Filet Mignon
Buttery • Lean • Extremely tender • Mild
Scorecard
Tenderness
Fat
Beef flavor
Juiciness
Typical price$$$$$
Best donenessMedium Rare
What does filet mignon taste like?
Filet mignon is the softest steak you can order. It has very little fat, so the flavor is mild and clean rather than rich, and the texture is almost buttery.
What does filet mignon look like?
A small, thick, round medallion of deep red meat with almost no visible fat or marbling, usually served taller than it is wide.
Choose Filet Mignon if you like
- • maximum tenderness
- • lean meat
- • mild flavor
- • easy eating
Skip it if
- • you want big beefy flavor
- • you love marbling
- • you're watching the bill
Where it comes from: Tenderloin, along the lower back — the tenderloin section. See the beef cut chart.
Also called: Tenderloin, Fillet Steak, Chateaubriand, Filet.
Often seen in: Fine dining, United States, France.