Entrecôte

01What to order

• Entrecôte Signature Steak FritesBlack Onyx 230-day grain-fed Angus, frites and the Secret Herb Butter Sauce; a main of the Menu Gourmand, A$97.90 for two courses or A$118.90 for three (2026).
• Filet de BœufGippsland beef eye fillet with béarnaise and frites, a A$16.90 supplement.
• Pièce de WagyuPure Black Wagyu sirloin, 250 g / 9 oz, frites and a choice of sauce, a A$97.90 supplement.
• Pièce du BoucherThe butcher's cut of the moment, at market price.
• Steak frites at the prix fixe lunchTwo courses A$57.90 or three A$67.90, with a A$30.90 supplement for the steak frites.
• MitrailletteThe Belgian-style baguette, on the bar menu and at Le Petit Marché next door.

02The beef

Angus, three eras. From late 2014, Hopkins River Beef: sirloin per Concrete Playground, grass-fed Black Angus porterhouse per Broadsheet's 2015 note on the short-lived city branch. From 2021, pasture-fed Cape Grim Angus porterhouse from Tasmania, per Concrete Playground and Time Out. In 2026, the house menu says Black Onyx 230-day grain-fed Angus, while Man of Many, in March, wrote Rangers Valley 'Black Market' 270-day grain-fed; the eye fillet is from Gippsland and the Wagyu sirloin is Pure Black Wagyu. No source states a marble score or any ageing. The sauces are five: the secret herb butter, peppercorn, red wine jus, béarnaise and anchovy butter. The number: 230 days.

03The fire

No source names a grill, a plancha or a fuel for Entrecôte. The menu describes the steak only by its beef and its sauce.

04The story

The model is Le Relais de l'Entrecôte, the one-dish steakhouse opened in 1959 at Porte-Maillot, Paris. Jones, who then ran Friends of Mine, Porgie & Mr Jones and Prix Fixe, took the old Lynch's site at 133 Domain Road from Di and Peter Pausewang on a short lease; the dining room charged A$39 to A$39.90 a head for salad, steak and frites, with Simon Moss as executive chef and a refit by Flack Studio. Broadsheet dates the Domain Road opening to 2014; the house's book is titled Depuis 2015. Steakpedia gives both. An Entrecôte City opened at 6 Alfred Place in September 2015. In April 2021 the lease ended and the house moved to Greville Street, a 200-seat room with fireplaces and oak panelling imported from France, designed by Brahman Perera, Jones's partner and, per Gourmet Traveller, co-owner. Jones's memoir and recipe book, Entrecôte: Depuis 2015, appeared in April 2026 and prints the herb butter sauce for the first time.

05The practical

142 Greville Street, Prahran 3181; phone (03) 9804 5468 during office hours, bookings at entrecote.com.au/reservations. Monday to Friday from noon until late; Saturday and Sunday from 8 am, with breakfast to 11:30 am, service continu. The Terrasse takes walk-ins; the Dining Room and Le Conservatoire serve the set-priced menu only; Le Salon Privé seats 30. A 10 per cent surcharge applies at weekends and 15 per cent on public holidays, and bills are not split. Le Petit Marché next door opens from 7 am on weekdays.

Address

142–144 Greville Street, Prahran VIC 3181

Phone

+61 3 9804 5468

Website

entrecote.com.au

Directions

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