In a restaurant or café, or at a formal meal, the menu is a list of the food and drinks that are available.
A waiter offered him the menu.
Even the most elaborate dishes on the menu were quite low on calories.
Synonyms: bill of fare, tariff [mainly British], set menu, table d'hôte More Synonyms of menu
2. countable noun
A menu is the food that you serve at a meal.
Try out the menu on a few friends.
The menu is all-important. Every component of every meal should create contrasts.
3. countable noun
On a computer screen, a menu is a list of choices. Each choice represents something that you can do using the computer.
menu in British English
(ˈmɛnjuː)
noun
1.
a list of dishes served at a meal or that can be ordered in a restaurant
2.
a list of options displayed on a visual display unit from which the operator selects an action to be carried out by positioning the cursor or by depressing the appropriate key
Word origin
C19: from French menu small, detailed (list), from Latin minūtusminute2
menu in American English
(ˈmɛnju; occas. ˈmeɪnju)
nounWord forms: pluralˈmenus
1.
a.
a detailed list of the foods served at a meal or of the foods available at a restaurant; bill of fare
b.
the foods served
2.
a list, displayed as on a computer video screen, of the various functions available for selection by the user
Word origin
Fr, small, detailed < L minutus: see minute2
menu in Hospitality
(mɛnyu)
Word forms: (regular plural) menus
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Restaurant, equipment)
In a restaurant or at a formal meal, the menu is a list of the meals and drinks that are available.
A waiter offered him the menu.
Have you found anything on the menu that you like?
Dishes on the lunch menu are available until 2:00pm.
dessert menu, fixed-price menu, see the menu, set menu