Like many early Wisconsin supper clubs, The Duck Inn opened in the Prohibition-era 1920s as an illicit speakeasy where customers would “duck in” for a drink, dining and dancing. Today, the popular heritage supper club draws customers from as far afield as Rockford, Madison, Milwaukee and Kenosha. Said 28-year owner Jeffrey Karbash, “We’re in the middle of nowhere, but in the middle of everything.”
In Wisconsin, supper clubs aren’t just restaurants, they’re also a lifestyle — a mélange of slow food served in generous portions, dimly-lit nostalgic ambience, and good times spent with family and friends over a brandy Old Fashioned.
Like many early Wisconsin supper clubs, The Duck Inn opened in the Prohibition-era 1920s as an illicit speakeasy where customers would “duck in” for a drink, dining and dancing. Today, the popular heritage supper club draws customers from as far afield as Rockford, Madison, Milwaukee and Kenosha. Said 28-year owner Jeffrey Karbash, “We’re in the middle of nowhere, but in the middle of everything.”
Jeff Karbash, owner of The Duck Inn since 1994, prepares an after-dinner ice cream drink in the supper club’s bar. Ten difference varieties of ice cream drinks are available in either full- or half-size portions at the Town of Richmond supper club, including Grasshoppers and Brandy Alexanders.
Far Right: The 280-gallon waterfall “Duck Pond” fish tank, installed in 2019, is an eye-catching centerpiece of the bar at The Duck Inn, filled with colorful African cychlid fish.
The colorful full service bar at The Duck Inn serves up an extensive menu of drink offerings including wines, martinis, Caribbean cocktails, winter warmers and specialty drinks, beers and beer alternatives, mocktails and a variety of after-dinner and ice cream drinks.
Classic supper club fare at The Duck Inn includes a variety of steak selections including king or queen filet mignon, ribeye, porterhouse topped with roasted garlic and peppercorn butter, New York strip and gorgonzola New York strip with melted gorgonzola walnut butter.
