Red House

I can’t comment on the other dishes. But I wasn’t a fan of the pad thai. Very red and unauthentic.

Great food and prices. Their egg noodles were wonderful and they were able to make one of my items less spicy. I also liked their pineapple fried rice — it was delicious and they added pieces of crunch. Lastly they give you free spring rolls if you order goes over 25 dollars. Too bad they don’t offer delivery but you can get the food to go.

This is our go-​to place for thai here in Pickering. I usually get the pad tai and you get a nice large portion with several shrimp and lots of chicken. Their lunch specials are really good as they come with a spring roll and drink. Dinner isn’t a lot more expensive but doesn’t come with the extras. My husband likes the green curry and pineapple fried rice. This is a small place and it can be hard to get in in the evening, but you can always do take out which gets a discount if you pay cash.

First review I ever wrote,
But felt I had too.
I ordered a Pad Thai from here and it was horrible.
My friend ordered a ginger shrimp dish, smelt and looked pretty good.
My pad Thai was a disaster,
Absolutely no flavor, not sure how it was so red in color with no flavor but oil and water.
No tamarind, no nothing that even tasted like pad thai.
There was no barely any veggies, and the cabbages looked and texture felt like it came from the dried up piece of cabbage you tear off and throw away.
Noodles were mush, just broke up into pieces when you life’s them.
The chicken was cut like it has been hacked up and someone had chewed it.
I brought it home to share with my starving boyfriend who also tasted it and was disgusted.
Neither of us ate it.
We went to Wendy’s instead.
I won’t give them a second chance.
Who ever was in the kitchen did not care and has no care for food, taste, look or customers.

I was surprised how busy it was on a weekday evening and this got me excited because if this many people are coming here to eat then it must be pretty good, right? Most customers were coming to pickup their orders and it was just one after another. Reminded me of fast food Chinese take out and this is how I would compare the food quality as well. Its like Chinese take out food but with Thai and Malaysian food instead.
Chicken satay $ 6.95 — comes with 4 large skewers and dipping sauce which was like a peanut caramel paste. It didn’t taste like it was grilled over a fire and the meat was not really tender and was a bit on the dry side. The caramel paste was okay but not what I was expecting for chicken satay.
Chicken with roti $ 7.95 — comes with 2 flat breads. The sauce was okay but the chicken meat it came with looked like processed chicken meat and is similar to what I would compare to chicken nugget type of meat.
2.5 stars

I came back to Red House today for lunch, this time I got the Pad Thai and my wife got the Green Curry. The Pad Thai was good, nothing crazy to write home about and not the best pad thai I’ve had in Durham or even Pickering but it wasn’t a bad pad thai.
The Green Curry was FANTASTIC seriously one of the best dishes I’ve ever had I loved it. I had the red curry before and felt it lacked much flavor but the green curry was completely opposite I loved it! The broth didn’t look like the picture another Unilocaler had posted so maybe the recipe has changed but I loved it I will definitely be back for the green curry.
I give a four star update only because for a Thai restaurant I expect fantastic pad thai and it was just OK.

Best Authentic Dishes. Tthis is the best place to go in all of the GTA for malaysian. Martabek (must be ordered ahead) is spot on, Malaysian curry is amazing. all the dishes take us back to our times in Indonesia and malaysia. The service is great, and very welcoming. It is a small place so some days you have to make reservations, because it is very popular.

This is a small and busy restaurant so we called before heading there for dinner and requested a table for 2 at 5:45pm. We also asked if they allow BYO and the woman said yes with a corkage fee. We arrived at the restaurant with our bottles at 5:45pm to a packed room and no table waiting for us. The 2 women working in the restaurant said they don’t do BYO, they made a mistake, so cancelled our reservation. No apologies. An empty table reserved for 6:15pm was not offered to us. We were told we could wait for a table to open up. Since we were dropped off at the restaurant we didn’t have many options but had no intentions of staying at this restaurant after being treated so rudely. We immediately left and walked 5 minutes up the street to «Thai One On» and had a fabulous dinner with welcoming service. We will never patronize the Red House again after this experience. Clearly customer service is not a priority for them but it is for us. Thankfully there are many other Thai options in Pickering and Red House will no longer be one of them.

I’m a very anti Thai person but someone pulled me along to try it out and I thought…
Well I got nothing to lose.
The place just blew my mind…
It’s a small cozy restaurant with good service. good food.the curries came with a lil heat source… to kp it warm .thru out our meal.
Reasonably priced.
I think it’s a 5 star restaurant.

The food is really nice. Average price for a meal. Nice place to sit in too, although it’s small so sometimes difficult to get a seat when it’s busy.
Staff are nice and attentive.
Friendly
They have a lunch deal that they do before 3pm.

2.5 actually… but the extra .5 star only because of the service.
We came here on a Wednesday quite early in the evening so the restaurant hadn’t filled up yet. The restaurant only seats about 30 people so if you have your heart set on coming, I suggest either coming early or making reservations.
We ordered the Pad Thai ($ 8.45), Thai Green Curry Chicken ($ 8.95) and the Beef Salad ($ 5.95).
Pad Thai (with chicken and shrimp): Very bland with some unusual textures. There’s not much else to say about it.
Thai Green Curry Chicken (lime leaves, sweet basil and coconut cream): One note, nowhere near as flavourful as other restaurants in the area and also quite mild in comparison.
Beef Salad (lime juice, cucumber, red onions, mint and Thai dressing): You’d thinking by the combination of ingredients that this dish would be bright and flavourful but unfortunately, that was not the case. There was an odd flavour, which I assume came from the Thai dressing, that seemed to taint the whole dish leaving the flavours muted and unappealing.
The service we received was excellent but unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to make up for the shoddy meal.

The Roti Canai is excellent with a yellow curry that is perfectly balanced. The soups are excellent as well at great prices. The Pad Thai is disappointing.

We went here and ordered Pad Thai and Veg Spring Rolls. The service was decent. The spring rolls were good, but the best way to describe the Pad Thai would be… bland. Definitely, bland. There was no real taste to it, I have to say given the other reviews I see here, I was definitely disappointed.

Freshly prepared, delicious food and friendly service. This has become a staple for good, inexpensive dine-​in or take-​out when you want something warm and relatively healthy. 10% discount when paying with cash.
Usual orders:
Spring Roll
Thai Chicken wings
Mango Salad
Pineapple-​fried rice
Cashew Nut
Red Curry
Milkshakes
The Spot:
Very small, intimate place with seating that has you pretty close to your neighbours. Some may find this awkward, I choose to call it «cozy».
Service:
Usually a mix of the Thai ladies who own the place and a sprinkling of white girls from Pickering. I have always found each and every staff member here to be warm, friendly and accommodating (keep in mind the majority of the time I do take-​out). When eating in, the dining-​ware is pretty cool, and many of the curry/​broth dishes are served in a mini-​cauldron and kept bubbling with a small flame.
The Grub:
A caveat: the food is much better when eaten in the restaurant, in particular the Pad Thai, which suffers greatly after a few minutes cooling. I’ll only go in detail about our usual dishes, but there are a variety of appetizers, salads, soups, curries, roti (much different than Caribbean style), and noodle & rice dishes. All dishes are prepared fresh by authentic Thai nationals.
Spring Roll: crispy, fresh, delicious.
Chicken Wings: AMAZING. Mild or Spicy, fried and tossed with a tamarind-​based sauce, chiles and sautéed onions.
Mango Salad: fresh mango and an assortment of vegetables, not sure what the dressing is but very tasty.
Pineapple-​fried rice: chicken, shrimp, cashews, pineapple, plenty of veggies (carrot, onions, bokchoy) and crispy fried onions on top.
Cashew nut: a sweet sauce with cashews, mushrooms, carrots, onions and tomatoes, and your choice of meat (beef, chicken, seafood). I suggest beef with this one.
Red Curry: A mild coconut-​curry broth with veggies and your choice of meat. Served with steamed rice.
Milkshakes: awesome and homemade, come in a variety of flavours (mango, strawberry, coconut, pineapple. I usually go coconut or pineapple.

A hidden gem in deepest darkest Pickering. Consistently good food at reasonable prices. I usually get the red curry chicken while my wife loves their Pad Thai. Dinner servings are huge, you’ll have leftovers! If you’re in the area and feel like the usual Thai standards, come here, you won’t be disappointed. Pickering locals know to avoid that disgusting «Thai One On» across the street, which charges more than Red House for really bad food.

2.5 star + 0.5 star (because it is in Pickering?)
I circled this strip Mall twice before I find Red House Thai & Malaysian Restaurant. The sign is really small. or I am just getting older?!
The waitress here is super nice and welcoming… and when she knows that we speak the same dialect, she got more exciting and even went into the kitchen and tell the chef that someone here eating speak Cantonese… sigh. is it a good sign?
Lunch Specials serves from 11 AM to 3 PM Daily… starting from $ 6.95 includes 2 spring rolls and a pop.
Mee Noon Goreng Chicken ($ 7.45)
— it is really vermicelli stired fried with chicken and veggie in a Sambal Sauce
— It is served in a metal wok… sigh…
— not bad, but I think I can do it by getting a bottle of Sambal sauce from the supermaket… it lacks the real taste and kick of authenticity
— Spring Rolls are frozen supermarket varieties too
It is a little unfair to based my review on just one visit or one particular dish… but really sometimes it is the first impression that counts…
Red House Thai & Malaysian is a decent restaurant in Pickering area because of the limited in choices… so if you are in the area and you want an Asian food fix. you won’t be disappointed.
BTW, the lunch menu online is outdated. they changed the offereings and the price a little bit.

This resturant is a gem. Hidden in a plaza filled with burgers pizza and beer, this resturant stands out. The food is always hot and tasty. Me hoon goreng is one of my favorites ! Service can be slow but they are helpful and pleasent. Good place to try if you’re looking for something different.

Lots of selection, a few vegetarian and vegan options.
You choose the sauce and then what you want in it, i.e. chicken, vegetables, tofu, shrimp or beef.
Service was alright, although not everyone at our table got exactly what they ordered, we ordered a soup dish as an appetizer and it turned out to be a meal in itself, I could’ve made 6 servings out of the soup that they sent us.
Seating is limited, call for reservations before going so that you are sure that you are going to get a spot to sit.
They have an amazing deal for lunch if you work/​live in the area, unfortunately I work in North York so it is kind of hard for me to make it here for lunch time.
Serving sizes for the main meals like most restaurants are massive, two people could eat from one order easily. (just order extra rice or noodles).
Oh an for all their dishes they will substitute rice for rice noodles.

Very good food and a good price, been a fan for more than a year. As other poster indicated, the place is rather small, so reserve a spot or just use the take-​out which is fast.