Ducks Diner - Orange Beach

Ducks Diner in Orange Beach is a local and visitor favorite. They serve breakfast all day and traditional lunch specials.

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Duck's Diner Orange Beach: Best Breakfast & Southern Lunch

Duck's Diner has been serving epic comfort food since 2003! This local favorite offers one-of-a-kind flavor, comfort food, and a comfortable atmosphere.

We visited Ducks Diner for the first time years ago, and my husband always mentions the sauce on the Creole Shrimp and Grit  Cakes. I am pretty sure he would have brought a bucket of it home if they sold it to him.

Now, we make sure to visit Duck's Diner every chance we get.

One thing we love is Duck's Diner uses locally sourced quality food products and supports sustainable agriculture, local businesses, and it shows.

We love the great food, friendly staff, and comfortable atmosphere. This Orange Beach diner is a local hot spot and so much fun!

Be prepared for Ducks Diner to be popular, especially for breakfast! Arrive early if you do not want to have to wait.

We waited 15 minutes during our last visit and it was well worth it.

The restaurant offers comfortable indoor seating. The chairs do not have sides and are comfortable to sit in.

Duck's Diner Menu: Comfort Food Done Right

I was going to list the popular dishes, but honestly, the full menu is delicious. This is a local Orange Beach Restaurant we find ourselves returning to frequently.

I highly suggest ordering a side stack of buttermilk pancakes. They are delish!

Breakfast Menu Highlights (Served All Day!)

There are so many menu highlights that I had to just pick a few so this article wasn't 9 million pages long. Trust me when I say you just need to head to Ducks Diner to see all of the epic menu options.

Creole Shrimp and Grit Cakes - This is the one my husband LOVES!!! Grilled shrimp over fried creole grit cakes infused with gouda cheese, topped with grilled tomatoes, and smothered in their epic homemade Creole Sauce! Served with garlic toast.

Banana Stuffed French Toast - A Gambino roll stuffed with banana, then fried and dipped in cinnamon sugar before they drizzle it with butter pecan sauce.

Corned Beef Hash - 2 eggs (cooked to order), served over corn beef hash, with a choice of either hashbrown, grits, fresh fruit, or a yogurt parfait. Plus a choice between a biscuit, toast, or English muffin.

Pancakes - Choose from a 3 pancake breakfast or specialty pancakes that includes a choice of fresh blueberries, pecans, or chocolate chip.

Biscuits and gravy, country ham steak, bacon, and all of your breakfast favorites in one great Orange Beach restaurant!

Southern Lunch Specials: Meat and 3

Choose from the Southern special of a Meat and 3, Meat and 2 vegetable or grab a 3 or 4 vegetable plate.

Vegetables - Ducks Diner menu includes a great variety of vegetable options including purple hull peas, turnip greens, cream corn, green beans, sliced tomatoes, fried okra, cucumber onion salad, a tossed salad, and more.

Club sandwich - ham, turkey, bacon, Swiss & American cheese, lettuce, tomato, and mayo.

Ribeye Sandwich - 8 ounces of lightly seasoned ribeye served on a French roll that is topped with lettuce, tomato, and red onion.

They also offer a variety of burgers, fried chicken tenders, grilled chicken breast, hamburger steak, ribeye steak, and sandwiches.

Menu Options for Special Diets

Kids Menu - They have everything from eggs to chocolate chip pancakes kids will love.

Gluten-Free -Double check specific menu items to make sure but we were able to order an epic omelet, hashbrowns, meat, and more.

Vegan - Make sure to confirm how the vegetables are cooked but they have a huge variety available for vegetable plates.

Vegetarian - I was able to find multiple options as a vegetarian. The breakfast omelets are great. The breakfast burrito without meat was delicious!

Signature Cocktails -Duckie Lemonade, Fuzzy Duck, Orange Beach Overboard, Salty Hound Dog, and a Bloody Mary. They have a full bar

Why Duck's Diner Should Be on Your Orange Beach List

• Southern Comfort Food
• Best breakfast in Orange Beach
• Easy to reach location
• Casual Dining
• Family friendly Orange Beach restaurant

Planning Your Visit to Duck's Diner

Orange Beach Address - 4560 Easy St. Orange Beach, AL 36561

Located behind the Meat Mart near Coco Island Furniture

Ducks's Diner Gulf Shores Address - 120 E Fort Morgan Rd, Gulf Shores

Phone - 251-948-9191

Hours - Please confirm with the restaurant to ensure that hours have not changed.

Monday through Sunday (7 days a week), 7 am to 1:15 pm

Lunch is served from 10:30 am to 1:15 pm

Reservations - Reservations are not accepted. Make sure to give your name to the host/hostess inside the restaurant.

Takeout is available.

Parking - There is parking in front of the restaurant in Orange Beach. The parking lot is nice sized and can fit most cars, trucks and SUVs

What to Do Near Duck's Diner Orange Beach

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Tradewinds - Orange Beach - A Gulf-facing condo building at 24568 Perdido Beach Blvd. with direct beach access and an indoor-outdoor pool.

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