Raenu — Restaurant in New York

I started ordering from Raenu once the pandemic started, and my entire experience with the restaurant has been through delivery.

That said, we have eaten at Raenu at least a dozen times, and have never had a bad meal there. The meals have been affordable, delicious, and have kept us going back for more. Cheap and cheerful!

Some suggestions:

Fried calamari. I don't expect much from any place that has fried calamari, especially when it's delivered, but Raenu's managed to be fried just right and still crispy when it arrived.

Panko fried shrimp. Like the fried calamari, this was fried to perfection and was still crispy when it arrived. Can't go wrong.

Thai lemon chicken. They fried it perfectly, can you spot the trend yet? Huge, for an appetizer, and still juicy on the inside. Really solid order when you want a bunch of fried chicken with your meal.

Crab fried rice. Yes, always yes. You get a heaping portion of fried rice, and some REAL crab meat spread out on top. We have taken to ordering an extra crab fried rice so we can have it for meals on other days.

Pad see ew. So tasty, so greasy, so good. The noodles are always done just right, and the flavours are on point.

Frankly, you can't go wrong with any of the rice dishes. Hell, I order one and split it into two meals, and I have a voracious appetite.

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I've come here many times in the past and though the guy serving wasn't the most friendly or warm, the service was decent. Today it was very subpar. The lady was less friendly and customer service oriented then the usual guy. I ordered a drink with very light ice and explained I don't like when they fill the glass with so much ice and there is no drink in actuality. She pretended she understood and then brought me a drink full of ice. I then told her, this is too much. She then began to argue saying this is light ice. I thought that was rude and she didn't change the drink or even care I was upset so I told her I don't want the drink and had to eat my food without any drink at all. I wanted to leave immediately and just forget the whole meal but I was hungry and had already ordered and waited. This horrible server had no care or courtesy and didn't apologize and just took the drink and left it like that. The food came out and it was GROSS!!! RICE WAS BLAND AF AND TASTE LIKE THEY ADDED A POUND OF GINGER AND LEMONGRASS WITHOUT ANY OTHER SEASONING. I WILL NEVER COME BACK HERE AGAIN AFTER THIS TREATMENT!!!! GARBAGE ESTABLISHMENT, GARBAGE FOOD, WITH...

I’ve always wanted to go inside but yesterday I decided to order for delivery. May I just mentioned how FRESH this food was. I ordered the Pangnag dish, you can choose your proteins with all dishes so I chose shrimp. I usually don’t trust places with shrimp but they’re decent sized, juicy, fresh and simply delicious. The sauce wasn’t too spicy for those who aren’t into very spicy food (I am) they label items that are very spicy. The food has so much flavor, you could taste the savoriness, a hint of coconut and all of the herbs and spices. I paired it with the sticky rice, and spring rolls. The pangnag sauce was so good I used it for my spring rolls. I can’t wait to go in person and tell them how wonderful their food is and also just to actually sit inside for once I love their food and their place looks so cozy and cute. I 20/10 would recommend this place (not being dramatic), they have vegetarian and vegan options for those who don’t choose to eat meat, and they also have pescatarian...