Duck and Decanter

Duck and Decanter Serving award-wining sandwiches, soups and salads since 1972! www.duckanddecanter.com

Closed on Easter, Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.
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About Duck & Decanter
Duck and Decanter, as it is known today, began In November of 1972 under the new ownership of Dort and Earl Mettler. The original location was on Camelback just east of 16th Street (underneath what is now McDonald’s in the Sport’s Authority center). A large garden nursery surrounded the “Duck”, providing the ambiance of a park like environment with outside seating on a lawn w

ith rolling hills. The Duck’s limited, yet growing menu, consisted of freshly prepared, high quality sandwiches made from unique recipes along with a variety of food including soups, salads and desserts. The popularity of the Duck flourished and so needed to expand. The expansion included additional sandwich bars and provided a greater variety of unique goods by creating separate departments for the wine, coffee and gift baskets in addition to the growing specialty foods and housewares area. The Duck was floating high on a wave, but it was not always an easy tide. In 1981, the property of the original Duck and the adjacent nursery was bought. The Duck received notification that their lease may not be renewed. Later that year the Duck opened a second location at Camelview Plaza (now a part of Scottsdale Fashion Square). This store was opened just in case the lease of the original store was revoked. Also that year former Phoenix Mayor John Driggs approached the Duck regarding the opening of a store in the Carriage House at Heritage Square, an historical landmark. Because of this success, the City of Phoenix invited the Duck to co-lease the Teeter House at the Square with the Central Arizona Museum to establish an indoor eating facility. During 1985, not knowing if the thousands of petitioned signatures of our solid customer base was responsible, the original Duck was saved. New ownership of the Arboleda Office complex agreed to build a brand new Duck south of the original location. At the same time, the Tempe City Center was ... (continued at www.duckanddecanter.com/about )

Happy Father’s Day to Randy and Michael and ALL the great dads out there! We love you! 💖
06/21/2026

Happy Father’s Day to Randy and Michael and ALL the great dads out there! We love you! 💖

Did you know we always have a Special of the Day?! Thursday is our Marinaded Roasted Chicken sandwich, salad or wrap, wh...
06/18/2026

Did you know we always have a Special of the Day?!

Thursday is our Marinaded Roasted Chicken sandwich, salad or wrap, which comes with a side of chips or coleslaw and a medium drink!

06/12/2026

🚨Local Product Alert!!!🚨

We can't even begin to tell you how 🍄MUSH🍄 we love these cookies from Mushrookie!

You can find them in our dessert case along with some other local favorites!


🧊Happy National Iced Tea Day!🧊Did you know we have about 70 different styles of loose leaf tea on our shelves? Every day...
06/10/2026

🧊Happy National Iced Tea Day!🧊

Did you know we have about 70 different styles of loose leaf tea on our shelves? Every day, we choose a few different styles to brew and set up at our “Communi-TEA” station.

We want to know the tea … what’s your favorite style!? It can be hard to choose with so many options, so our team is happy to help you pick out the perfect one (or blend) to match your mood.

🌞Hot Days call for Cold Seltzers!🧊Go from 🥵 to 🥶 with four new Hard Seltzer flavors from Untitled Art Bev!🫐 Blackberry A...
06/06/2026

🌞Hot Days call for Cold Seltzers!🧊

Go from 🥵 to 🥶 with four new Hard Seltzer flavors from Untitled Art Bev!

🫐 Blackberry Agave
🍍 Pineapple Mango
🌵 Prickly Pear Guava
🍊 Blood Orange Pomegranate

Which flavor would you reach for first?! 🤔

🧀Happy National Cheese Day!🧀You Cheddar believe we have a Brie-lliant selection of cheeses at The Duck! What’s your favo...
06/04/2026

🧀Happy National Cheese Day!🧀

You Cheddar believe we have a Brie-lliant selection of cheeses at The Duck!

What’s your favorite type of cheese?! 🪤🐁

💐Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful moms out there, especially these ones!💐Nothing says 🥰“I love you, Mom”🥰 like a ...
05/10/2026

💐Happy Mother’s Day to all the wonderful moms out there, especially these ones!💐

Nothing says 🥰“I love you, Mom”🥰 like a tasty sandwich from Duck and Decanter!

👏👏👏THAT’S A WRAP!👏👏👏Thank you to all the incredibly talented musicians who played live on the front patio this season - ...
05/02/2026

👏👏👏THAT’S A WRAP!👏👏👏

Thank you to all the incredibly talented musicians who played live on the front patio this season - you all play a pivotal roll in what makes The Duck a staple in our community.

We’ll see you next season! 🎶🎵

-Ben Reneer
-Chad Rubin
-Chris Del Favero
-David Bernstein
-David Sheehy
-Eric Douglas
-Eric Ramsey
-Jared Fisher
-Jon Rauhouse
-Mike Kopp
-Norm Pratt
-Rachel Mari Kimber
-Rob DeFriese
-Robby Roberson
-Scott Jeffers
-Terry Sue & Greg
-Tom Berlting (Smoot Mahooty)

Looks like the weather is letting us sneak in another weekend of live music! 🥳🎶 Saturday 1pm - 4pm Scott Jeffers🎵 Sunday...
04/25/2026

Looks like the weather is letting us sneak in another weekend of live music! 🥳

🎶 Saturday 1pm - 4pm Scott Jeffers
🎵 Sunday 1pm - 4pm smootmahooty

🚨LIVE MUSC UPDATE🚨This weekend’s set times have been moved to 11am - 2pm to soak in the cooler temperatures, see ya ther...
04/17/2026

🚨LIVE MUSC UPDATE🚨

This weekend’s set times have been moved to 11am - 2pm to soak in the cooler temperatures, see ya there! 😎

🎵Saturday 11am - 2pm Robby Roberson
🎶Sunday 11am - 2pm Terry Sue & Greg

Address

1651 E Camelback Road
Phoenix, AZ
85016

Opening Hours

Tuesday 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 9am - 6pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 6pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 6pm

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