eye fillet
noun Australian /NZ
A tender boneless cut of beef from the underside of the sirloin: it is easy to compliment the quality of the eye fillet...
- My brother went for the eye fillet, served with onion rings and Portobello mushrooms in a creamy sauce.
- The eye fillet steak came with zucchini, mushrooms, pumpkin gnocchi and a burgundy jus.
- Known for big fat juicy steaks, from the 200g eye fillet to the 500g rib eye, this place is popular with the lunchtime crowd.
Origin
1950s: from eye in the sense 'mass of lean meat'.