The concept of L'Entrecôte et les Dames is based directly on the Parisian relais d'entrecôte tradition, the idea being that you don't have to waste time choosing. You sit down, specify how you want your steak cooked and the kitchen takes care of the rest. That makes an evening here noticeably different: no doubting the menu, no FOMO about what your neighbor orders.
You start with a salad and bread with soft butter. Then comes the sirloin steak: thinly sliced, served in two rounds. You can refill as soon as your plate is empty, both the meat and the fries come again. The service keeps an eye on it and puts a new portion on the table without you having to ask. You pay for the wine by the glass you drink, not in advance. This is a small but pleasant peculiarity in a city where many restaurants try to sell you a bottle right away.
The green herb sauce is homemade and developed specifically for this restaurant. Visitors who know the Parisian original describe the sauce here as creamier and more toward a chimichurri, different from the classic Parisian version but good in its own right. The fries are crisp and stay crisp, even in the second round.
Don't skip it. The crème brûlée and crêpes au Grand Marnier are consistently cited by regular visitors as reasons not to get up too soon. The île flottante also stands out: light, large and well executed. After two rounds of entrecôte and fries, dessert sounds like too much, but at the table you think otherwise.
Entrecôte en les Dames does exactly what it promises, and never disappoints. You come for the meat, the sauce and the fries. That's it. And every time, they deliver.
The interior has high ceilings and a Parisian feel. Warm, not overly decorated, lots of energy when the room is full. The restaurant sits on Van Baerlestraat, close to the Concertgebouw and Van Gogh Museum. A logical stop before or after a concert or museum visit, but also just by itself a reason to go to the Museum Quarter.
People who have been coming there for seven years say the menu has remained the same and consistently good. That's rarer than it seems.