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Ugly Duckling, New York, NY

Ugly Duckling

4.4
4.4
12 Reviews
$30 and under
American
166 Smith Street, New York, NY 11201

About this restaurant

  • Neighborhood gem
  • Innovative
  • Romantic
Uglyduckling celebrates the change, innovation, and beauty of Brooklyn’s past and present. You’ll find that inspiration at the heart of every dish, cocktail, and experience at Uglyduckling.
Ugly Duckling Specializes in American Craft Beers which is an ever rotating list as well as craft cocktails made with locally sourced ingredients as well as daily specials featuring locally sourced meats, fish and vegetables.

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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Contemporary American, Gastro Pub
  • Hours of operation
    Monday -Thursday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm Friday - Saturday: 11:00am - 11:00pm Sunday: 11:00am - 10:00pm
  • Phone number
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 12 people are saying

Ugly Duckling reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

Overall ratings and reviews

4.4
4.4 based on all time ratings
  • 4.1Food
  • 4.3Service
  • 4.3Ambience
  • 4Value

NoiseEnergetic

12 Reviews
  1. MarcoC VIP

    New York City20 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on August 20, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Booked a table for 5 people so I got to try a lot of dishes! Everything was great. I recommend the shrimp and grits + burger + French toast. The chicken waffle sandwich looks amazing but I didn't enjoy it as much. Their drinks are cheap and food comes out fast.

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  2. JonahP

    New York City4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on August 12, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The breakfast sandwich (waffles, chicken etc) was delicious!

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  3. Evan

    San Francisco32 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on July 1, 2017

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Good beer selection, salmon BLT is solid Cool room, entire front is open to the street, which is great for summertime. Saturday dinner here was fairly quiet, but I think that will switch with time.

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  4. JasS

    Washington DC4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on May 27, 2017

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    After reading many reviews, my friends and I decided to visit the Ugly Duckling for dinner and boy was it worth it. For an appetizer, we ordered chicken wings with the Thai chili sauce, which was very scrumptious! I ordered the chicken and waffles with a side salad, and it was all very delicious. The serving sizes of the entrée was more than enough! The beer selection was small, but the waitress suggested a cider that I loved! Overall, we will be back when visiting Brooklyn.

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  5. JoannaK

    New York City12 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on October 14, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    Not a huge menu, but the mussels were delicious and generous enough to share, and I loved the short ribs tacos.

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  6. pakkap

    New York City7 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on August 26, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    Great beer selection and class act burgers.

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  7. Brooklynite

    New York City39 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on July 9, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Great food and drink menu. A great place for dinner with a good drink, beer and wine list. It looks like it is just a bar, but the menu was very good. The service was excellent. Great addition to the neighborhood which has a lot of bars, but not as many restaurants.

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  8. beforetheshow

    Las Vegas6 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on July 8, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    The food we had was tasty, but kind of small for the entree we got. I usually think most plates I get serve too much food, so this was a first for me. The other entrees had more with them, so maybe it was just what we got, but for the money we expected to be full and not go somewhere else for another course. They had a nice beer selection and the one cocktail I had was well made and very tasty.

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  9. OpenTable Diner

    Orlando3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on June 24, 2016

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The food is delicious! The pear and gorgonzola salad was amazing, as was the fried chicken and waffle sandwich.

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  10. Mark VIP

    New York City17 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on June 3, 2016

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    the bar had a great selection of local beer on tap. the food looked great but the taste was just a little off. the wings had good taste but i felt a little undercooked. not raw meat just wish they were more crispy and more tender. it was hard to get the meat off the bone and chewy. the fried chicken that came with the chicken & waffles was really good not so much the waffle. the shrimp that came with the shrimp and gritts didn't have much flavor. i think it got lost in the broth. i would go back for drinks though.

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Ugly Duckling is rated 4.4 stars by 12 OpenTable diners.

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Google Map for Ugly Duckling

166 Smith Street, New York, NY 11201

Additional information

  • Cross street
    Wyckoff Street and Smith Street
  • Neighborhood
    Boerum Hill
  • Hours of operation
    Monday -Thursday: 4:00pm - 10:00pm Friday - Saturday: 11:00am - 11:00pm Sunday: 11:00am - 10:00pm
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Contemporary American, Gastro Pub
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Additional
    Beer, Full Bar, Weekend Brunch, Wine
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