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Set menu

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

/ˌset ˈmenjuː/nounCommon term

In tourism & hospitality, set menu means: A menu with a fixed choice of courses, such as a starter, main course and dessert, served at one total price.

In Turkish: fiks menü, sabit menü, set menü

How it is used

Popular for groups, banquets and lunch offers: a three-course set menu, a set lunch menu. Guests choose from two or three options per course, or everyone gets the same dishes. Tour operators often book set menus for group dinners because the price is clear in advance.

Example sentences

  1. The set menu costs €35 and includes a glass of house wine.

  2. For groups of more than fifteen, we only offer a set menu.

Common collocations

  • three-course set menu
  • set lunch menu
  • choose from the set menu
  • group set menu
  • à la carteDescribes food ordered as separate dishes from a menu, each with its own price, rather than as a set meal or a buffet.
  • starterA small dish served at the beginning of a meal, before the main course, such as soup, salad or a cold appetiser.
  • main courseThe largest and most important dish of a meal, usually meat, fish or a vegetarian dish served with side dishes.
  • banquetA formal meal for a large number of people, such as a wedding dinner or gala; in hotels, also the department that organises such events.
  • house wineA cheaper wine that a restaurant or hotel chooses as its standard option and sells by the glass, carafe or bottle.

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