Ruex Cafe and Bar

Ruex Cafe and Bar reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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   Anne

   Phoenix5 reviews

   5.0

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   We had a great lunch at Ruex! The staff were attentive and friendly to our table of four. The menu choices were innovative and interesting. The food was hot, fresh, and wonderful! The Limoncello French Toast was especially noteworthy. The Fried Chicken & Waffle Sandwich was tasty and the fries that came with it were thick-cut and had dipping sauce. Highly recommended!
   

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   Jessica

   Vancouver1 review

   2.0

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 4

   It was just okay, and we probably won't be going again.
   

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   Katie

   Vancouver1 review

   5.0

   Dined on 11 May 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Had a lovely mother's day lunch here! We were greeted right away and the food came out relatively quickly considering it was a holiday. The cherry on top was the free bouqet of flowers they brought out at the end for my mom! She loved them and it made the meal even more special. Thank you for making our day special!
   

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   Anna

   Vancouver7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 21 April 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 5

   Adorable Easter bunny event - delicious coffees and brunch :) a must to visit :)
   

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   Chris

   Vancouver13 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 20 April 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I’ve come to Ruex in the evenings and now just tried their brunch & OMG!! So epic!! I’ve decided next I have to try their brunch board with some friends!!
   

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   Cristalle

   Vancouver1 review

   3.0

   Dined on 29 March 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 2

   Asked for a quieter table and by the windows of possible. We were seated right behind the host counter and there was an extremely loud private gathering happening on the left side of the restaurant. We could barely hear each other and had to talk at a really loud volume (almost yelling!) I'm not sure why they didn't seat us at the opposite end of the restaurant from the loud group, considering I made the reservation almost a month ago. Food was great and waters were topped up, but we would have preferred not having been seated next to the loud group.
   

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   GilbertV

   Vancouver7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 23 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food is great with just the right amount servings.
   

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   OpenTable Diner

   Vancouver1 review

   2.0

   Dined on 23 March 2025

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 4

   Experience while at Ruex: Myself and 3 Others in my group attended Ruex for Brunch on a Sunday, we made sure to book reservations for 12:30pm within 24 Hours prior to arrival. When we arrived at 12:28pm we were told we had to wait for our table approximately: 10 minutes, which in my opinion defeats the purpose of making reservations. We were then seated and explained the daily specials and told our server would be with us, a separate group of 4 woman sat down beside us approximately 5-7mins later: we had yet to be addressed by our server, then a server went over to the table seated after us and took their drink order, and came back with their drink order prior to us still even meeting our server or having our drink order taken. So safe to say our service experience/first impressions were not the greatest. This is why we gave a 2/5 Service.
   

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   RogerE VIP

   Vancouver7 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on 23 March 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   Brunch with a friend. Interesting and different menu offerings, nicely presented. The cafe is quite noisy but still ok for a conversation.
   

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    OpenTable Diner VIP

    Toronto4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 16 March 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    Great food, great service, and amazing music on the playlist! Shoutout to the bartender/dj he always brings good vibes. Was also really nice that we could bring a 2 year old with us, the staff were very accommodating. We’ve been a handful of times and the chef never disappoints!
    

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