Cutlet refers to:
- a thin slice of meat from the leg or ribs of mutton, veal, pork or chicken
- a dish made of such slice, often breaded (also known in various languages as a cotoletta, Kotelett, kotlet or kotleta)
- a croquette or cutlet-shaped patty made of ground meat
- a kind of fish cut where the fish is sliced perpendicular to the spine, rather than parallel (as with fillets); often synonymous with steak
- a prawn or shrimp with its head and outer shell removed, leaving only the flesh and tail
- a mash of vegetables (usually potatoes) fried with bread