When we lived in Rockhampton our favourite Thai restaurant was Thai Tanee in Denham Street, Rockhampton. Once we relocated to the coast it was more of a “chore” to drive there. The owner and staff were great do interact with and we visited often enough for them to know our orders without asking us.
Fortunately, these is also a Thai Tanne in James Street Yeppoon. I believe the owner of the Yeppoon restaurant is the nephew of the Rockhampton restaurant.