Ate here Friday night. 40 minute wait to be seated. Dining room nice but hot. Server was great. 1/2 dozen grilled oyster were ok. Fried catfish was good. Fried shrimp served lukewarm and too much breading. Shrimp po boy loaded with better shrimp than our combo. Onion rings were a disappointment. Slaw was excellent. read more

Party of eight. Food came out at different times--I get that it's hard for a kitchen to coordinate all the orders, but five of us waited quite a while. Everyone enjoyed their food--chargrilled oysters, red fish, burger, etc. Then we ordered two desserts to share (Salted Caramel Nola and Lemon Icebox Pie)--both scrumptious, but the server didn't bus our dinner dishes before bringing out the desserts. It was honestly a little gross passing them around over dirty dishes. Just a small extra step to clear the table would have been appreciated! Especially since a 20% gratuity was already included for a large party. read more

Blackened Red fish is good Oysters are good Fried pickles Fried mushrooms Steaks All of it is good. Get there early though. read more

You can't beat their steaks or thin cut catfish! This time I got the Cajun shrimp burger and it was fantastic. Service is always friendly. read more

Duck's Nest II - Cajun shrimp burger - Seafood Near Me - Ferriday, Louisiana

The food is amazing. Had a group of 6. Each of us had something different. Boiled shrimp excellent great Cajun flavors. Salad had a pepper jelly vinaigrette which was delicious margarita was on point. we were seated right away but do go early parking is rough to find a spot. Service was off the chart. I don't think you could have made the waitress mad. If you know old school southern sweetness this waitress had it. I will go back every time I am in the area read more

Best food by far. If you want some good seafood then you need to stop here. Overlooking Lake St John, you can pull your boat up to the dock and go eat on the back porch. Our waitress was awesome also. read more

Duck's Nest II - Shrimp Lovers with sweet potato fries; sorry I ate a few bites. - Seafood Near Me - Ferriday, Louisiana

This is the best seafood around!! A little pricey but well worth it! Beautiful lakeside setting. Pull up in your boat. You won't find better food anywhere around! read more

Was recently Ferriday way for a high school football game. Love this place, the atmosphere was great and the bar was festive. The poor lady was our host, bartender, and waitress, let me tell you it was packed and this girl was a 5star everything. The food was outstanding, the drinks were tight & errything was spot on. We have a restaurant in Monroe and we me the owners that night and we could not have had a better experience except maybe a nap & a ride home. The owners were great and our waitress/bartender/hostess was da bomb. On a scale of 1-10 this place was a 9. The only deduction was because we lost the football game If ever we're in the area, no doubt that's where we'll be eating. Matter fact we may make the drive just for a dinner date. Great review for a Great Place- The Duck Nest II read more

It's a tie in quality of food and their service or was the view the best?? We will definitely be coming back here! We had the blackened redfish and the shrimp 4 ways!! We loved ours but the table next to us ordered the shrimp and grits and the ribeye..which we will order next time!! Portions are huge! read more

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Amazing place to eat. Stopped randomly and had an outstanding meal on the water. The restaurant serves everything you can find that St. John Lake to include duck.. They also have outstanding frog legs that I saw someone else eat. read more

The blackened catfish Spokane is always a great choice. Great service. Great atmosphere. Highly recommend.

Two weeks ago my friend and I went to the Duck's Nest to eat. We were really looking forward to it because we hadn't eaten there in many, many months. We were seated in the room immediately past the cash register. When we placed our order for drinks we asked to move to sit out back with a lake view. The waitress inquired, we were denied, and were told we had to specifically ask to be seated in that location when we first came in. We were there shortly after they opened and hardly any patrons had arrived yet. Therefore, we could not and still cannot understand what the issue was? And after having driven that far, it sort of ruined our appetites. The gumbo that I ordered was delicious but I ate just a little and took the rest with me. She ordered a hamburger but said she didn't enjoy it. I rate the experience a one out of five. read more

Best Oysters ever. The onion rings were cooked to perfection. The tartar sauce was a bit sweet for me but the onion flavor helped overcome the sweetness. Would love a choice of tartar without the sugar. Great service!! read more

Jacked up oysters! Too much cheesy & didn't taste chargrilled, like I was expecting. The hosts were nice read more

Duck's Nest II - Jacked up oysters! I did not enjoy them, too cheesy & didn't taste chargrilled at all - Seafood Near Me - Ferriday, Louisiana

Great food with generous portions. Stopped by while driving through. Extremely busy but provided quick service.

Incredible little seafood restaurant outside of Ferriday, LA in the middle of no where sitting in the edge of Lake St. John. Great food, great service and an incredible atmosphere. Definitely recommend. read more

We stayed next door at Spokane for a benefit bass tournament, and my boyfriend had eaten here before and loved it, so it was a no brainer to grab dinner here. The wait for a table was unfortunately very very long, so by the time we were able to get one, we were starving and dying of thirst. The food made up for it though. We started with the onion rings, which were huge and crispy. Side salads were good and fresh too. He got the seafood platter and I got the ribeye. Both meals were cooked perfectly and tasted amazing. Service once we got inside was very good too. We'll be back for sure, hopefully at a much less busier time frame! read more

Duck's Nest II - Seafood platter and ribeye - Seafood Near Me - Ferriday, Louisiana

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Food was great and service too, wish they stayed open later for those of us that live bout 30 minutes away.

The food is amazing I got the blackened catfish with blackened shrimp with roasted vegetables, another in our party got a 16oz ribeye with a salad , another got the grilled shrimp pasta all was fresh and very delicious!!! Service was a 10 out of 10 !!! We drove from Alexandria to eat here will be back !!! read more

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We have eaten here many times over the years. I can honestly say we have never had a bad experience. Our food has always been hot, right, and delivered timely. Even as a large group, every one's order was right and hot. read more

This place is worth the drive! From the hush puppies to the fried fish to about everything on the menu this place is legit. Be careful though, the Duck's nest is only open at night. read more

Duck's Nest II - Wow. This place is great! - Seafood Near Me - Ferriday, Louisiana

The service was great and we received our food piping hot. The food was delicious and service was prompt and attentive. I will return.

Terrible service and ribeye was the worst I've ever had. Wife's shrimp combo was good but very disappointed overall!!

We went in a Friday night just after they opened. It was early and not busy. Our service was slow the whole meal. We ran out of drinks after we finally got them. Had to ask for refills. The food was just average. The temperature when it finally came out was only warm. Parts of our order was missing and had to be asked for. They brought bbq out twice for salad dressing. It seemed like they just didn't have it together I wouldn't go back. read more

Nice restaurant on beautiful Lake St John. Good seafood. The Shrimp Lovers platter is outstanding. Tip - don't sleep on the hamburgers. The Shroom Burger is as good a hamburger as you'll get anywhere. Service can be slow at times. read more

I have always enjoyed the Duck's Nest II, so this review is a review just for my meal on this visit. Tonight I tried their charbroiled oysters. I rarely find a seafood Resteraunt that serves them, so I was excited to see them on the menu. I fell in love with Charbroiled Oysters at Drago's in Metairie and New Orleans. Unfortunately, these were very disappointing. Too much cheese, too little butter, no charbroiled taste. It was if they were broiled in an oven. read more

This is our favorite seafood restaurant. The hush puppies are the best I have ever had, and don't miss the mustard greens that go with them! I love the shrimp lovers platter, so much I have to take home for next day. The fried catfish is crispy & Not greasy! The view, service is always great. Be sure & make reservations. A great place to eat , food is consistently good. Jackie read more

I've been twice and had similar experiences both times. Painfully slow service for average fried food. This second time, we didn't even get all of our food but were so ready to leave we just asked for our ticket. I had the blackened shrimp dinner. It came with a sad side salad, 10 shrimp which were fine, and a baked potato that never showed up - for $17. Even though my family spends lots of time on Lake St. John, I have no intentions of returning to the Duck's Nest. read more

Went there last night , took forever to get our food, and the food is still over priced . Wayyyyy over price for plain fried food.

My favorite steak! And the atmosphere is always great. I grew up in a small town, so I love places like this where everybody seems to know each other and they make you feel like family. If you're visiting the Miss-Lou area this is a must do. read more

The service was excellent! The food was some of the best I have had! I had the shrimp lovers platter! All of the different ways they were cooked were delicious! read more

I made reservations for myself, my mother, a friend and her daughter for Mother's Day. We arrived a few minutes early, and were seated immediately. The wood tables were clean, the atmosphere is that of a laid back Louisiana "elbow lake" which is exactly what Lake St. John is, so it was perfect. I ordered a ribeye, my mom ordered the small catfish dinner, and my friend and her daughter split a Filet. Everyone's food arrived at the table quickly and everything was tasty. The staff were attentive and refilled drinks as needed. I don't know what kind of service the bad reviews got, but our experience was awesome. When we were getting ready to leave, there was a couple of groups of people waiting for tables, but that was expected on Mother's Day without a reservation... My mother and I live about an hour away and we will be making the drive again to eat here. THANKS GUYS!!!!! read more

So I am from this area and I have a lot of Facebook friends that go to this place for special occasions, but I can't imagine why. The decor is folding tables and plastic table clothes. The management of the place needs to step down. He had busboys running food and waitresses bussing tables. We even enjoyed him screaming at one of the waitresses in front of a room of customers (we were on the "patio", a closed in paneled dark room), she was at the far end of the patio and HE stuck his head in the door long enough to scream at her that she wasn't working hard enough. I hope by now that lady and our waitress have come to their senses and found another job. I told our waitress I hope her night got better and she said she was "so stressed out". The whole thing was hard to watch. On to the food. I got the fried shrimp and baked potato with a salad. What they called a salad was bagged lettuce with a small (and I mean small) amount of cheddar on top. The shrimp was room temp. I asked the waitress about the hush puppies that come with my meal. She said the manager told them they were throwing too many away, so unless someone asks for them they can't give them out. We got them and they were clearly fried in the same grease as fish and tasted like fish. Well now we know why they are throwing so many away, the puppies don't taste good. My mother got the catfish/shrimp combo. Her food was cold. Even the fries were limp. My niece got fried crawfish tails. She couldn't understand why someone would serve crawfish with no seasoning. She made a spicy sauce from what was on the table and said they were better, she didn't eat many. My brother in law got the catfish platter, he enjoyed pulling bone after bone out of his fish. He said the batter for the fish was not a corn meal based coating, not crispy, just blah. My sister (her birthday celebration) completely enjoyed her steak, but you really have to mess up a steak for my sister not to like it. She was completely happy, so that was the only thing that I was happy about that night. My brother in law ended the evening (the very long evening 2 and 1/2 hours) with we don't have to come back. Frankly I am now sure why anyone goes there. I understood it just reopened with new management, well that made the poor food night sad because this place is really bad. read more

Excelent food and service. Chargrilled oysters were as good as any found in nola. Steak was tender and delicious. Shrimp three ways was also great. Way too much food. Will return here soon. read more

Good service, friendly service, very good food, very clean, lots of room, outside terrace lake view. Highly recommended.