RestaurantsLondonMaryleboneW1

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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Still the best cheap steak in London” for fans, despite growing competition – these “bustling” and “tightly packed” Paris-based ventures thrive on an “unchanged formula (steak + salad + frites + secret sauce + French staff outfits + bustle)” with branches in Marylebone and the City, whose permanent queues testify to their winning style. “A bit bish, bash, bosh but great fun”, they “do what it says on the tin, without grandstanding or ludicrous pricing (are you watching Hawksmoor?)”.

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£57
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“So long as you don’t mind queuing and the fact that there’s just one item on the menu”“entrecôte, salad, secret sauce and sublime frites” – this Gallic duo in Marylebone and the City can offer “a wonderful evening of no-frills dining”, and it’s an “obsession” to more ardent fans . “The only pressing question is ‘house red or Bordeaux’” – while the “hugger-mugger seating and bustle is all part of the charm”. The original Paris branch opened 60 years ago in a bankrupt Italian restaurant – hence the name.

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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Formulaic… but it works a treat”. These “jolly” French steakhouses thrive on their “excellent and simple” format. “There’s just one choice on the menu, but it’s brilliant”: salad to start; then steak (“tender and delicious”) with “their magic secret sauce” (“the start of addiction”), plus “piles of hot fries”. (To follow there’s “a wide selection of desserts.”) “No wonder there’s always a queue, but it’s worth it, even though the inside is really crammed and can be chaos.” With the closure of the Soho branch, the remaining outposts are in Marylebone and the City. Top Tip – “ideal for a business lunch”.

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£53
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* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“If you like steak-frites, Relais de Venise can’t be beaten”, say fans of this vieille école French steakhouse chain, where a set menu (including second helpings) of walnut salad, frites, and sliced entrecôte beef with a ‘secret’ sauce has been served in Paris since 1959. “Still a good place to eat, and I’ve been going to their restaurants for over 40 years.” A London branch opened in Marylebone 15 years ago, followed by Soho and the City. There’s a choice of desserts, with sticky toffee pudding added as a concession to les Rosbifs.

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Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecôte Restaurant Diner Reviews

Reviews of Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecôte Restaurant in W1, London by users of Hardens.com. Also see the editors review of Le Relais de Venise L’Entrecôte restaurant.
Steve C
Still the best value steak and chips (twice...
Reviewed 18 days ago

"Still the best value steak and chips (twice) eatery in London. Ever dependable and so consistent. I have been at least once a year and often more for fifteen years at various branches and it has never missed a step. "

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Opening hours

lunch noon - 2.30, Sat & Sun 3.30 pm, dinner 6 pm, Sun 6.30 pm - 10.45 pm
Last orders: 10.45 pm, Sun 10.30 pm

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