tasting menunoun [ C ]
/ˈteɪ.stɪŋ ˌmen.juː//ˈteɪ.stɪŋ ˌmen.juː/in some restaurants, a meal that consists of many different dishes, usually for a fixed price, and often chosen to show the skill of the chef (= cook):
The four-course tasting menu at lunch is $50 while the five-course dinner tasting menu costs $75.
More examples
- They have all braved the wait for the sublime nine-course tasting menu.
- A seven-course tasting menu is one way to sample the chef's flights of cuisinary fancy.
- The owner recommends the tasting menu "so you can get a feel for what we do."
- We chose the 8-course tasting menu with classic wine match.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Restaurants & cafes
- all-you-can-eat
- automat
- bill of fare
- bistro
- brasserie
- buffet
- coffee house
- coffee shop
- diner
- drive-through
- eatery
- grill
- internet café
- mess
- restaurateur
- roadhouse
- rotisserie
- salad bar
- send
- à la carte
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