Simple and succulent – here’s where you can sink your teeth into Brisbane’s best steak frites

Marlowe, South Brisbane: Lauded Fish Lane restaurant Marlowe has recently added steak frites to its menu, giving guests the chance to savour some open-flame steak on Wednesday evenings. For $38 per person, diners can enjoy a premium Riverine MBS 2+ sirloin served with skin-on fries and their choice of red wine jus or mushroom Diane sauce. The meal can be further customised with additional sauces, surf and turf additions, or even an upgrade to a 350g MBS 6–7 wagyu rump.

The French Exit, Brisbane City: Anyday’s European-inspired inner-city restaurant The French Exit ticks all the boxes when it comes to French-style bistronomy. Duck a l’orange? Check. Escargot? Check. Steak frites? That’s one big ol’ check. There are two options here that we’d love to direct your attention towards. First is a succulent sirloin served with fries and peppercorn sauce ($59). The other? A hanger steak with jus gras and bearnaise sauce, served with the all-important pommes frites ($80).

August, West End: Inspired by the brasseries of Paris, charming West End eatery August has launched a semi-regular steak frites night that’s sure to appeal to carnivores across the city. Once a month, the restaurant is plating up unlimited serves of steak frites (that’s a baguette and butter to start, rump cap steak, French fries, house salad and your choice of bearnaise or peppercorn sauce, and a shared dessert) for $90 per person. Keep an eye on August’s Instagram page for updates on its next steak frites night!

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Petite, Fortitude Valley: The Votan brothers’ East Street Empire expanded beyond Happy Boy and Snack Man’s Chinese eats when the team opened Petite – a wine bar and bistro concept riffing on French bistro cuisine and culture. The free-wheeling menu includes two steak frite variations for your mange-ing pleasure – a grilled wagyu bavette and grass-fed eye fillet. Both options come with your choice of pepper cognac sauce, cafe de Paris butter, salsa verde and mustards. Pair your plate with a glass of the venue’s keenly curated list of French wines – for steak, the expert team recommends a silky syrah from Domaine Andezon in Rhône. Santé!

DUCKFAT, Newstead: Located in a grungy, pink-hued modern-industrial space in Newstead, DUCKFAT attempts to subvert the silver-service connotations associated with French food, redefining the cuisine into something approachable, affordable and, crucially, delicious. This mantra extends to the restaurant’s wagyu rump, which boasts a 500-gram and 1-kilogram share-style option, both served with pomme frites, cafe de Paris butter and shallot jus. During the week, DUCKFAT also serves a steak frites lunch special for only $32. 

Rich & Rare, West End: If steak is what you seek, Rich & Rare at West Village should be high on your list. The venue’s lunch specials menu (available from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, seven days a week) is where you’ll find a sensational steak frites deal, with a 220-g MB2+ Riverina Black Angus rump cap with fries and mushroom sauce available for $38.

Les Bubbles, Fortitude Valley: Few restaurants are as synonymous with steak frites as Les Bubbles. The old Bubbles Bathhouse is now a temple to grass-fed beef, with the plush Parisian-inspired surrounds the perfect setting to take knife and fork to steak  seared to your liking, served with soft leaf salad with vinaigrette, warm bread and unlimited frites for a reasonable $46. Feel like splurging? Add another $10 to upgrade your beef to premium black Angus. You won’t regret it.

Ruma Rooftop, New Farm: The a la carte menu at tropical-inspired rooftop eatery Ruma features two kinds of steak sure to satisfy your carnivorous cravings. Pull up for a 250-gram O’Connor Superior rump cap served with shoestring fries and green-pepper sauce ($65), or go large with a MB9+ Stone Axe full-blood wagyu sirloin on the bone with fries and beef jus ($120).

Cru Bar & Cellar, Fortitude Valley: Long-running James Street institution Cru Bar & Cellar was refurbished in 2024 with a luxurious new look alongside a retooled menu and a bolstered cellar list weighing in at more than 2000 bottles. Despite the new plush green-velvet booths and lovingly restored 18th century Baccarat chandelier, the heart of Cru Bar & Cellar remains its service-centric spirit. Cru Bar & Cellar’s culinary offering, which champions Queensland farmers and produce suppliers, continues to showcase the state’s bounty through a European-inspired wine bar format. Its steak frites include 300-g Black Angus MBS 5 rump, chips and red wine jus for $59.

Fatcow on James St, Fortitude Valley: A few doors down from Cru Bar & Cellar at Fatcow on James St, you’ll find a drool-worthy steak frites sure to hit the spot. Pop in at lunch time (11:30 am to 3:00 pm) Sunday to Thursday and you’ll be able to sit down to a 220-g grain-fed Black Angus sirloin MB3+ with a side of golden fries and cafe de Paris butter for $38. Bonza!