dinner service

British

noun

a set of matching plates, dishes, etc, suitable for serving a meal to a certain number of people

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Every dinner service that I’m in the kitchen, I’m trying to impart whatever knowledge I have.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The eatery is best known for its tableside pressed duck, which the chef prepares in a theatrical fashion during dinner service.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Toward the end of the dinner service, she said, was when she heard the senator’s future wife ask: “What else can the love of my life do for you?”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2024

These are opulent occasions, with diplomacy fuelled by fine dining, using a 19th Century dinner service with more than 4,000 pieces.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2023

It wasn’t just a cutlery switch; the whole dinner service was altered in a single swoop.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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