L’Entrecote Café de París — Restaurant in Madrid

Talking about overrated. I was hungry when passing this restaurant and checked on Google map and apparently it's quite good and usually hard to get a table. It's in the middle of August so Madrid is quite empty so I got a table straight away. Right next to the entrance door which was very warm with the sun coming through the glass door and full length windows. It wouldn't have been a problem if the air conditioning worked but it didn't. Men are on the moon and the Spanish can't fix the air conditioner? Of course they can if they are willing to pay. But this restaurant wouldn't invest and rather let the customers suffer. It was 37°C outside and 33°C inside!

There is another dinning hall inside and was cooler. I asked if I could move to the inside section. It was half empty and the outside section was 70% empty. The tall waiter 'checked' the computer and said it's fully booked. He could only move me 3 tables away from the door. It was 1:30 and at 3:00 the inside room was still about half occupied...He just wanted to put some people in the outside room to make it look not empty, at the cost of the customer's comfort.

There's only one menu, a set lunch with a green salad, a steak and nothing else. Wine, coffe and desserts cost extra.

When I was half way through my salad, they brought the steak and wanted to take my salad. I said I'm still eating... They put the steak on a heating plate with gas heater underneath why?? The steak was sizzling while I was finishing the salad. I couldn't watch it anymore and asked them why the steak is still cooking? They turned down the heat. By the time I finished the salad and started the steak, it had gone from medium rare to very well done....at the end it's so chewy and left many chewy bits. It's 37°C outside why on earth did they put the steak on the heat??? It's moronic, pretentious and pure stupidity. The sause on the steak has enough salt to kill a village. Service wise the tall waiter thought he's the CEO and bossied around the other guy and a waitress who were quite nice.

The fact that such a place could get good reviews shows many people in Madrid don't know better. In Madrid good restaurants exist but one really need to look extremely hard for them and this is absolutely not...

Excellent restaurant, part of a network of restaurants from Geneva that has locations in different countries including Dubai and Germany. Like the other comments mentioned, it only has one plate (steak) which comes with unlimited French fries and a salad. The only decisions you need to make are what to drink, how well you want your meat cooked, and if you want dessert. The salad albeit simple was really nice and crisp. The steak is brought to the table already cooked but is left served on a hot tray that melts the butter and sauce right in front of your eyes (the waiter mentioned only one person prepares the butter in Switzerland and ships it to Spain). This is the basis is the café de Paris sauce and it was really good.

Service was pretty good, they recommended us the crepes Suzette which were actually pretty good.

Prices were pretty good, for 24€ you get the salad, the fries, and the steak. Only need to add price of drinks and dessert and you’re ready to go.

Definitely...

This is a one dish Steak House BUT it was amazing! It is a Delmonico Steak cooked perfectly to order! Start with a house salad with a vinaigrette style dressing which was very good! Rolls are provided on the table. The steak sliced and is placed onto a warming rack to stay hot for you to enjoy. It is surrounded by a Butter Cream that you can place onto the steak or on the side. French Fries cooked perfectly, crispy on the outside soft inside! They offer unlimited fries. They have a very good wine list and several desserts to try out. The service was excellent, never needed to call for a refill of drinks, fries or bread. They were always nearby and attentive! I highly...