Rey's - Raleigh

Rey’s is always a solid choice. Has been for years. I never hesitate to book there. read more Rey’s is always a solid choice. Has been for years. I never hesitate to book there.

Rey's is always a great place to eat and relax. Rey's personal touch of service is a great addition. read more Rey's is always a great place to eat and relax. Rey's personal touch of service is a great addition.

This is a very old-school banquet hall-like restaurant with servers in black tie. Huge rooms with many tables and no ambience. Server was lovely but food was no... read more This is a very old-school banquet hall-like restaurant with servers in black tie. Huge rooms with many tables and no ambience. Server was lovely but food was not good.

I cannot recommend this restaurant. The service was outstanding. The food was very mediocre. Probably the worst steak I have ever eaten at a restaurant. I had f... read more I cannot recommend this restaurant. The service was outstanding. The food was very mediocre. Probably the worst steak I have ever eaten at a restaurant. I had flashbacks to the steak my mother used to make as a kid that I would chew and chew until all the moisture was sucked out of my mouth and I would want to spit it out. We started with the summer salad, which was described as peaches, watermelon, tomato, cucumber, onion, goat cheese and bacon . What we were served was a salad of nectarines and beets with a few tomatoes, one tiny piece of cucumber and a side wedge of watermelon. Luckily, I like beets. But a third of this salad was beets. So, the oversight of mentioning a key ingredient leads me to believe that this salad doesn 't normally include beets. Or nectarines. And we were served a cobbled together salad of what was in the kitchen. I don 't know much about steak cuts. I had a choice of 10 ounce filet, 16 ounces ribeye or 16 ounces New York strip all for $50. I asked the waiter for the most marbled, juiciest cut. What came out was perfectly cooked. But it was sirloin. I know enough to see that there was not an iota of fat in that steak. It was pure red. So even cooked medium rare, it was impossible to cut (I hurt my wrist trying to cut it up), unpleasant to chew, and altogether incredibly disappointing. The staff tried to make it right. I give them credit. But I didn 't want a new steak. It seems to me, that the kitchen staff felt that this was an appropriate steak to put out to the consumer. And, as such, the restaurant should be judged on what they served. And I didn 't want a biased review. My friend ordered the salmon and said it was fine . She wouldn 't go out of her way to return just to eat the salmon. I would go out of my way to avoid returning. Price per person: $50–100 Food: 3 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Vegetarian offerings: Not sure

Love Their Romaine Heart Salad. Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4 Price per person: $10–20 Recommendation for vegetarians: Highly recommend Vegetarian offerings:... read more Love Their Romaine Heart Salad. Food: 5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4 Price per person: $10–20 Recommendation for vegetarians: Highly recommend Vegetarian offerings: Vegetarian menu or section Parking space: Not sure Wheelchair accessibility: yes