 It became a Paris institution, whose patrons customarily referred to it as "L'Entrecôte", or "L'Entrecôte Porte-Maillot".Eventually, the restaurant's name was formalized as Le Relais de Venise – L'Entrecôte.Three separate groups of restaurants, each operated by one of Paul Gineste de Saurs's children, carry on the formula he established.