A no-menu institution serving one thing: steak with a secret sauce, frites, and a second helping.
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The verdict
Worth the table for…
Great for
Families with kids
Couples
Foodies
Depends
Travellers on a budget
If you've only got a day
Solo travellers
Local-life seekers
Anyone here to unwind
Not for
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Worth it for families with kids, couples and foodies.
What to order
The plates that decide it
The steak-frites under the secret green sauce — it's the only choice — just pick your doneness and let them refill the plate
A glass of house red — does the job alongside the formula
Asking for menu alternatives — there are none, and vegetarians have no main — go elsewhere
Why we say this
Insider secrets & local vibes
A reliably good sliced steak-frites with a hot second helping at one fixed, fair price makes it a dependable, no-thinking-required value.
Not independently verified — estimated
No reservations means queueing at peak, there's literally one dish (no menu, no veg main), and the sauce is divisive — if you don't love it, the second serving is a chore, not a gift. Note the original is the Marbeuf/Champs branch; the similarly-named 'Relais de Venise' is a separate family offshoot.
Not independently verified — estimated
What it feels like
Reading the room, traveller by traveller
Families
Zero decision fatigue and a kid-friendly dish with a free second plate — an easy multigen win if everyone eats steak and likes a herby sauce.
With friends
A fun, fuss-free formula best at the original Marbeuf room near the Champs; arrive at opening or expect to wait, and skip it if anyone at the table is lukewarm on the green sauce.
Good to know
Before you go
Cost
Fixed formula ~€30 incl. the second serving
Time
1–1.5 hours incl. queue
Last verified
2026-06-17
Best time
Off-peak to skip the line; arrive at opening. The Marbeuf branch near the Champs-Élysées is the original
Booking
Generally no reservations
Accessibility
Brasserie seating; no vegetarian main
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