tasting menu

American  

noun

1. a fixed-price restaurant meal or menu consisting of small portions of numerous dishes.

   We ordered the 6-course tasting menu for $125.

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Etymology

Origin of tasting menu

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

My evening began at Geamair, the hotel’s new restaurant, where chef Pawel Sowa has designed a tasting menu that draws on the bounty of Speyside and its distilling traditions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ynyshir offers a high-end dining experience starting at £468 per person, including a 30-course tasting menu and an in-house DJ.

From BBC

Vida offers a four-course prix fixe menu, with the option to select one dish from each course, as well as a seven-course tasting menu; both can be enjoyed in vegetarian form.

From Salon

We opted for the tasting menu, which shifts with the seasons and showcases the kitchen at its most expressive.

From Salon

By the night of the massive corporate holiday party overlooking Central Park, things were going so smoothly that Delpique pivoted to preparing for a New Year’s Eve tasting menu weeks away.

From The Wall Street Journal