The Rex Bistro & Dessert Bar — Restaurant in Washington

The Rex is anything but royal.

We saw some folks leaving who had sandwiches that looked amazing, piled high with meat. Apparently dining-in comes at the expense of meat on the sandwich. I ordered a meatloaf sandwich and it had a pathetic amount of meat that covered about 50% of the total area of the bread. The meat was thinly sliced (for meatloaf) at about 1/2" thin: One slice over two pieces of bread. This meatloaf sandwich left a lot to be desired and would more properly be called a 'bread and lettuce sandwich' with mustard and meatloaf as condiments.

Although the soup was pretty good, it seemed like canned vegetable soup with a chintzy amount of hamburger and kielbasa added to it. The flavor was oddly familiar to that of Campbell's, which is good, but only makes it semi-homemade. The vegetables were exactly like you'd find in a Campbell's can in both texture, size, type, and flavor. I purchased the 'bowl' which is actually a mug relabeled as a bowl.. There's even a mug handle on it. I think I had a morsel of hamburger meat and a single kielbasa slice in my 'bowl.' For $12.

Pro tip: They only serve hamburgers Friday-Saturday despite what Apple Maps will tell you when you search 'hamburgers near me.'

The attitude of the waitress was what shocked me most. I asked if we should order at the counter or sit down and she said 'yes' .. When I inquired which one she meant yes to she said 'I just told you.' I was like ok, maybe this is part of their schtick and/or she just didn't care, in either case it wasn't an issue because I was just there for food anyways. She came to the table and said she's had a very stressful and busy day.. There were 3 employees and 3 customers in there at that time, and I was one of the customers.

What I'm suggesting is The Rex is a local joint and not for outsiders. The cold attitude of the staff combined with the terrible quantity of food tells me this is an insiders-only place to go and they keep the doors open to the public for legal reasons. Either that or they're just really bad at what they do. Regardless, there is no way I'm going back.. And I'm sure they'd prefer it that way anyways because I'm not a local. Do yourself a favor and...

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