Poor menu selection. Poor quality and quantity of food. Rex used to be good in the old days but now after since they changed management over and over. It's not a place that people looking forward to hang out anymore. Highlight: tall boy Tuesday and usually good service. Dislike: food and music selection in the diner. read more

This place isn't awful for a campus pub. They should really expand their menu, and fix the prices... I overall really enjoy the food - a little on the salty side, but that might just be me. Their drinks are pretty good. I tend to opt for the Long Island iced tea hahah. The wine is fair. I would suggest that they fix their opening hours as everyone does tell you different things (i.e. Website, in person, google, etc). Major problem: the regular poutine. It states (VEG) with a leaf, but uses BEEF gravy. Please fix and update this. Lastly, the t-shirts with "tipping is sexy," really? Seriously? Idk I personally hate them and makes me want to tip less. read more

The fries were pretty good. That's the only thing that saved this from a one-star review. Otherwise, this vastly overpriced place barely deserves to be called a pub, let alone a restaurant. The vegetable stir fry was so awful that I had to give up after a few bites. The tables were unclean, and the nauseating mix of smells from the upstairs cafeteria was pervasive. The service was friendly but incompetent. Overall, a waste of a decent space that really could be put to better use. read more

My first time experience was ordering chicken fingers which costed around $8 for two pieces. It was really dry and definitely not worth it. I also tried the chicken sharwma poutine couple of times but it is never consistent. Service was decent but at times very slow even when it isn't busy. Their menue is extensive but it is pretty pricy to eat here. read more

They've got good seating area and booths. Service is friendly. Food tastes old and takes a while to come, sometimes over 20 minutes -_- The food portions are small and overpriced, although it's nice to know their meat is halal. They've got good nachos though and board games Good place to go w group of friends but nothing special. read more

I've been going to Rex's Den for the past few years and the food has always been moderately okay to sometimes really great. However, our recent visit to Rex's Den for a late dinner was very disappointing - so disappointing that I wanted to write a review (in hopes they would read it and possibly use it to change their food). I ordered the chicken shawarma poutine and though the portion size was huge, it smelled amazing and it looked good - the food was INEDIBLE! The gravy was the saltiest thing I have ever eaten and it was completely drenched over the food. For a dish that was about $14 I had a maximum of 5 bites before I had to throw it out. Funny enough, my friend got a Veggie Curry Rice Bowl with chickpea curry (around $14) and her food had absolutely NO salt in it and too much curry powder. Thats around $28 worth of food that was completely wasted all because of salt. So, if you're going to Rex's Den I would suggest reading these reviews and make safe choices like fries, fish and chips and calamari and specify how much salt you want..? It really is a gamble every time you go, but I do want to say that the customer service I have experienced has always been really great. The food just needs a lot of work... read more

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This is the only sit-down restaurant with service on the UTSC campus. The food quality is mediocre at best. The only remotely eatable entree is the burger with fries. They do have a vegetarian option (although it is incorrectly labelled on the menus). Many of the other menu options, for example the stir fry, are awful. Service is friendly, but a little slow and not very helpful. Most of the tables were quite dirty the last time we went there (and we came at 11 just when they opened). Also, the air temperature down there is too low. read more

I've eaten here four times, although not always by choice. I had the fish and chips once, and the fish tasted ... weird. Like it had some spice or curry on it. I've also had two different pasta dishes. The pasta's not bad, but the portions are massive (like 3 meals worth), and it's basically like pasta that I can make at home (mediocre) instead of a pasta that I usually get at restaurants. If you take the leftovers home with you, it's not bad value for money, but it's just generally not great food. The service is unpredictable. When I came with a group of 7, the service was really slow. We were on a time limit, with only an hour and 15 minutes to eat, and we had to phone to push back our afternoon meetings. The waitress also forgot to include the order of one of the people at our table, so only 6 of us got our meals, and then we had to wait extra time for the last person's meal to come (in a box, so he could eat it after we left). Sometimes it also takes a while to get seated since there are often so few people eating (and the restaurant is so big) that there isn't always any host around to seat you or take drink orders. Another time, we came for beers and fries, which were all fine, but then the restaurant was closing at 6:00. We've also planned to go to Rex's for lunch, only to find that it was closed. The hours are pretty unpredictable, and change with the campus semester schedule. read more

Before class, in between classes and after class, I can always be found here with my friends. Not only is the customer service great but the poutines are yummy, yummy, yummy. A poutine at $6 that is large enough to leave you more than satisfied. The amount of food you get is incredible for its price and the quality is even more incredible. Always a go to for my friends and I. read more

Went here to see a friend perform at a cabert style night. Looking at the very limited beer selection, I asked the bartender if a particular beer is hoppy. He said he has no idea, he's never tried it. Now I may be crazy out of line here, but when you have like 7 beer options, isn't it reasonable to assume your bartender has some knowledge? It gave me a giggle. read more

The food is great, I see alot of people saying it's overpriced but compared to the other good places on campus this is cheaper, you get alot of food for the price you pay. The food may take a while to come out but the food is really good and worth the time. I eat there everyday and I haven't had any complains. The staffs are friendly and nice read more

Please stay away from this place if you can, and I should take my own advice next time too. As everyone have said before me, the wait times are ridiculous, and on top of that the kitchen mixes up orders all the time. It has happened twice to me already. The prices are quite high considering it's a campus pub. And the prices keep increasing every year too. They don't even give you proper utensils, just stuffs everything into a plastic takeout box. The food is hit and miss. The shawarma poutine is good most of the times (sometimes the quality/taste is inconsistent, and they miss an ingredient here and there) but with all the cons, please decide for yourself if it's worth it... The opening hours are inconsistent. They say one thing on the website and another in person. If it wasn't for the fact that the campus is in the middle of nowhere, I would've gone somewhere else to eat a long time ago. read more

The menu options are pretty expensive (for a restaurant located inside a campus) but they're pretty good. I think they should resize their food portions tho, especially that most their customers are (physically conscious) students, because the portions are HUGE. I've been here so many times and I find that their dishes aren't very consistent. The Chicken Kashmir for instance had so much sauce, I thought it was this super salty soup surrounding the rice, when I ordered it once. The next time I had it, the same sauce were just brushed on the sides of the plate, which then made me realize it was just sauce. bleh. Their service seems to be faster during dinner hours. Because whenever I'd go there for lunch almost every week last year, it takes about half hour to 45 minutes before the food arrives. read more

Great food, fries from here are the best i've ever had. Occasionally they'll run out of this and serve what i believe to just be a cheap one they had on hand just in case. Lots of choices with daily specials. Costs are a little pricey but the quality of food you get is way better than the price you paid. read more

everything is overpriced. the food takes forever every time and the servers are understaffed.