tableside

[ tey-buhl-sahyd ]

adjective

1. alongside or at a table, especially in a restaurant:

   tableside dessert trays; a dish prepared tableside.

noun

1. the area around or beside a table.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tableside¹

First recorded in 1850–55; table ( def ) + side ¹( def )

Example Sentences

The tableside smoke technique is by now ubiquitous in upscale restaurants.

From Popular-Science

If you’re more concerned about a tableside bottle not getting warm or sweating, an old-fashioned bucket will do just fine.

From Popular-Science

At Frontier, a whole-animal restaurant where meats are cut tableside, doors are open only four days a week and it’s operating at about 60% capacity on those days.

From Time

JOE, ONE OF YOUR RESTAURANTS, DEL POSTO, OFFERS A 100-LAYER LASAGNE, CARVED TABLESIDE.

From The Daily Beast