a complete meal in a restaurant or café for a stated price with a limited number of options to choose from for each course; it is usually cheaper than ordering dishes individually from the à la carte menu
a set menu or an à la carte choice
I'll have the set menu.
set menu in Hospitality
(sɛt mɛnyu)
Word forms: (regular plural) set menus
noun
(Hospitality (hotel): Food and drink, dining)
A set menu is a menu with a specific set of meals to choose from. The price charged for eachmeal is the same.
There is a single set menu, with four courses for $31.
Our set menu is offered alongside the à la carte menu.
There is a wide choice of meals on the set menu.
menu
Examples of 'set menu' in a sentence
set menu
There is a choice of two set menus.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
We enjoyed two delicious courses from the set menu, accompanied by suggested wines.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
They offer various set menus varying in price depending on whether you want to eat foie gras and truffles or the local mutton steak with beans.
Conil, Jean & Conil, Christopher (ed) A Passion for Food (1989)
There is only one option for each course on the set menu, but the dishes are well chosen, well constructed and beautifully cooked.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In other languages
set menu
British English: set menu /sɛt ˈmɛnjuː/ NOUN
A set menu has a limited choice of dishes at a fixed price.