Mallards Southern Kitchen — Restaurant in Shakopee

I would not recommend this restaurant. The food was poor quality and really bad. We started with the elote corn fritter appetizer, it was OK but just tasted bland. The lobster bisque was the most disappointing part of the whole meal. To call it a bisque should be illegal. There was nothing creamy, silky or smooth about it. There was zero flavor. Not a hint of seafood flavor, no cream, nothing. It was basically a watery broth soup with small shreds of what I'm guessing was lobster, but might have been tomato skin because we found large pieces of that in it as well. It was awful. For our mains we ordered the steak Alfredo pasta and the Surf and Turf. Both were disappointing. The filet on the Surf was really undercooked, and the texture was mushy. It was supposed to be Med Rare but was definitely rare and cool throughout. To make it worse, each component from the steak to the shrimp to the vegetables were severely over seasoned and I could not finish it. I love salt and it was too much for me. On the other hand, the Steak Alfredo was bland, the alfredo sauce lacked any seasoning. It had way too many crispy onions on it. Unfortunately, the cocktails were also bad. They were very small and the ratio of ingredients seemed off. There did not seem to be any tequila in the margaritas. Overall, the service was fine, our waitress got busy and never returned to the table but another gentleman took over in her place. The only thing this place has going for it is the patio and view, but it doesn't justify the cost of the over priced gross food. I feel bad writing such a bad review but this place is not good and people...

Mallard's should have been Ducky! Instead, it was full of 'quacks'!! 😉 I will say the Lobster Bisque and Blue Cheese dressing we're outstanding, but lot's of holes in easily fixable spots. Service was brusk, at times bordering on rude ( only 3 tables occupied at 3:00pm on a Monday). Mentioned we were celebrating Wife's birthday... Crickets. Oh we'll, then we noticed torn linen napkins, empty salt, pepper and about 5 drops of their company's signature pepper sauce, plus dirty side plates delivered... What? Side work!! C'mon, easily fixable. The wings were delicious, however they were priced per pound, and they conveniently left on the disjointed wing part that is pure bone and gristle! At over $1.85 a wing (actually, mostly drummies), cut that part off, right? Two Slider's we're a plate of nothingness with a ramekin of ketchup, yikes. Actually! Cute spot, the deck looks inviting, but not this late-December visit. Prices are pretty high for a few good looking items, but overall way short of any reasonable expectation of value! ($5 for 12 oz domestic bottle...nice margin at ($120 / case of Coor's Light!) Finally, perhaps most disappointing... 3 tables, right? Food arrived kinda warm. 😳 Mallard's has lot's of quacks, but with a duck's chance at...

About a week ago my sister and I tried making reservations online at Mallard's using Open Table, After many attempts and all unsuccessful, we finally called and whoever answered took our reservation for 5pm on a Monday.

Upon arriving we were not greeted. We approached a female who happend to be the bartender and kindly seated us. Adding to this, we later found out that we came during a waitress shift change. However, it still took some time before we saw a waitress on the floor, after we were seated.

The entire experience just came with more disappointments. Unfortunately, my meal was put into their system incorrectly. The bartender later acknowledged her error. She did apologize and said she was going to correct her mistake. However, I NEVER RECEIVED THE SHRIMP I ORDERED AND WE SAW NO FOLLOWUPS TO OUR TABLE UNLESS WE ASKED FOR ASSISTANCE.

We both enjoyed the food (although I never saw what I ordered) and I did receive a correction on my bill for their error. In conclusion we recommend going well before or after 5 pm in hopes not to experience what we did. This bartender, once she seated us, should have passed us onto one of the evening waitresses so we could have experienced the full service...