table d'hôte
adjEtymology Unadapted borrowing from French table d'hôte (“table of the host”).
1
Of menu selections, offered at a fixed price.
- Antonyms
- à la carte
table d'hôte
noun/ˌtɑːblə ˈdəʊt/ · /ˌtɑːbəl -/
Etymology Unadapted borrowing from French table d'hôte (“table of the host”).
1
A menu offering a complete meal, with little choice, at a fixed price.
- The increases from December 4 in the prices of table d'hôte meals in British Railways restaurant cars were expected, in view both of a general upward trend in meal prices in the catering trade and of the fiat that train meals must pay for themselves.1962 February, “Talking of Trains: Dearer meals in B.R. trains”, in Modern Railways, page 78:
- It’s also possible to reserve a table d’hôte if you’re not actually staying there.2000, “Making the Most of the Route des Plaines”, in Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles (NEOS Guide), Watford, Hertfordshire; Greenville, S.C.: Michelin Travel Publications, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 158, column 2: