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Reviewed August 26, 2023

My wife and I were on a two night mini-vacation in Port Burwell, where we had a delightful time - except for the total lack of good quality restaurant choices. After suffering from overpriced and meagre quantity fish n chips and not wanting yet again...pizza, we decided to drive to Aylmer and try their local restaurants. Settling on Ruby's we were impressed with the serving staff, the quality and quantity of food and the pleasant family atmosphere. Desserts were yummy too. We were so pleased that my wife made a point of complimenting the owner as we left.More

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed August 5, 2023 via mobile

The Pad Thai stir fry was amazing and the portion was huge. My daughter had the salmon which she enjoyed. We topped it off with a couple of slices of cheesecake- YUM! They were very busy but were super friendly. I would definitely recommend!

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed July 16, 2023

Just got home from holiday, with no food in the house... we head to our fav spot for a bite. Excellent food & service.

Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed June 3, 2023

Excellent food and wonderful table service. I had the gyro and the house tzatziki is fantastic. Everyone enjoyed their lunch (clubhouse & mouth watering oven baked chicken with a tasty Greek salad (excellent salad dressing) Definitely a do again!! Too full to enjoy the tantalizing...desserts in the showcase as you walk in. Perhaps dessert first next time??? Thank you!!More

Date of visit: June 2023
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Reviewed May 28, 2023

Always a great meal! The service is always friendly and ready to serve you. Definitely worth the drive from St. Thomas.

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed January 1, 2021 via mobile

Owner and staff are great, always feel welcomed at Ruby’s. Large selection on there menu to please children and adults, I am sure you won’t be disappointed. Service has been fast every time we visit.

Date of visit: January 2021
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Reviewed February 16, 2020 via mobile

Had our Valentines night out at Ruby's and food plus service both great. Always good food and service here. And love rhe fact that they don't have over loud music drowning out conversation. They also have decent beer on tap.

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed February 9, 2020

Not really that hidden . Just hadn't heard of it till last week . Great selection , excellent service , large portions and reasonable prices . Went with another couple , who had been there a few times over the last 10 years . We...never knew the place existed , but sure glad we went . Waitresses always coming back and asking if we needed anything or topping up our drinks . Apparently as busy at lunch time as it is at dinner , but we were seated quickly , with no reservations . Will be back soon . If there was anything that was a negative , it may have been the buzz of people noise , but you have to expect that if everyone is having a good time . Forgot , everything we saw or ate was homemade and the menu lists vegetarian , gluten free and senior meals also .More

Date of visit: February 2020
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Reviewed January 4, 2020 via mobile

We stopped recently at Ruby's Cookhouse for lunch located in Aylmer. Ruby's has a large diverse menu including a large breakfast menu. We ordered the Quesadillas, southwest chicken club wrap and a beef dip. Our server was friendly and helpful. The place was very busy...but we received our food in a reasonable time. The quesadilla were delicious but a bit greasy but still good. The southwest chicken club wrap had to much ranch dressing which made the wrap really soggy. The wrap was good but soggy. We also ordered the beef dip. The roast beef was a bit dry. Food was good but had a couple minor issues. We still like Rubys and will be back.More

Date of visit: January 2020
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Reviewed December 10, 2019 via mobile

I especially love going there for breakfast, they get it right every time! Excellent dinner menu as well, not my favorite stake please though.

Date of visit: November 2019
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Reviewed September 15, 2019 via mobile

Love our Ruby’s breakfast! Kid’s love the chocolate chip pancakes! We love all the different omelette choices Always good service too!

Date of visit: September 2019
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Reviewed August 18, 2019 via mobile

I had the fish tacos, they were very good. Our server was very pleasant. The price is very comparable to other places in town. Will go back.

Date of visit: June 2019
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Reviewed July 18, 2019 via mobile

We very much enjoyed our stop here. Though busy, several servers who passed us with a tray of food made sure to greet and assure us that someone would be along to seat us momentarily. Our server was very friendly and helpful with our menu...questions. I enjoyed the lake perch dinner with loaded fries (some of the best I've ever had!), and my husband had a very tasty salad. We shared one of their delectable desserts--a slice of wonderful chocolate cheesecake. Highly recommended!More

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed July 11, 2019 via mobile

Ruby's Cookhouse in Aylmer has a very large varied menu with reasonable prices, besides the large menu they usually have a couple daily specials. Ruby's has lots of seating as well as patio seating. I ordered the herb roasted chicken served with their own dipping...sauce which was very good. My server was friendly and prompt with drink refills. For dessert Ruby's has a large selection of cheesecakes . Good food and service.More

Date of visit: July 2019
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Reviewed June 4, 2019 via mobile

First time at this location. Very nice, lots of seating inside as well as patio seating. We sat on the patio. We interacted with several staff who were all SUPER friendly. Two of us has fish & chips which I would highly recommend. Two large...pieces of fish with a small portion of fries that were cooked perfectly. It also comes with coleslaw but it was NOT good. 3 people tried it and no one liked it. It was just cabbage in a dish no creamy mayo or anything on it. One of us got a double cheeseburger meal. Comes with the same portion of fries and a coleslaw. The burger was pretty big, homemade burger and fresh bun. Very filling. 2 of us had breakfast, one sunny side up eggs with turkey sausage (dry and not very good) and eggs Benedict. Both came with home fries that were delicious and cooked perfectly. The sunny side up eggs were over cooked and couldn’t dip toast. The eggs Benedict was over cooked and yolks were firm. They replaced the eggs Benedict and apologized and took 1/2 the price off. It took a LONG time to get the new eggs Benedict and so one was left eating alone. It was pretty good once it was replaced but still a bit over cooked. It had peamale bacon with. The prices were similar to the cost if other places. I would return again for the fish & chips. A couple of us had been before and recommend it because they had liked it before,they went for breakfast and said everything was cooked great that time, maybe it was a bad day for eggs that day. So my advice skip the turkey sausage and coleslaw but you will get a good meal and excellent service.More

Date of visit: June 2019
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595leslieb
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Response from _samlamb37 | Reviewed this property |
I would advise to check this out with the restaurant owner and/or staff as I can not provide an answer to your question
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Response from Chris H | Reviewed this property |
We attended the cookhouse in winter ... so I cannot remember if there was an outdoor patio or not!
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RUBY'S COOKHOUSE, Aylmer - Updated 2023 Restaurant Reviews, Photos & Phone Number - Tripadvisor

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Ruby's Cookhouse is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4.5
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 3.5