Phrase · Steak Doneness

À point

À point · French medium / medium-rare

Cooked past saignant, usually closer to medium-rare than Anglo “medium”.

À point means cooked past saignant, but often closer to medium-rare than what English speakers expect by “medium”. It is a tourist-trap phrase because expectations differ.

Connected to

Related to

Faux-filet

Includes

Steak FritesWhy it matters: this helps users place À point inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.

Uses phrase — from

Order steak frites “à point” in a bistrotWhy it matters: À point gives users language they can recognise, ask for or use around Order steak frites “à point” in a bistrot.

Has example — from

Comprendre le bœuf françaisWhy it matters: this helps users place Comprendre le bœuf français inside the wider French food world without memorising categories.