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Flying Duck Hotel

Perch in a fairy-lit glasshouse at this rejuvenated 1868 beauty.

The garden marquee at the Flying Duck Hotel.
1 / 4The garden marquee at the Flying Duck Hotel.Wayne Taylor
Prawn po’ boy slide.
2 / 4Prawn po’ boy slide.Wayne Taylor
Scallops.
3 / 4Scallops.Wayne Taylor
Duck breast.
4 / 4Duck breast.Wayne Taylor

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Need refuge from the chaos of Chapel Street? Slip into a green leather booth or perch in the fairy-lit glasshouse at this rejuvenated 1868 beauty. Either spot is good for appreciating wood-grilled Shark Bay scallops in garlicky herb butter. Or the namesake bird, which is confited and served with green lentils and a vegetable of the moment.

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