Rueon Thai Restaurant — Restaurant in Red Deer

I'm not kidding.... I cannot express enough how good the food, atmosphere and service was last Sunday night (July 15, 2023) when my friend and I was driving back to Edmonton from Calgary...

we stopped at 7:00 p.m. and had the most delicious Thai food that I have ever eaten all fresh ingredients and you could tell that the people making the food really love the work that they do and loved being able to serve it to their clientele.... it was so good that I would drive from Edmonton to Red Deer and spend 30 bucks in gas just to eat there again.... my friend was getting hangry and I was just nervous that she was going to rear end a transport because she hadn't had anything to eat since 11:00 a.m. so I looked up a Thai restaurant....and found this one.... we had to maneuver around a roundabout which I hate doing but did it anyway to get to this restaurant.....it was sooooooo good.... the owner was personable and he came over to the table a couple of times to ask us how we were doing and I told him that it was the best Thai food I've ever eaten he had a great big smile and then asked us about our day... I have not had such a positive experience in a very long time ....kudos to Rueon Thai...

I was in from out of town and really looking forward to some good Thai food in my hotel room after driving 1000 miles in one day. I ordered the Pad see ew, which is supposed to have a flavorful soy based sauce on it. When I got back to the room and opened it, it was completely dry with zero sauce on it. I thought maybe they put the sauce on the side but could not find any. It was inedible and I had to throw it away. I called a few times to see if they wanted to refund my money but they are not answering or returning my calls. Out of principle, I will be calling the bank to cancel the transaction. I see many 5 star reviews so I cannot argue that many people have great experiences here. And maybe they just made a mistake that night and forgot the sauce. But their non dealing with it and demonstrating the spirit of not making it right has me give this review and get my money back from the bank. Good luck if...

Rueon is an unassuming Thai restaurant located in the Northern half of Red Deer off Gaetz. As is the case with most of the better Asian restaurants, the place looks like nothing from the outside and has dated decor including Christmas lights hanging from the ceiling.

The menu is full of standard Thai offerings: red, yellow and green curries, pad see ew, pad thai, panang curry and coconut rice. On this visit, I shared several dishes including pad see ew with beef, a special fried rice with pork and shrimp and a red curry with chicken. The red curry was flavourful, but a bit thin and needed rice to be absorbed. The pad see ew was a bit greasy, but had a nice savory sauce. My favourite dish was the special fried rice, which was brightly flavoured with fresh basil.

I’d recommend Rueon for family style dining or a great...