Anyway, I was very excited when King + Duke was announced and then opened. But still, we held off on going, giving it some time to settle.
We made a reservation for a beautiful cool August afternoon and chose to sit outside on the patio. The setting is nice, but it is hard to avoid the loud sirens of bypassing fire trucks (who perhaps enjoy too much driving through Buckhead during dinner hour blaring their horns).
To start, Josh got the charred octopus salad. It was good, charred nicely, but not as good as our favorites at Antica Posta and Kyma.
I got the roasted bone marrow served with a smoked mushroom salad, short rid marmalade, and toast. I remember the marrow was cooked well, not too greasy, but the marmalade was overkill and too heavy. Also, it needed more salt. The marrow piece was nice though, and a good size. The mushrooms were weird and, I thought, out of place.
Josh got the bar steak with fries. Tasty.
These mushrooms on the side were one of the more odd dishes we've ever gotten. They were meant to be cheesy and tasty but they were ... weird.
For me, the duck. A leg and a breast. A rather large serving. I couldn't finish it all after the marrow and had to take part of it home.
In the end, I'm not sure if we didn't order perfectly or if King + Duke needs a little more settling time. It may be a while til we go again.
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