What Does Your Steak Frites Say About You? The Personality Behind the Plate

Move over horoscopes and star signs – there’s a new way to read your personality, and it’s sizzling hot. Introducing “The Steak Frites Personality Theory”, a playful new take on how your favourite way to eat the classic French dish reveals who you really are. From the cut of steak to how you like your fries, the choices you make at the bistro table say more than you think.

With steak frites surging in popularity across trendy urban menus and upscale brasseries alike, it’s time to discover what your order reveals. Swiss Butter – a Lebanese-born restaurant brand that has successfully transformed steak frites resurgence into a global phenomenon – has release the ultimate cheat-sheet for identifying what this iconic dish says about you.

What does your Steak Frites order say about you?

The Mains – Steak

• Rare: You are the effortlessly cool one. You probably own a leather jacket that’s actually worn in, not “styled,” you think all music sounds better loud, and you roll your eyes at anyone who asks for ketchup. You don’t just eat rare, you are rare.

• Medium-rare: You’re confident, a little smug, and you should be, because you’re usually right. You know the best table at every restaurant, your Spotify is full of perfectly curated playlists, and you never go for anything “vanilla.”

• Medium: You are the group’s steady hand. You’ve definitely mastered at least three TikTok dances in your kitchen, but you also get your taxes done early. You believe in moderation, except when it comes to mimosas at bottomless brunch. You’re not boring, just perfectly balanced.

• Medium-well: You’re cautious, but you call it “practical.” You google “how pink is too pink” at least once a year, and you always have a backup plan. Your friends tease you for it, but they also secretly rely on you to book the Ubers home.

• Well-done: You don’t like surprises. You think Nando’s is “spicy,” you’ve seen Ed Sheeran live more than once, and you are oddly proud of it. You order well-done because you stick to what you know, even if your friends send you passive-aggressive steak memes.

The Sauce

In the dish: You’ve either been on a motorbike or you would if someone handed you a helmet. You’re adventurous enough to trust the chef without overthinking it, and you believe food tastes better when you don’t interfere. You live for a bit of risk, but only the delicious kind.

On the side: You micromanage like it’s an Olympic sport. You portion your sauce with scientific precision, and waiters know you’re the person who will ask for something that’s not even on the menu. Your Pret coffee order has footnotes, and honestly, you’re fine with that.

The Sides

Fries: You’re all about instant joy. You know the exact number of fries that fit alongside a bite of steak and you take this kind of thing very seriously.

Baked potato: You’re the practical one of the group. You probably also own a Monzo savings pot titled “Rainy Day”. White bread: You live for comfort over compromise. You know carbs are happiness, and you’ve absolutely eaten a tub of Ben & Jerry’s straight from the carton. You’d rather enjoy the real thing now and deal with your steps count tomorrow.

Brown bread: You’ve got discipline. We respect that. You’ve definitely got at least three jars of obscure grains in your cupboard “for that Ottolenghi recipe you’ll make one day,” and you like knowing you’ve earned dessert before it even lands on the table.

Steak frites is having a moment. With locations spanning Beirut, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Riyadh, London, and Madrid, Swiss Butter has proven that steak frites, when executed exceptionally well, is not just a nostalgic classic but a category in its own right.