Daegu Italian restaurant steak and Toowoomba pasta: Etrenne Jukjeon

An Italian restaurant right by Jukjeon Station

An Italian restaurant right in front of Jukjeon Station! After watching the currently popular Obsession at CGV Jukjeon, I went looking for a good restaurant in Dalseo and found Etrenne (에트렌느) 🤍 I was sad that Dalseo did not have many Italian restaurants, but I found a seriously delicious one,,,,,,

Parking and hours at Etrenne Jukjeon Branch

Etrenne Jukjeon Branch is in the World Mark West End shopping complex in Dalseo! That means you can use the mall parking lot, which was so convenient haha. After parking, walk along the open road on the second floor, then head down toward Coffee Myungga, and you will make it to Etrenne in Unit 102 on the first floor~~~~!~! For free exit, register your vehicle when you pay after your meal!

Etrenne under its cute yellow roof! I visited once a few years ago too, after seeing on Instagram that the owner had been the manager of the first Outback Steakhouse location and that they had Toowoomba pasta even better than Outback's. Looking again this time, the owner has basically devoted their life to Outback beyond that too,, so that is why it has that truly Outback-like flavor,,🫢

• Hours: 11:30 AM–10 PM
• Break time: 3 PM–5 PM
• Last order: 9 PM

A small dining room and set menus

The restaurant is cute and relatively small, with fewer than 10 tables! You can reserve through Naver Reservation, so I recommend booking before you visit hehe.

We visited with a reservation, and our table had already been set. Such a neat table and tableware!

There were separate set menus and weekday lunch sets, both discounted, so they looked great for couples or families wanting a good-value meal.

But seriously, is the menu not so pretty? Their sense is amazing,,, There were set menus on the regular menu too, but since we were not having Bundaberg drinks or alcohol, we just ordered the individual dishes we wanted! If you are having drinks or alcohol, though, the set looks like a great deal.

Ordering Mammoth Garlic Steak and Toowoomba Pasta

Mammoth Garlic Steak, supposedly piled high with every garlic in the world!@! We were so curious about it, so we ordered the Mammoth Garlic Steak and Etrenne's signature Toowoomba Pasta at 🌶️ heat.

The standard Toowoomba Pasta is 🌶️🌶️; they said it is hotter than Shin Ramyun but a little less hot than Buldak. The 🌶️ version we ordered was just pleasantly spicy, and even I, a total spice wimp, could enjoy it. + Remember that a mini salad comes with the steak order, wink.

They brought out the bread and salad first, and I loved the pretty plating, hehe.

You must add the ₩500 garlic bread

Everyone,,,,, the garlic bread here,,,,, is available as an add-on and costs ₩500 each, okay? It is truly warm, crisp, and sweet—the baguette of my life; I recommend coming with a little room in your stomach and adding this bread,, really. So. Good. Seriously.

It is an open kitchen, so we could watch the owner cook, and their wok work while making the pasta was no joke.

Our food arrived quickly afterward, along with beet-and-cucumber pickles, and the steak came with fries!

Rich, creamy fettuccine Toowoomba Pasta

There was truly a heap of every kind of garlic on top, and the rich, thick-looking pasta passed the first test right away,,💞

The pasta used wide fettuccine noodles, which absorbed the cream sauce nicely and tasted delicious. The pairing with the pickles was the best,, They were crisp rather than soggy, and so good with it.

Mix the thick pasta thoroughly so the sauce soaks in even better. Mix it once right at the start before eating, so the sauce does not dry out and the noodles do not stick together!

There were loads of plump shrimp and mushrooms too, which gave it great texture. Cream pasta + shrimp + mushrooms—what more is there to say? It is delicious.

A medium steak packed with garlic flavor

And the steak was seriously incredible—can you see all those garlic flakes and sauce,,! It really lives up to its Mammoth Garlic Steak name lol.

The steak arrived freshly grilled and sizzling in a hot pan,, Since the pan is hot, those visiting with children should be careful! + It is pleasantly sweet, so I think children would enjoy it too.

After moving the mountain of garlic aside, I cut into the steak, and it sliced softly without any resistance or toughness 🥩 I had it medium and debated medium-rare, but it was cooked medium closer to medium-rare than medium-well, which I loved hehe.

The steak after clearing away the garlic combo! Those distinct grill marks look so appetizing. For under ₩50,000, you get such a large, good-quality steak with fries and salad too, so for a good-value Italian restaurant in Dalseo? You have to come to Etrenne.

It had every garlic preparation imaginable: roasted garlic, fried garlic flakes, sautéed garlic, minced garlic, and more. The textures and flavors were wonderful, and the sweet caramelized onions went so well with the garlic. I ordered it thinking of Outback's Triple Garlic Strip; the steak felt a little different from Outback's, but its flavor was richer and bolder, making it even more craveable? 🐷

Look at that pinkish color,,💞 The sinew had been removed well, so there was nothing bothersome while eating, and it was not tough at all—loved that. I truly cannot eat or stand tough steak,,,,,

Dipping it in the Toowoomba Pasta sauce is the only correct way. Steak + Toowoomba is the best combo, so if you get steak, the pasta absolutely has to be Toowoomba!@!!

Pasta Day on the 10th and 20th every month

The 10th and 20th of every month are Etrenne Pasta Days, when you can have pasta for just ₩10,000!!!!!!! Do not forget: on the 10th and 20th, come smash some king-of-value pasta and steak at Etrenne ㄱㄱ

Highly recommend Etrenne for a Dalseo blind date or date night 🫶🏻