Rusty Pelican

2079 50 Ave, Red Deer - T4R 1Z4
147 reviews
American
(403) 347-1414

Went out of the way to accommodate, and food was great! Will be back, Christine was a great host.Came here for Mothers day last minute, mom has MS, in a wheel chair, we don't do reso's since we never know what the day will bring. The lady at the front did some serious figuring to make sure we could get in on the busy day, moms first "outside" experience since COVID, she wont forget it, thanks so much RP!

Sooooooo good Very good Seafood was delicious Service was also great

We were seated and waited for our server for at least 15 minutes. The other server had customers after us and had taken their order. She approached our server to come take our order. The server apologized but really didn’t apologize for being so long. Then she was quite rude and snippy with us. It was a quiet afternoon so we were surprised at how long it took to get served. The food was great thank goodness so that made up for such poor service.

Just had the sharing platter from this place. The mussels were half decent however only half actually had any mussel in them. The salmon fish cakes were straight up mush and immediately fell apart as soon as I picked one up. The calamari was crisp bit found a few a burnt pieces. The chicken fingers were flat and overcooked. The best part were the chicken wing they had a nice crispy skin and were juicy.

We go to Rusty often. Service is great, food is amazing and prices are not crazy!! Thanks Jane!!!!!

It is a great place for some food. I took my girlfriend here for a date, and the food was excellent. I had their sirloin burger and it was great! Their barcelona stir fry is pretty tasty too! The staff is friendly and overall it is a great place to visit. Whether you want to celebrate a promotion, have a get together, or go on a date etc. This place gives has a nice vibe. ?

One star is a high rating, and google reviews made me do it. We stopped in on our way home from Edmonton on a recommendation. Well last time we listen to them lol jk. My fiancé and I love eating out from high end dining to a good greasy dive bar we love it all. Our first impressions were ok we were greeted and then told to follow to a table all fine and then another waitress stopped her and said she had to set up our table… so then we waited a couple minutes and got seated, not at a table anyone touched since we got there I was able to see the whole time our table. So we get waters and our waitress takes off and comes back 10 minutes later and we order oysters and she leaves before we can order our mains, she comes back 10 min later and gets our mains order. I order the cream of mushroom soup of the day and bruschetta and my other half orders fish and chips with gravy. She leaves and our oysters arrive about 5 min later maybe a bit longer. They were average at best, ok our mistake probably not the place to have oysters. So we eat those and wait about 25 more minutes for our mains, my soup arrives and it’s the wrong soup, and my bruschetta wasn’t ready yet, and they forgot my other half’s gravy, so we start eating and because service was already so slow I just decided to eat my soup anyway instead of nothing at all since the other half Of my meal wasn’t there. Now this restaurant was not busy at all many many open tables…. So not sure why it was slow maybe short staffed ok fair. But then to get the order wrong… and not check up on it…. So my bruschetta arrived missing the balsamic drizzle which is about the only thing that would’ve given it flavour other then the oily raw tomatoes… the fish and chips were soggy and processed crummy fries. We finished eating but not our meals because they were not that great and sat for about 20 minutes before any dishes were cleared. We asked for our bill and then waited 25 minutes for our bill and the remainder of our dishes to be cleared. When she finally returned she complained to us that she had a very demanding table that was keeping her running… meanwhile I have watched her go to multiple other tables not one over and over. Guys just don’t do it. It was very disappointing. This restaurant is also incredibly confused as to if it wants to be fine dining or a pub/bar atmosphere from bright green umbrellas in the bar, to iron metal bars in the restaurant and a confused menu just as much of the decor.

Service was great ! But the food was ok not as good as it usually is . Also my granddaughter got just mac& cheese with NO Lobster ( she doesn’t like seafood) but we were charged $25 for it which is a bit pricey.. very disappointing

Sat down at 530pm Saturday. Four adults. Took one hour and 15 minutes to get to our main meal after the appetizer mussels that were a 6 out of 10. Great tasting sauce but a lot of empty shells. Mains seemed like they were sitting under a heat lamp for a bit. Last but not least 4$ for extra limes. Won't be returning or recommending this what use to be a great place for a good all round meal.

Our table all enjoyed our meals. The tequila lime chicken dish with mashed potatoes was excellent and reasonably priced.Lots of space between tables and really pleasant servers.I would definitely return.