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French brasserie · Marylebone · London
Le Relais de Venise L'Entrecôte (Marylebone)
One menu, one steak, the sauce Paris has served since 1959.
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Why go
The only decisions here are how you like your steak and whether the wine is red or white. Le Relais de Venise L'Entrecôte serves a single menu, the same as its Paris original, which has offered one dish since 1959: a walnut salad, then grilled sirloin with the house sauce and thin, crisp frites, served in two rounds. The menu is £33 on the house's London page. Marylebone was the group's first restaurant outside France, and the house says it has been running for more than 15 years. There are no bookings, so it suits an unplanned evening near Oxford Street, as long as you are happy to queue at busy times.
What to order
- The menu
- The second helping
- Your doneness
Not published: aging, fire, breed, grade, price, year opened.
01What to order
- The menu£33: walnut salad with mustard vinaigrette, then the contre-filet (sirloin) "Porte Maillot" with the house sauce and matchstick fries.
- The second helpingIncluded in the price, per Harden's: the meat and fries come back for a second round.
- Your donenessAlong with the drink, the only question you are asked, per The Nudge.
- ProfiterolesThe first of the desserts the house names; desserts run from £6.95 to £7.50.
- Tulipe au chocolat fondu, or a fruit tartThe other two desserts on the London page.
- A French bottleThe list runs from £27 to £46 a bottle.
02The beef
One cut: the contre-filet, the French name for sirloin, grilled and sliced, under the sauce the house calls famous and keeps secret. The house does not publish the origin, breed or aging of the beef. Harden's describes the format in its 2026 entry as a no-choice menu of salad, steak and frites, with a second helping included.
03The fire
The house says only that the contre-filet is well grilled. No source names the grill or its fuel.
04The story
The concept began in Paris in 1959 with Paul Gineste de Saurs, per The Caterer, and the house still writes "depuis 1959" above its menu. Harden's notes that the Paris original opened in the premises of a bankrupt Italian restaurant, which is where the Venice in the name comes from. Marylebone came first in London: in January 2009, when the second London branch opened on 5 Throgmorton Street in the City with 160 covers, The Caterer called Marylebone Village the first, and the salad and steak frites then cost £19. A Soho branch has since closed; Marylebone and the City remain. The house describes the Marylebone room as identical to Paris in atmosphere, décor and menu.
05The practical
120 Marylebone Lane, London W1U 2QG, a few steps from Oxford Street. No reservations: walk in, and expect a queue at busy times; Time Out mentioned waits of around an hour in March 2025. Usual last orders: lunch Monday to Thursday 12:00–14:30, Friday until 15:00, weekends 12:30–15:30; dinner Monday to Thursday 18:00–22:45, Friday until 23:00, Saturday 18:30–23:00, Sunday 18:30–22:30. On Oct. 29, 2026 the house's Marylebone page still carried a notice that the restaurant was closed for renovation until March, with no year given; check its Instagram or call +44 20 7486 0878 before you go.
- Address
- 120 Marylebone Lane, Marylebone, London W1U 2QG
- Phone
- +44 20 7486 0878
- Website
- relaisdevenise.com
- Directions
- Google Maps ↗
Can you book at Le Relais de Venise Marylebone?
No. It takes no reservations; you queue at busy times.
How much is the menu at Le Relais de Venise in London?
£33 on the house's London page: walnut salad, then grilled sirloin with the house sauce and frites, with a second helping included.
What is on the menu?
One menu only: green salad with walnuts, then contre-filet (sirloin) steak frites with the secret sauce. You choose the doneness, the wine and the dessert.
Is Le Relais de Venise Marylebone open?
Harden's lists it as open in 2026, but the house's page still showed a "closed for renovation until March" notice on Oct. 29, 2026, with no year. Check Instagram or call +44 20 7486 0878.
06Sources
thenudge.com · timeout.com · londonist.com · relaisdevenise.com · hardens.com · relaisdevenise.com · relaisdevenise.com · thecaterer.com · marylebonevillage.com
Last verified Oct. 29, 2026.
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