Rey's Restaurant

I took my wife and daughter for Mother's Day, we were looking for an event restaurant at the same time as avoiding UNC, Duke and NC State graduation. A friend recommended Rey's and we were quite happy. Coincidentally we were in New Orleans a few weeks ago, we didn't book Rey's because of its New Orleans style, but we definitely felt it when we were there. I was impressed with the breadth of the menu, very challenging deciding what to order with many great options both as starters, salads and main courses. I ended up starting with the carpaccio, which had a lot of flavor outside the beef, as you sometimes just get nice meat but this was a more complete dish. I particularly liked the accompanying greens, they had quite a nice dressing. I ordered a ribeye medium rare as my main, it was also cooked perfectly and a nice steak. I added soft onions and although they were not world changing. I also found the sides simply okay. The better was the creamed spinach, which was nice but not the creamiest I have had. I did not particularly enjoy the asparagus, thin asparagus, nothing special.For dessert, we shared bananas foster, largely for the presentation and it lived up to it. Our waiter did a great job, the bananas tasted good, and they were nice enough to split it into three servings, each with sufficient ice cream.Service was very professional. Overall ambience was among the most formal I have experienced in the Triangle (very similar to Ruth Chris, not coincidentally also with NO roots), you didn't need a jacket but you would not be out of place without it. Overall, an excellent event restaurant.

I made reservations at Rey's for my birthday, which fell on a Tuesday this year. I wasn't expecting much of a crowd, but the place was surprisingly busy. As soon as we walked in, the hostess greeted us warmly and seated us right away. She placed our menus in front of us and even gave me a birthday card, which was a nice touch.Our server came over, asked if it was our first time, and inquired about who was celebrating a birthday. After wishing me a happy birthday, he went over the day's specials and explained that the menu was à la carte. I ordered a lemon drop martini for my drink, and for my entrée, I chose the grouper. For the table, we ordered the lobster mac and cheese, greens, and mashed sweet potatoes. They also brought some bread, which was absolutely delicious.The food was excellent--flavorful without being too heavy, so I didn't feel overly stuffed. Since it was my birthday, they offered me a complimentary dessert, and I chose the crème brûlée, which was also very good. I loved the ambiance of the place, and at one point, either a manager or one of the owners came by to check on us, which showed great attention to detail. All the employees seemed to work well together, creating a cohesive experience.The vibe was perfect for a family outing, date night, or a girls' night. I would definitely return!

My husband and I went there for date night just because it was Thursday. Our server JT was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING. He was thorough when going over the food choices, friendly, attentive and courteous. He helped to make our time at Rey's incredibly memorable. The appetizer(broiled scallops were delicious). Our entrees of ribeye were cooked as ordered (well done for me and perfectly medium rare for my husband). The lobster mac and cheese was superb as well as the cream corn. I got some of that to take home. The banana foster presentation was amazing and tasted the same (and I don't even care for bananas. We will definitely be returning we had such a great time. Thank you JT AND SUPPORTING TEAM MEMBERS!

Good food and nice servers but pretty slow service. We did have a big group but dinner took about 3.5 hours start to finish. Bananas foster was done table side, super fun!

One of my top few restaurants in the Triangle. The food, service, atmosphere, and owner Rey are all top notch. Not only is the steak amazing, the seafood is too. I LOVE the Grouper Lafayette, scallops, fried oysters, crab meat cocktail, and much more.

The food was good, solid place nothing spectacular. There are many servers in the restaurant yet the service was slow.

We went to this restaurant right after landing in North Carolina and we were so hungry and I'm so glad we picked this restaurant because the food was awesome. We sat in the bar area which had wonderful ambience. We had the Aji tuna appetizer and let me tell you the wasabi that came with. It was the strongest wasabi I've ever tasted in my life. The garlic mashed potatoes were life-changing and I really enjoyed the sautéed spinach and my steak. We enjoyed the lamb chops because they weren't too gamey. The crab appetizer has a good amount of crab and is a favorite of my father who is a regular at this restaurant. Would definitely come back!

Ambiance was nice, food was good and service was great. Our waitress kristine really helped make our anniversary special.

Consider a dress code, at least a collared shirt, no shorts and no ball caps. Our last visit left us wondering if policies had been relaxed. Judging by the bill, they had not.

Great food, awesome service relaxed atmosphere. I had the lamb chops the wife had the veal Marsala, both were well worth the coin.