The Defiant Duck - Brisbane

I walked in on a Saturday night without a reservation for drinks, and the manager was very welcoming and found us a table. We ordered drinks using the clever table top 'me&u' system. The drinks were excellent and came out in 5 minutes or less! I will definitely be returning!

Jacob, the bartender, was extremely professional and efficient. He should be recognized and rewarded for his hard work last night while taking care of a large group.

If you're a fan of American food like burgers, hot dogs, and fries, you'll love the menu here. We couldn't stop drooling just looking at it! We started off with the Char-Grilled Wings ($12.00) with buffalo sauce, served with a tasty blue cheese dipping sauce. The wings were not only flavorful but also had plenty of meat on them – a definite win in my book! Next, we tried the chicken tenders ($15.00) with a honey mustard dipping sauce... For the full review, visit my blog at foodspaceaus.com/blog/dinner-the-defiant-duck. Thanks!

Jett Rink called 'Texas has spoken! ' after the lanky American he viewed on the big screen at the Defiant Duck kicked another goal for Collingwood down South in the Australian rules preliminary football final that night, while Cindy Lou surrounded by burly footballers from another code all at the ready to catch her if needs be was jumping up and down on a high bench in the middle of the crowded open air room calling 'USA, USA! ' as the crowd did at the MCG down in Melbourne.  'Old Crow for my friends along the bar thanks cowboy, compliments of the Lone Star State, ' Jett declared, 'and chilli dogs to follow with cans of Corrs, if you please, Sir. ' The smiling hipster barman who considered any civil person who tipped properly to be a gentleman, happily removed another bottle of Old Crow from Jett 's supply specially flown in (Jett preferred the Reserve) and small whiskey glasses were put along the bar accompanied by cold cans of Corrs beer, while the kitchen rustled up the chilli dogs that the Defiant Duck was famous for. Cindy Lou dressed in a tight and long black dress with a black and white Collingwood Magpies scarf, was bare footed on the bench and turned and smiled at Jett who was in his usual relaxed Friday evening attire of traditional Lee Riders, boots and a Wrangler shirt with a guitar and CCR embroidered above the left pocket, in appreciation of being a fortunate son. He winked at Cindy Lou. Over in a quieter corner at a table was Big Daddy in his white linen suit, his Colonel Sanders beard just trimmed, sipping champagne and eating smoked salmon and chicken sandwiches with Tennessee Williams and Edna Ferber. Opened in ice buckets between them at the side of the table were a bottle of Dom Perignon and a bottle of Moet and Chandon and they were making comparisons and concluding again and again that the Dom was worth the extra money if a gentleman ever discussed money, they added. Meanwhile the crowd erupted again as they say when the seven foot American on screen in the vertical Magpies stripes kicked another goal, and Cindy Lou removed her scarf and twirled it above her raven haired head. The Collingwood underdogs were going to win the day. Jett felt at home in Brisbane; he liked a wide open town where City Hall understood cranes and concrete, and while he didn 't like the yellow stripes painted by the gutters all over the City to stop people from parking, well maybe he could get the contract to supply the yellow paint; and besides, he could afford the parking fines to park anywhere, because, as Jett said to Cindy Lou each day: 'Only troggs park underground. ' While Big Daddy resided in Ascot, Jett and slender 20 something Cindy Lou had a big Queenslander house called 'Bilfranki ' in Herston so Cindy Lou could play golf at the course overlooking Brisbane 's CBD  he loved to watch her tee off and he could walk his hound by the creek; he liked a place that wasn 't '**** elegant ' as he called it, and thought Herston by the City did just fine. He was also slightly amused that 'Herston ' got its name from two good old boys who took parts of their surnames to name their farmhouse in the 1860s. Yep, Jett thought Herston did him and Cindy Lou just fine. The crowd of 300 in the Defiant Duck erupted again, and Jett, with a mouth full of chilli dog still managed to smile as Cindy Lou yelled out: 'USA! USA! ' 'The Defiant Duck, ' thought Jett, 'I wonder what it means? ' He took another sip of his Old Crow just as the siren went down south and there was a giant roar in the room of hipsters and rugby players. Cindy Lou rushed over and hugged him, and then declared she could eat a hundred of 'them mouth watering chilli dogs. ' 'Barman! Another 100 chilli dogs, if you please! '<br/ 'Stop that, Stuffed Badger! One for a start! ' 'Forget the other 99 barman, and start the young lady with one that 's with hot chilli, of course. ' Cindy Lou looked at Jett 's hat on the bar: 'Is that the Stetson LBJ threw to you from his whirly bird, Jett? ' 'Why, it most surely is! ' 'Well, even as a daughter of Louisiana, I 'd appreciate it if you would be very careful with something from a fine President, and a Texan to be sure. ' 'Quite right, Cindy Lou. Quite right. ' 'You 're looking very fine, tonight, Jett. ' 'Um just a mere flea bitten hound beside you, Cindy Lou. '

Have been here twice now. Great customer service, food is served very quickly! Fantastic atmosphere. Amazing food. Mac cheese croquettes are a must.