Tajima Wagyu Rump @ L'Entrecote The Steak & Fries Bistro

L'entrecote The Steak & Fries Bistro 28/07/19

Grand and beautiful decor

Each customer is served a complimentary sweet wine at the start of the meal. This clear wine was very fruity and compliments the meat well, absolutely enjoyed it.

The service here is really good, fast and attentive. Arriving at the restaurant right as it opened (1200H), I was the first (and only) customer for a good 5-10min. During that time, they served the salad and bread promptly, with the steak given as I was halfway through my bread. Some may not like this as their steak may become cold by the time they got to it but I did not mind this as it allowed me to use my bread to soak up all the sauces. On other reviews, it seems that they used to serve half of the steak first before serving the second half later on in the meal to ensure that the steak remains warm, did not experience this though.

An additional option to add Black Summer Truffle to make your meal/steak even more exquisite

That being said, got to praise their attentive and prompt service. The staff readily cleared plates, topped up my water and asked if I would like more fries, once as I was halfway through my meal and another time as they were serving another customer another helping of fries.

Note:
Their menu (CAA 02/05/19) can be found on Chope. The menu I was given on that day was slightly different.


Tajima Wagyu Rump ($48++)
Comes with a side of bread that was slightly hard on the outside, soft on the inside + Salad greens with walnut and a vinagrette dressing

Starting off with the salad, felt that the salad did not need the dressing as it became too sour. The bread was slightly hard on the outside, soft and chewy on the inside, a good compliment to the steak sauce and their mustard dressing. I quite liked their mustard dressing as it was not overpowering.

Moving on to the main, their initial serving of fries is simply huge.

With a bright golden hue, it was very tempting to devour all the fries immediately, especially since it was unlimited. They were very crisp and crunchy; I know that they are just fries but it was strangely addictive.

Now, moving on to their legendary secret sauce...
Before trying this, I have heard that you either like it, or you don't and that it is very addictive if you do happen to like it. To start, the sauce really does not taste like any other sauce I've tried. It was slightly tangy and acidic, with hints of mushroom and onion. Having strong umami flavours, it definitely paired well with their golden fries. If they served unlimited sauce as well, I just might have asked for another portion of fries, definitely a winner for me.

On the menu, this Tajima Wagyu Rump (Grade 7/8) is 'known for its high degree of marbling and flavour'. To me, it was certainly a fatty cut of beef, but not due to the marbling. The cut I was given had a strip of fat on one side of the beef, sort of like a striploin (As seen from the 2 pictures below).

This provided a richer flavour to the beef but not the 'melt-in-your-mouth' tenderness that one will get from high quality Wagyu. Beef was slightly burnt, chewy (Ordered medium-rare) and had lots of beef flavour. A sizeable portion was given, but don't order this expecting a very tender cut of steak.
Taste: 8.5/10

Overall, the ambience of the restaurant was lovely and grand. Definitely a place more suited for dates or other special occasions. Memorable and enjoyable experience.