Theodore Rex

"Great view from our table. Small and cute restaurant serving up some tasty and unique dishes. The service was excellent. The hiramasa was an unexpected favorite of mine. We got the boiled dumplings super flavorful. The tomato toast was super filling and would have loved to have a half order option! Can’t wait to go back."

"The service at the restaurant was excellent, but we had trouble deciding on our main course due to a tempting array of starters. We initially planned to order a few starters before deciding on the main course. However, our waitress encouraged us to order all our dishes at once to help the kitchen manage the timing of the meal. Unfortunately, the last dish we ordered, which was chicken prepared sous vide, took a considerably long time to arrive. The server explained that this method of cooking couldn’t be rushed. This left us questioning why the expectation was set high for efficient service when it wasn’t met. In the end, aside from the toasted tomatoes, the overall dining experience was disappointing."

"Great date night spot. The food was delicious, unique and the service was excellent. The only dish we didn’t like was SOURED PORK SAUSAGE WITH CHORIZO SPICES, GARDEN CUCUMBERS, LIME LEAF - but honestly that’s on us because we don’t love sour flavors. It’s still a good dish worth trying though. This dish was our absolute favorite and I wish I could recreate it at home - ROASTED CAP OF BEEF, JUS ROTI, CHESTNUT MUSHROOMS, LEEK ASH The restaurant is on the smaller side and parking can be kinda tough, but Theodore Rex is worth visiting."

"Celebration dinner at Theodore Rex. Finally able to take a night to ourselves to be thankful for our new house. As we moved in we both were really sick for weeks. We've had T.Rex on our radar before we even moved. It really was good. Life is pretty great. And I'm thankful for all the great things in my life. Living near downtown is something we've always wanted to do and we've made it happen. Theodore Rex is not the type of place that we'd throw down that much for a dinner very often. It's expensive. Very. But for a celebration, it's worth it. The place is very small. About 20-some seats and a counter. We got reservations for a Sunday night, but it was early - 5:30 and there were only just a few people there. It quickly filled by the time we were finished with dinner. Great atmosphere inside Houston's warehouse district. Only a mile from our home. We ordered: Spring peas with kombo and grapefruit with flounder sashimi. *delicious. The peas were el dented and had a satisfying crunch to them. The flounder was very tasty. The tomato toast is a MUST HAVE. Incredible. Tagliolini warmed in cultured butter, seasoned with Gulf oyster liquor, mignonette. Very tasty. Soured pork sausage with chorizo spices, garden cucumbers, lime leaf. They said rotate bites between both to bring out the flavors and it did. A little spice that was just right. We got the grouper for our main dish. 2 servings of scamp grouper - this one is zucchini with a sauce seasoned with pernod. And the next dish was the grouper grilled over coals. Cooked perfectly. Desert - Warm strawberry buttercake, cold cardamon cream It was a super meal that I'll never forget. Great little place that I'm so glad we were able to visit."

"lovely warm atmosphere to enjoy some inventive yet unfussy food. the tomato toast was an absolute stand out with perfect summer tomatoes cooked until jammy. other highlights included the snapper - so tender and flaky. service was excellent - the waiters know what they are talking about and attentive without being overbearing. next time would love to sit at the bar and get to see the action in the kitchen. only soft critiques are that the prices on the wine menu can be a little eye watering and some dishes lean sweet (the hearty greens, the onions in the mung bean crepe, the slightly over the top richness of the butter cake) but that’s probably just my palate. was a fantastic first visit and would love to come back and try more, especially as the menu rotates."