located at Kensington Street | 10 -12 Kensington Street, Chippendale, NSW, 2008.
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Banquet, Beer, Cocktails, Delivery, Dog Friendly, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Gluten-free Options, Happy Hour, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Takeout, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
  • Delivery & takeout
    Order direct
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