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Tourism & Hospitality vocabulary · Food & Beverage Service

Starter

Meaning in tourism & hospitality, with examples

/ˈstɑːtə/nounCore term

In tourism & hospitality, starter means: A small dish served at the beginning of a meal, before the main course, such as soup, salad or a cold appetiser.

In Turkish: başlangıç, başlangıç yemeği, ilk tabak

How it is used

British English; American English says appetizer. Waiters ask "Would you like a starter?" and "Are you ready to order your starters?" Menus are often divided into starters, mains and desserts.

Example sentences

  1. For a starter, I'll have the lentil soup, and then the grilled sea bass.

  2. Our set menu includes a starter, a main course and a dessert.

Common collocations

  • order a starter
  • for a starter
  • share a starter
  • starters and mains
  • cold starter
  • main courseThe largest and most important dish of a meal, usually meat, fish or a vegetarian dish served with side dishes.
  • set menuA menu with a fixed choice of courses, such as a starter, main course and dessert, served at one total price.
  • 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.
  • take an orderTo ask guests what they would like to eat or drink and write it down or enter it into the system so it can be prepared.

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