When I found out that my husband had never had Peking Duck, I had to get him to have one. I have had really good Peking duck, and and then not-so-great Peking duck, and those were such huge difference that I knew that I had to take him to a really good place. After my research, I decided on Decoy, since it was said as one of the best place to have Peking duck. I quickly made reservation. The inside is rather small. Most of the seating here is a long communal table. This could be a bit awkward if you are not used to sitting next to a stranger. Also, depends on where you are sitting, it takes long time to get in and out, making it difficult just getting to the bathroom. Right by the entry door, there were two separate nooks with seating on each side. One side is a counter seats for three people. On the other side is a private table for two people. For some awesome luck, we got to have the private table for two!!! We were so happy... Good things happens to good people! From the moment we walked in, we were greeted warmly by the manager, Craig. He took us to our nice private table, and once learned that this was our first time visiting Decoy, he took time to explain their menu to us. Super nice! When our waitress came over, she also explained the menu to us, they are all really nice here. The prix fixe Peking Duck menu comes with Homemade Pickles, Decoy Chips, Duck Consommé Shots, 10 Pancakes, 3 sauces, choice of small plates, and choice of fried rice or veggie side. The portion of each items are adjusted depending on your party size so that everyone gets good amount of food. As for duck itself, they provide 1 duck per party of 5 or less. So, basically, the less friends you bring, the more duck you will have... LOL One thing I have to mention is their bathroom. I waited for a quite a while, almost made me wonder if there is really someone in the restroom, or if the door nob is broken??? After a while, a young female came out, almost running away. When I got inside, I realized that she was running away from her shame...she obviously could not figure out how to flush the high tech toilet!!! LOL! She could at least warn me and said "I am sorry, I couldn't flush it..." So, they have this super cool Japanese toilet, TOTO. The control panel was installed on top of the toilet paper holder, and there you find the button function for "flush." Maybe the restaurant should put out an instructional sign that indicates how to flush the toilet. Ok, done with the toilet part. As I mentioned, the staffs here are very efficient, friendly, and they know their stuff. Our waitress was really nice too. Our water was filled, dirty dishes picked up quickly, and clean plates delivered without asking for it. The manager, Craig does a great job looking over the entire restaurant, constantly walking around, making sure everyone was happy. We certainly were super happy! As this is a small restaurant, they do take the reservation very seriously. Once you make the reservation, the commitment to the duck feast needs to be given to the restaurant in a form of your credit card information. If you decide not to show up, they will charge you a penalty fee. They will also ask you to confirm the reservation either by email or phone. If you do not confirm your reservation by 4pm on the day of your reservation, they might not hold your seat. It might sound like an extra stress, but nowadays, many other restaurants call you a day before to confirm your reservation also. And most of all, it is totally worth the extra time and attention at Decoy! read more

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4.5/5 My second time here. Ordered the prefix menu with the duck, waygu beef for appetizer, and crab and scallop fried rice for the rice option. Decoy is definitely one of the best go to restaurant for peking ducks in New York, but the price is a little high. 75 per person for prefix menu and it has a lot of options for add on. Always recommend to have a reservation for ducks. 50 dollars deposit is required. read more

Decoy - Peking Duck - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

I love Decoy! I have been there three times and LOVE their cocktail their food! Probably the first time I love all the dishes in a fusion restaurant. The menu is interesting, innovative, and delicious. The Peking Duck was very good and not so greasy. Also great atmosphere. read more

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Food: 4.5/5.0 Service: 3.0/5.0 Value: 2.5/5.0 Decor: 2.0/5.0 Overall: 4.0/5.0 I'm not a fan of communal benches at this price point. The place is super cozy, but probably cozier than I'd like to be when I'm shelling out $79.95 per person for the duck, an app, and a shared side/rice. -1 decor. ^So that's the complaining. More on point, the food was great, and the duck blew my mind (I went in with admittedly low expectations that this place easily cleared). I'm not saying that this is D*d***, but I was thinking that this would be yet another greasy, not-Peking duck Peking duck that you'd find in some places like Chinatown or Flushing. No ladies and gentlemen, Decoy serves a proper Peking duck. Top 5 in the city for sure (maybe 3). I'm coming back. read more

Decoy deserves the hype. Every single dish here is incredible and memorable and a unique take on asian cuisine without straying too far into the fusion world. The flavors are all true to their heritage, and all of the items are special and tasty in their own ways. The best thing to do is definitely the set menu, but it's going to cost you. The opening appetizer is a chips and salsa dish but the chips are fried fish skins. Every piece is perfectly crispy and complements the salsa and pickles so well. This opening dish set the bar so high already. For appetizers we ordered the oxtail dumplings and the wagyu. The wagyu was so tender it was like butter and each piece was delicious and perfectly cooked. The oxtail dumplings were super tasty as well. The Peking Duck is obviously the main attraction and it did not disappoint. The skin was crispy, the duck meat was tender and flavorful and the entire package was a fantastic dining experience. read more

Decoy - The fish skin chips and salsa - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

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10/10 Everything pleasantly so delicious! -The meal start with deep fried fish skin so really crispy. -Strawberry Foie Gras Tarts ~Melt in your mouth good. -Peking Duck was really good I recommend Crispy and fatty skin.(Number one Peking Duck in New York) -Uni Salad look like Japanese style. -Crab Scallop fried rice Smells good and yummy a lot of Crab&Scallop. -The waitress so really nice. #Don't forget to make reservations for Peking Duck!! read more

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Probably the best Peking Duck SKIN you can find in the city. It is not fatty and not burnt. Although it cost much more - like a third more than the Peking ducks specialty restaurants in the city, they do have good accompaniments. But is still pretty pricey. They inky make a few ducks a day so it is good to plan ahead in reserving a table and the duck! It is only served as a complete prix-fixed dinner if you make a reservation. However, you can walk-in and order just the duck at the bar table ala carte if you go early enough to get what would be available. With the prix-fixe also comes uni or sea urchin in a uni shell or is that a wooden container resembling an uni she'll cut in half?? The place is so dark that it is actually hard for me to see what I am eating. I wish the other duck houses learn their technique in keeping the duck as less oily with shiny perfectly light and crunchy duck skin! It's perfect Peking Duck. Maybe even the duck house in Beijing should learn from here. read more

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Drop down the stairs (and insofar as I can tell, not ADA-friendly) and into a shared long table with strangers at either side. Make reservations, it does get busy. A long bar to eat at, too, if you don't mind that. Amuse bouche was fried rainbow trout skin with a garlic miso sauce - excellent starter. We also had the assorted pickled vegetables (a good mix of spicy and sour), the Katz's pastrami triangles (good, but oddly out of place), oxtail dumplings (delicious though a bit heavy on the dough), and shrimp & snow pea leaf dumplings (ok, I've had better in Chinatown). I've had better Peking Duck. There, I've said it to start. The hand-made wraps were good, but the duck tasted flat, not full of flavor like the ones I've had elsewhere in the city. The best part was the duck shot, a reduced, hyper-flavored shot of duck-infused broth that came with the duck. Tasty and I've had almost nothing like it. That must be where all the flavor went, because otherwise I didn't have nearly that sense of flavor from the duck. Three sauces - a cranberry (eh), standard hoisin sauce (tasted straight out of a can, tinny), and sesame sauce (hit and miss with the table). Other items we shared - the teriyaki-marinated ribeye - fantastic juicy flavor and perfect texture. Saved the review, really. Fried rice with scallops and shrimp was ok, but serving it was harder than I would think out of the little wooden container. Had to ask for a bigger spoon. And the fish special that night with asparagus was ok, but did not wow anyone. Overall, good hits, a few misses. Will try other dishes here the next time. read more

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Still 5 stars. This time we are a party of 6 so we received 2 Peking Ducks. They were a little different this time, and the skin was not as crispy as before. The small plates, however, were superb. I can eat here every week. The assorted pickled vegetables + shishito peppers and the crispy fish skin to nibble on. We had the Foie Gras and Strawberry Tart, Grilled Wagyu Beef pieces, Scallops 2 ways Then came the duck consomme shot and Peking Duck. For the mains we ordered the Sea Bass in black bean and basil, Short Rib in brown sauce, Shrimp with caviar (ok, egg roe), some asparagus and the scallop and crab fried rice. Total overkill, but this stuff still tasted good the next day, unlike any other Chinese food. The duck was still tender - how is this possible? So delicious. read more

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Love everything about this plate. The peking duck tastes very authentic, and even just the sides will fill you up. Bar is good too. read more

I guarantee you this is the best Peking Duck in town!! The skin is so crispy, and the meat had the right amount of fat that makes it so fragrant but not overly greasy. The pancake was just perfect to wrap everything in as well! I didn't expect much other than the Peking Duck but their appetizers and sides were all so delicious too! And portions are HUGE! So what you're paying is really worth it. Overall it's a really great dining experience. Service is great as well, just that it's a long table setting so you would be sitting next to strangers and probably hearing their conversation. read more

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We were recently on a mission to find the best Chinese cuisine in NYC. Decoy is high on the list on having the best Peking Duck. With a prix fixe duck dinner ($68.50 per person), it is best to make a reservation in advance because this place is extremely busy. You will also need to put down your credit card for the reservation . After we secured a reservation for a weekend night two weeks in advance, we patiently waited for a great meal. We arrived soon after the opened for my first Peking duck meal ever. My wife has had duck before but I was very excited. Upon entry, this place is your classic basement level restaurant where anyone would be amazed that high end restaurant could function in such tight quarters. Craig, the manager, welcomed us and gave us a seat near the window. The majority of the seats are in the communal table space. For the food, it was a great feast. Everything on the small plates menu looked so good so it was a little difficult but we ordered the Shrimp Stuffed Shishito Peppers and the Kumamoto oysters in yuzu sauce with caviar. Before small plates, you are served homemade pickles which had three types of kimchi cauliflower, kimchi cucumbers, and pickled mango. With the pickles, there was Decoy chips which were super tasty fish chips. For our two libations, we had the Chinese Tsingtao beer for $9 and the Impeached for $14 which is made with Monkey Shoulder, Cynar, Peach Shrub, Shiso, and Yuzu. Finally for the feast, we had the duck. Just before they served it, they gave use a small shot glass of duck consommé which prepped our palates for the duck. The duck is served three sauces that were Cranberry, Peanut Butter & Sesame, and Hoisin sauce. The duck also comes with a whole duck, with legs, 10 pancakes, scallions, and crispy fried whole shallots. We decided to go for one dessert to finish off the meal. The Ginger Panna Cotta with Blueberry Compote for $10 was worth. The fruit was fresh and the panna cotta was very light. Overall Craig and the team did a great job. For the constant flow of patrons and prospective patrons without reservations, the staff treated people efficient and respectfully. In New York City, good service is more the exception than the rule so I truly appreciate the great service here. Thanks. read more

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After hearing bad reviews on Da Dong, my friend canceled his reservation and we decided to go to Decoy instead. The restaurant is incredibly tiny. It consists of one long table, the bar, and two tiny tables on either side of the door. If you have the misfortune of sitting near the entrance during the winter, make sure you wear a sweater. We did the $75 prix fixe for 5 people, which came with one plate of duck, 10 pancakes, sauces, Asian pickles, decoy chips, duck consommé, 4 sides, 3 entrees, 1 fried rice, and 1 vegetable side. Peking Duck - The duck tasted like the peking duck I've had at most Cantonese restaurants. The pancakes are really small and flimsy. They give us 10 and charge $6 for extra. They took away the extra before we finished even though they charged us for it. They put the duck on a smaller plate to make room for the other dishes, but didn't give us back the sauces and the pancakes. The three sauce that came with the duck were hoisin, cranberry (weird), and sesame (tastes like a tang yuan). The duck consommé was delicious and probably my favorite part. Overall, the duck was tasty, but I think I'd rather go to a Cantonese restaurant and get larger pieces of duck and pancake wraps there. Decoy Chips and Asian pickles - I loved the Decoy Chips!!! They turned out to be fried fish skin. The pickles were great as well. I loved the mango one the best. For those with shrimp allergies, the pickled cucumbers and cauliflower has shrimp in it. Oxtail dumplings - This was my favorite out of the four sides. The filling had an interesting briny taste to it. The dumplings also have shrimp in it for those who have shrimp allergies. Katz's Pastrami Triangles - Not my favorite. Crunchy vegetable and peanut dumplings - I thought these would be boring but I actually enjoyed these dumplings. It tasted like they used jicama in the filling. Grilled Wagyu beef pieces - I only had a small bite, since it was rather far away from me on the table. It was okay, not mind-blowing or anything, but that may be because my piece was too small. The beef also has shrimp in it. Chilean sea bass - This came as small pieces of bass with on a bed of vegetables. The flavor of the sauce was on the sweet side. Not my favorite sea bass dish, but it wasn't bad. Sauteed Diced Lamb on Roti - I enjoyed the flavor of the lamb which came as small pieces in a bowl made out of roti. The lamb wasn't too chewy. Grilled Pork "Toro" with Korean rice cakes - The pork and rice cakes were cut into little strips. I didn't get much of this since it was on the other side of the table. Truffle egg fried rice - Really delicious. The rice is covered in a fluffy and soft truffle-flavored omelette. The fried rice underneath was average as in not as good as a Chinese restaurant, but wow that egg was so good. This was better than all the entrees we ordered. Sauteed snow pea shoots - Way overpriced. I think a Cantonese restaurant can make this better for $6 less and twice the size. In terms of Peking Duck, I wouldn't say they are that much better than the Peking Duck you get at Cantonese restaurants. They are immensely better than DaDong though and I do think their entrees and sides make the prix fixe worth it. read more

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Great food. Great ambience. Good service. Try the grilled beef definitely. Their peking duck is supposed to be the best. You need to make a reservation way ahead of time if you want to get in on a weekend. they have limited seating on a communal table but I liked to think of it as an elite seating. You get a choice of two sides and they bring you delicious pickles and salads too. It's a lot of food so prepared to either stuff your face or pack home. The "two shrimp" fried rice was very good. The peking duck was truly marvelous. The pancakes were soft and hot and paper thin. The duck was perfectly done with the crispy skin and juicy flesh. It is the perfect date night place. You can call it a little pricey but the food is worth it. Definitely going back :) read more

The duck was definitely the star of the show here. Tasted amazing while eating but noticed later that all I had, after we left, was the taste of soy sauce in my mouth and a serious need for gallons of water. The duck was great because the dark meat was juicy and very, very moist and the skin was perfectly crisp. The combination with the spring onions and what I think was a restaurant made hoisin sauce (plum sauce) was great. I tried the other two sauces that came along with the hoisin but they made the dish mediocre. I had a drink at the bar before being seated and that was great. Delicious concoction! We did the a la carte and also ordered the lobster noodle dish which was good but nothing special. Maybe I waited too long to eat it because I was too busy with the duck but the noddles were overcooked and falling apart by the time I was eating it-- no where near al dente. Service was good but it's a small restaurant so don't expect to have your own table. Our waiter was very attentive when we need anything like more hoisin sauce and pancakes, which was appreciated. Great job! read more

Decoy - The famous duck! - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Although the food was good, the experience was not. As a result of how many people they squeeze into a communal table, one of the servers spilled a dish on me as they were trying to clear it. A good faith gesture such as drinks or one of our dishes on the house would've likely made me forget the whole ordeal, however we received neither, so here I am. Won't go back, wasn't an enjoyable experience and can find better food elsewhere. read more

Came here for the duck. Stayed for the sides. Left with a super full stomach and half a duck to take home as leftovers. This place is known for its $75 prix fixe menu which includes some fish chips and pickled sides, 2 small plates, and a choice of rice or veggie on the side. My boyfriend and I came here on a late Saturday night and were seated immediately (you have to make a reservation early in advance though). We ordered the Oxtail Dumplings and Foie Gras & Strawberry Tarts. The Oxtail Dumplings were perfectly crispy on the outside and contained so much oxtail filling. The Foie Gras & Strawberry Tarts were oh-my-god-melt-in-your-mouth good. I never thought foie grad and strawberry would go well together but this was amazing! I enjoyed it more than the duck! Finally came the Peking duck. I've been to Beijing before and the duck there had crispy skin that literally melts in your mouth like cotton candy as soon it touches your tongue. Decoy's duck unfortunately did not melt in my mouth, but it was VERY close. It still satisfied my Peking duck craving. However, was it really worth $75 per person? Not really. The good thing was that you do get a whole duck to share between 2 people (two ducks if you have a party of 4). It was a lot of food and we ended up taking home half the duck because we couldn't finish it all. I'd definitely come back for the Foie Gras & Strawberry Tarts though! I'd also like to try some of their other small plates. I thought this was more unique than the Peking duck dinner. read more

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Overall - great quality food with many trendy and creative dishes to choose from. Note that the famous Peking Duck has limited quantity per day, so come earlier in the day (it feeds 4-8 people as it comes with many sides). I would recommend the oxtail dumplings that comes with the garlic aioli as an appetizer - it's amazing! But be careful of the previous reviews on certain items - especially the truffle fried rice. Pros - very trendy, creative dishes, and the service was great as well. The oxtail dumpling was one of the best dumplings/appetizers I've had in a longtime. Cons - we ordered the truffle fried rice after looking through the previous pictures/reviews. We saw that a piece of truffle comes on top of the truffle fried rice as a garnish (a picture posted by a popular reviewer). But there was no truffle on the top and we had no way of judging how much truffle actually went into make a $28 fried rice dish. My guess is they only use truffle oil as we did taste the truffle very faintly. This was very misleading for us and we regret ordering this dish (it was good but not worth $28 and seemed gimmicky by naming it 'Truffle' fried rice) read more

Decoy - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

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Decoy is the best Chinese restaurant in NYC! I've been there twice and both times were fantastic. I love how every dish is innovative, pretty, and, most importantly, delicious. The duck itself is very good (Dadong night have better duck but everything else there is really bad). The pre fixe portion is huge, so come hungry!! Highly recommend: - oxtail dumplings - crab and scallop fried rice (AMAZING!) - brown sauce short ribs - Peking duck - key lime pie (the sorbet that comes with it is wayyyy too sour though) Good: - foie gras tart: interesting twist, but i like savory foie gras better - oysters - snow pea shoots I don't recommend the Chinese broccoli with mushroom dish. It tastes like it's from a random Chinese takeout place. read more

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味道：4.5/5 鸭皮：4.5/5 鸭肉：4/5 面饼&酱料：3/5 这家卖烤鸭的店，真的超级多人推荐，无论是单独开贴或者是在讨论烤鸭的帖子下，都很容易发现DECOY的身影。他们家的烤鸭要是不预定就几乎吃不到这件事，足以证明它的好吃。 但是他们家的刀工确实一般般，可能会比大家期望的稍微厚一点，然后搭配的酱是花生酱、蔓越莓酱和甜面酱，可能不太像是正经烤鸭该配的酱料，只能说当新派Fusion烤鸭来吃吧~ 更多烤鸭：https://share.100way.com/webpost/324787 read more

Came here with a group of 4 during the week and we were only able to get a 9:30 reservation (though we only tried a week or so before so I'm sure we could've done better). Overall, there is a ton of food for a very good pre-fix price, but it does add up with drinks. The service was overall pretty good except it was a chore to try to get our waters refilled and they didn't pour the wine evenly. The pickled bites they bring at the beginning are really good, my favorite was the shisito peppers. They also brought fried branzino chips which were delicious, perfectly fried and crispy. In addition to these 2 amuse bouches, you get for a group of 4, 4 of the small plates, duck, 2 main dishes, and then either a vegetable or a fried rice. From the appetizers, I remember ordering wontons, the wagyu pieces the foie gras, and vegetable dumplings. My favorite was the foie gras, which has a very cute presentation. The strawberry does overpower the foie gras a bit, but it was still delicious. I also thought the wagyu pieces were incredibly well flavored and tasty. The duck itself was the star of the show, the skin was incredibly thin and crispy and there was plenty of it for the 4 of us (though we did finish it all)! The pork dish we ordered was not my favorite - the sausage in particular wasn't very tasty. The beef dish on the other hand was good, though not as good as the duck. I think I would prefer if they just give you more duck instead of letting you choose 2 appetizers My group wanted to order Chinese broccoli instead of one of the fried rice dishes and no one really touched it (I don't really like any sort of broccoli so I'm probably not the best judge) Overall, it's worth a stop to try the duck. read more

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You've obviously come here for the duck so first I'm going to outline some facts about ducks: 1. Ducks can fly more than 300 miles in a single day. 2. A duck's quack, contrary to popular belief, does in fact echo. 3. Ducks, are omnivores, probably like you, so your time here will probably suck if you're veagan. 4. The most commonly farmed duck, and the one you're most likely going to eat here is the Pekin duck (also called the Long Island duck). This is confusing as fk because Pekin (Beijing) and Long Island are really far from each other. But it's probably these duckboys can fly anywhere they damn please. Finally, ducks are fking delicious and especially the duck here. Go with a party of 5 and order 2 whole ducks as entree. Avoid everything else on the menu that's non-duck related because it sucks (e.g. steamed sea bass). Drinks were great, service was solid. I'm docking a star, however, because this place kills a lot of delicious ducks. read more

Decoy - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

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Having dined recently at Dadong, I still had the sour taste of mediocre Peking duck in my mouth. Thankfully, my friend landed a reservation at Decoy and I am thrilled to report that it was not only better than Dadong (truly a low bar) but excellent in its own right. Peking duck is an excellent dish, one that too few people will ever get to try. There are numerous Chinese restaurants that roll out halfhearted takes on the dish for the imperceptive among us. Do not let yourself make that mistake; instead, indulge yourself and some friends at Decoy. Our party of four had the Peking duck dinner, comprised of the following: STARTERS Homemade Pickles: These sound very humble, but turn out to be six unique cups of light yet bright fruits and vegetables, including a lovely curry and fresh mango. Do not overlook these! Decoy Chips: Likewise not your boring old Lays; these are fried branzino skin cooked and seasoned to perfection to whet your appetite for the feast to come. SMALL PLATES Octopus Salad: The first small plate to come out, fittingly as it is served cold. The presentation was wonderful, a small plate of octopus and cucumber perched atop a white porcelain teapot filled with dry ice sublimating cool carbon dioxide out the spout. The flavors matched the display. Shrimp Stuffed Shishito Peppers: Well prepared, a half step above the kind you would find at many dim sum spots. Oxtail Dumplings: Everyone knows anything oxtail is yummy, and these are no exception. Tender and bursting with meat juice. MAIN DISHES Sauteed Diced Lamb: Succulent and saucy, paired appropriately with Chinese broccoli and pickled shallots (grossly underutilized in cuisine). The lamb is actually served on top of a crepe-like pancake, in case you need to carbo-load for that marathon you are not running. Steamed Sea Bass: Good but not great, perhaps because we were nearing fullness as the meal came to a close. Probably the simplest dish on the night. RICE Truffle Egg Fried Rice: A pleasant surprise, with a thin layer of cooked egg encasing the aromatic rice within like an omurice. I am not 100% sold on the marriage of truffle oil with rice yet, but this is a solid rendition. DUCK Duck Consomme Shots: How are more restaurants not catching on to consomme shots already? Everyone knows consomme is a fancy word for clarified liquid fat, but because it's French it must taste good. This one really does, and warms the soul before the sin that is about to unfold with the... Peking Duck: Serving hands down the best Peking duck - if not the best bird - I have had stateside, Decoy toes the line between crispiness and tenderness brilliantly. The pancakes are, importantly, the perfect texture and temperature as well. In addition to the typical cucumber and spring onions is an option of crispy shallots to accompany the duck slices into your pancake, which are an excellent innovation. Both the hoisin and sesame work well albeit separately and not in the same bite. The only slight hiccup is the baffling inclusion of a cranberry sauce alongside the traditional hoisin and a housemade sesame. Service was brisk but attentive, and although most parties greater than two will likely find themselves at the long communal table, you never feel claustrophobic. Rather, it makes for some entertaining people-watching or possibly even some friendly conversation (the horror!) with the adjacent group. read more

Decoy - Duck with sauces - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

I have googled "best peking duck" many times and was often surprised that this "americanized" place always showed up. I was finally able to try this today: The good: Service was on point. NYC style - fast/efficient but friendly. Plates were taken off your table the second you are done. The great: The duck was great. Not too fatty but skin was super crispy and meat was tender. We got the $75 each prefix special for two that came with 2 appetizers, one duck and a crab fried rice. Appetizers were "ok" but portions were small. Friend rice was good - "authentic" tasting. The bad: Space is small and provides little privacy. Pricing is also on the high side close to more deluxe or fine dining restaurants where you would expect silverware and table cloths. read more

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AH-MAZE-BALLS. If I could give this place more stars I would. Decoy was HIGHLY recommended by the doctor that I work with who lives in the city..so I knew he knew all the good places to eat. My husband and I came here before Valentine's Day for an early celebration and I'm SO glad we did. We had reservations for 8:30pm and got here around 8:15pm and the place was already packed. VERY small place, it's on the bottom floor of their sister restaurant Red Farm. There's a long farm style table on the left that can fit around 20 (?) people and the bar to the right that can fit around 10ish. At the bar, an a la carte menu is available whereas at the table, it's a pre fixe menu. The pre fixe menu was $75pp with a choice of 2 appetizers and a main rice dish OR a side dish. Along with that came the Peking duck, branzino chips, pickled cucumbers, kimchi cauliflower, and mango. For the appetizers, we opted for the Waygu beef and vegetable and peanut dumplings. For our main course, we chose the crab and scallops rice dish. This was MORE than enough food for two people with leftovers to bring home for a full dinner! The entire staff was beyond amazing. As soon as we walked in, we were greeted by a young woman who was extremely friendly and wasn't even fazed by how busy it was. We were then seated and greeted immediately by our waiter who got us water within the first 5 minutes of us sitting down. As soon as he came back with our waters, he asked if this was our first time and explained the menu to us. After ordering, our food came out during the perfect timing. Empty dishes were taken away immediately and tables and plates were cleaned before our duck came out. All I'm trying to say, is that the service at this place is beyond awesome! The FOOD was f-in PHENOMENAL. Its really had to cook duck to begin with, but to cook it like how they do overseas, is amazing. Born and raised in Hong Kong, it's hard to find food that actually tastes like home- and I have to tell you, this tasted like home. I'd like to give my compliments to the chef(s) for making everything to perfection. The duck shooter that it comes with, is basically duck broth...let's just say everything you eat here is orgasmically good! The duck LITERALLY melts in your mouth with the crunchiness of the duck skin. Three sauces that came with the duck was a peanut sauce, cranberry, and a hoisin sauce (sweet brown sauce). I don't think I have any words to describe the duck without saying this is something you have to sit and try yourself! If you're not a duck fan, I suggest you try Decoy's duck...I can guarantee you'll be a duck fan after having tried their duck I will highly recommend this to friends and family and will for sure come back! read more

My group had an overall amazing meal here last night. For a party of 5, the prix fixe menu includes 4 small plates, 3 main dishes, 1 rice dish, and 1 side in addition to the duck and everything listed on the top of the menu. The duck was absolutely delicious and we devoured it in under 10 min. The skin was crispy and meat incredibly juicy. You get thin pancakes instead of the regular steamed buns for Peking duck. It was fine for this meal because the normal buns would have made me too full to eat the rest of the dishes. 10 pancakes was not enough for the amount of meat though. As good as the duck was, it wasn't that much better than what you could get at a Chinese restaurant in Chinatown for a fraction of the price. It's definitely worth getting with the prix fixe menu but not a la carte. Now for the small plates, which was one of the best parts of the meal: - Shrimp, corn, and black truffle dumplings - this was sooo good! I highly recommend if you like truffle. No clue what that white thing on top of the dumpling is but that was delicious too. - Oxtail dumplings - pretty good but a little dry. I really liked the dipping sauce it comes with - Wagyu beef pieces - this is a MUST get!! The seasoning is on point and the meat just melts in your mouth. I could have eaten a huge bowl of this by myself - Seared live scallop with scallop dumpling - The dumpling lacked flavor, but the seared scallop was not bad. The corn in the sauce throws off the flavor. Not worth the extra $6 Main dishes: - NY strip steak: so good and worth the extra $16. It was cooked to a perfect medium rare but needed a lil bit of some salt - Chilean sea bass casserole: none of us really liked this. The fish was over cooked and tough to chew. Not sure if it was the star anise or something else, but the sauce had a weird flavor. This has a little bit of spice in it fyi - Pork toro with rice cake - the pork was very good but there was not enough of it. The bulk of the plate was rice cake and veggies Rice: we opted for the crab and scallop fried rice, which has an extra charge of $8. There's nothing special about this one. It's just fried rice Side: the sautéed snow pea leaves were pretty good but it's pretty difficult to mess that up Lastly we ordered the mango pudding for dessert. It was gone within 3 minutes because it was that good. We each paid just under $120 after tip and tax. For the amount and quality of food we got, I'd say it was completely worth the splurge this time read more

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My parents really wanted to get Peking Duck for dinner but when I looked up the best places for Peking Duck online, there was no definitive list that ranked the top restaurants that served Peking Duck. I had been to DaDong (before I got Yelp so I don't have a review up for it yet), and though it was really good, DaDong focused more on the aesthetic and experience. Decoy, however, was all about the food. With limited seating and space, Decoy served one of the best Peking Duck prix fixes I have ever had. There was meat, there was skin, there were pieces with meat and skin, and of course, the legs. Definitely worth the prix fixe that comes with 2 amouse bouches, 3 appetizers (small portions), a whole duck, 1 entree (decently sized), 1 plate of fried rice, and 1 side, all for $80 per person. I was in a party of 3, so it was plenty of food. 100% recommend!! read more

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I went here on a Saturday with a large group of 10. We only had two choices of reservations for a group that big (5pm or 9:30pm) and we were required to choose a pre-fixe menu. However, the upside was that with a party that big you get 3 PEKING DUCKS. The place itself is very cute, it's got one long table and a few small ones, and has a fun vibrant feel with plants and wood interiors. The food was fantastic from beginning to end - there were 8 different courses. And these portions were extremely generous, even with 10 people we all left that meal absolutely stuffed. The standouts were the oxtail dumplings, peking duck (of course!), steak, and the mango pudding. If that sounds like a lot of meat, I'll note that one of our group was a vegetarian. When he mentioned this to the waiter, they were extremely understanding and even brought out two plates of veggie dumplings just for him! Additionally, when one of our members mentioned that she doesn't eat egg they were happy to remake a fried rice without the egg. It's always great when restaurants go above and beyond to meet dietary requests! The service was really good and the wait staff were extremely attentive. It's an expensive meal especially for the pre-fixe menu, but with a large group who come very hungry it's definitely worth it. I can't wait to come back! read more

Decoy - Amazing peking duck! - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

This was my third time to DECOY and it never disappoints. Went on a Saturday night with three others. Always surprised by how much I like the fish skin chips -- make sure you squeeze the lemon on them! Pickles were also good, my favorite were the Chinese broccoli and the shishito peppers. In addition to the AMAZING Peking Duck, we ordered the following: 1. Oxtail Dumplings 2. Pastrami Triangles 3. Shrimp & Snow Pea Dumplings 4. BBQ Duck & Litchi 5. Pork with Korean Rice Cakes 6. Steamed trout with black bean sauce 7. Truffle Egg Fried Rice The Peking Duck was as good as I remembered - the best I've had in NYC. Must say the duck consommé was delicious and a standout. It is so good! We loved all four small plates but the Oxtail Dumplings were a standout -- great flavor and a standout dipping sauce. They looked like small empanadas -- huge portions and we loved them! All the food was excellent and there were so many choices - can't wait to go back and try something else. In retrospect, I would have tried a different rice, the Truffle Egg Fried Rice wasn't necessarily worth the additional cost. The drinks were good but seemed high priced. Overall, excellent experience. Also, loved the restaurant's playlist -- it really added to a great night out with friends! read more

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The Peking duck is truly excellent and is on par with that of some of the best restaurants in Beijing. The meat is tender and lightly salty while the skin is perfectly crispy. It's been consistently good both of the times we've visited. That being said, I hesitate to return in the future due to an incredibly offensive experience during our most recent visit. Those of you familiar with the restaurant know that with the exception of bar seating, seating is at a single long table parallel to the door. Because of the small space and being somewhat below ground, during the colder months, the restaurant is very drafty whenever the door opens, even more so near the door. When we arrived for our reservation for 4, the restaurant was mostly empty but the host decided to seat us at the position closest to the door despite there being 10 other free seats further inside. She said they were reserved for a party of 6 that had not arrived yet, which didn't make much sense to me, especially considering we could've still been moved further from the door even after accounting for that party of 6. We ultimately had to ask three times before she finally agreed to move us. I can't fathom why she decided to treat us this way. We were the only Chinese family that evening; was this just casual racism? We weren't dressed to the nines, having spent the day showing my parents around the city; did she think we wouldn't be able to afford much? (We ended up spending $400 by the way.) Either way, I don't plan on coming back, regardless of how good the duck is. read more

Phenomenal Peking-Styled Duck! *** Locals Right in a very trendy neighborhood with tons of cute shops, restaurants and bars! *** Travelers They are rated among the top for Peking-Style duck in NYC! *** My Recommendation When you make a reservation, it reserves the Peking Duck Prix-fix Set. This includes two apps of your choice, a main dish, and rice or veggies. In addition to the duck, pancakes, sauces, consommé shots, and sides! Great big meal, but kind of pricey as it is $75 per person. IG: @foodisseur read more

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Reserve your "table", and your duck! A tale of two cities: My wife and home are collocated in Chicago, but not me- I work in NYC. The juggling act that is our lives involves lots of travel, with weekends spent mostly in chi-town where I play out my other full time job as a Tim Taylor doppelgänger on the set of my private production of "Home Improvement." I even have my own Wilson (hey Houtsma- shout out to you!) Sometimes, however, we switch it up and my wife visits NY. On those weekends, dinner at decoy is a given (in my best "most interesting man in the universe" impersonation: I don't always eat in NY, but when I do, I eat at Decoy) Reservations on weekends generally require advance booking (weeks), and for good reason: the duck, or perhaps the urchin, or maybe it's the short rib dumplings, the steak, or... The point is, it's all great. The fixed price menu for two yields a duck, choice of 2 app courses, and choice of rice (get the seafood fried rice!). Dinner for four still yields the same single duck, more apps, choice of rice plus two mains- more food than than four can consume in two sittings. But that's besides the point, because it's not about the quantity (which is prodigious), but the quality- which is off the charts good. read more

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When I was in NYC, I knew I had to come to this place for their famous peking duck. This is hands down the best peking duck I ever had. I was skeptical at first because it was very expensive. But after reading many great reviews, I knew I had to try it out. Besides the food, the service is also great. If you ever come here, make a reservation first. read more

Decoy - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

We made a reservation and promptly seated when we arrived. For two people pixe fix, you get a whole duck, two small plates, and one fried rice. We got the grilled wagyu beef, moonlit shrimp black truffle dumplings, and vegetable fried rice. The peking duck was the best I've had. It came with 10 pancakes and three different sauces, hoisin, peanut, and cranberry.The skin was crispy and the meat was tender and juicy. It wasn't very oily. The wagyu beef pieces was good but the pieces were very small. I think if the pieces were a bit bigger, it would've been better. The moonlit shrimp black truffles dumplings were very good. I really liked it. I think I preferred this over the wagyu beef. The vegetable fried rice was surprisingly delicious. I didn't expect it be that good since it only contained vegetables and rice. Overall, the peking duck here was amazing. If you want to eat good peking duck, I definitely recommend Decoy. I will come back again in the future. read more

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This place has the best Peking duck in the city! The skin is crispy and the duck meat is perfectly cut in bite-size. You put it in the crepe like wrapper and stuff it with the cucumbers and scallions, to balance the fatty taste from the duck. Also, they provide three difference sauces: hoisin, strawberry and peanut. Hoisin is more traditional, never go wrong with that. But the peanut and strawberry sauce surprise me too. Try them all in one :) PS: You can ask for more crepe without extra charge. The pre-fix is so worth the price. With a party of 6, we got 2 ducks, 2 free starter, 3 small plates, 2 entrees, 1 side dish. Oh and the shot of duck consommé!!! A must try! Fried fish skin and homemade kimchi to kick start the dinner. Fried fish skin is a total surprise! It's a rare find in NYC! And they are giving you for free! The foie gras strawberry tart is my second favorite dish during the whole dinner. Omg! It's tart and sweet, plus with the foie gras, oh I wish I can eat three of them by myself or I wish they can sell this in a pastry shop lol! read more

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Food is amazing. Service is unfortunately, a nightmare. Table of 4 without reservations on a Sunday early evening (5pm) The petite Asian lady (or door bitch) was indeed one (I'm sorry but she was unnecessarily out of line) The other couple joining us for dinner was 3 minutes away. My partner and I walked in to an empty restaurant at 5pm and asked if it was possible to have a table for 4. To which the reply was "let me know when everyone is here". But the whole point of decoy is the duck so I politely asked again "could we check if there'd be duck available for a la cart dinner since we didn't make any reservations." The hostess's reply was "I can only let you know when everyone is here". (Goes back to looking at her screen). Twice, the tone was hurried and curt. ?! Ok. Um. Why? Friends turned up in less than 3 minutes and while one friend as heading in she told him to "close the door behind you" Ok. Um. Why? Why should I do that if my friends are right behind me and physically not in the restaurant yet?! Thankfully we didn't have to deal with her for much longer and the food (we ended up ordering prix fixe) was worth the earlier ordeal. Service for the rest of the evening by others were attentive and polite. Perhaps it's one off, perhaps she woke up on the wrong side of bed but please Decoy - Service should really include behaving logically and reasonably, no matter how great the food is. read more

Decoy - Not your typical Peking duck (not just the skin! but I prefer this meatier version) - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Pros (1) Jalapeno poppers are delicious (2) Oysters are fresh (3) Trendy little hole in the ground, literally, with an old fashioned bar Cons (1) They sold out of duck (2) Galbi and kimchi tastes mediocre at best (3) Portions are tiny considering the high prices (4) Do not drive here read more

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We have Peking Duck to-go for thanksgiving night and i can say it's really worth the price . Love the sauces and and crape . Duck is good too. Will comeback again for fine dining . Strongly recommended . read more

Came with a party of 4. We made a reservation so we were on the prix fix menu of $79.95 per head. For this you get the peking duck + 4 small appetizers, 2 mains and 1 rice or vege dish. The shrimp dumplings were delicious, we had shrimp and snow pea dumpling, and shrimp & truffle dumplings. Also had the scallops and wagyu, all equally amazingly tasty. Wagyu was melt in the mouth and the scallops were beautifully presented. The peking duck was delicious and juicy, crispy skin with right amount of fat. Enjoyed my meal here, would definitely dine here again. read more

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This place is really interesting, very busy but certainly for good reason and it s definitely worth a try if you want one of the best peking duck in town. I went with a couple of friends and we had a great culinary experience. Amazing! Follow our blog on Instagram & Facebook @drunkenculinarylove to see more reviews and much more! read more

Decoy - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

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