prix fixe

American

[pree fiks, pree feeks] / ˈpri ˈfɪks, pri ˈfiks /

noun

a fixed price charged for any meal chosen from the variety listed on the menu.

prix fixe British

/ pri fiks /

noun

a fixed price charged for one of a set number of meals offered on a menu Compare à la carte table d'hôte

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Etymology

Origin of prix fixe

Borrowed into English from French around 1880–85

Example Sentences

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Many of these restaurants had prix fixe menus that typically offered spaghetti, “because it was the primary shape that people were eating most of the time,” he explains.

From Salon • Feb. 14, 2026

Olivea Farm to Table, opened in 2023, earned a Michelin star in 2025 for its seasonal prix fixe menus, while at Lunario, Chef Sheyla Alvarado’s tasting menus zero in on ingredients from the restaurant’s farm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

For 20 guests, De La Nonna requires its prix fixe menu with optional drink packages, but 30 or more guests are considered a “partial buyout,” so both are required.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025

Demand for the prix fixe restaurant is so high that The Mather is thinking of opening for a third day of the week.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

The prix fixe dinner at Chez Panisse included a pork terrine and steamed wild salmon.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

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