prix fixe

American  

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

noun

• prix fixes
  plural

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

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prix fixe British  

/ pri fiks /

noun

1. 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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• prix fixes
  plural

Etymology

Origin of prix fixe

Borrowed into English from French around 1880–85

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

prix fixe

Coup de Tête, a restaurant there, has prix fixe meals including a starter and a main course or a main course and a dessert that set you back a mere €19.50.

From Barron's ● Mar. 8, 2026

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

And Byrne has already drawn up his game plan for whether he’ll be sipping wine over a prix fixe menu or knocking back beers in front of the television.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 7, 2026

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

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

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