1871 N. Sheppard 152 It would be difficult to take a restaurant meal now in Paris, without being served with one of the abovenamed animals.
1937 16 Jan. 12/4 In those years all restaurant meals were a la carte.
2005 28 July ii. 6/1 You can't get through a restaurant meal without a waiter drizzling extra-virgin over your tricolore.