- a list of the food that is available at a restaurant or to be served at a meal
- May we have the menu?
- to ask for/look at the menu
- the lunch/dinner menu
- on the menu What's on the menu (= for dinner) tonight?
- The chef put together a special menu of drinks and dishes employing chocolate.
Collocations RestaurantsRestaurantsEating outsee also tasting menu- eat (lunch/dinner)/dine/meet at/in a restaurant
- go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/dinner/a meal
- have dinner/lunch/a meal with somebody
- make/have a reservation (in/under the name of Yamada)
- reserve/ (especially British English) book a table for six
- ask for/request a table for two/a table by the window
- wait to be seated
- show somebody to their table
- sit in the corner/by the window/at the bar/at the counter
- hand somebody/give somebody the menu/wine list
- open/read/study/peruse the menu
- the restaurant has a three-course set menu/a children’s menu/an extensive wine list
- taste/sample/try the wine
- the waiter takes your order
- order/choose/have the soup of the day/one of the specials/the house (British English) speciality/(especially North American English) specialty
- serve/finish the first course/the starter/the main course/dessert/coffee
- complain about the food/the service/your meal
- enjoy your meal
- pay/ask for (especially British English) the bill/(North American English) the check
- pay for/treat somebody to dinner/lunch/the meal
- service is (not) included
- give somebody/leave (somebody) a tip
Extra ExamplesTopics Cooking and eatinga1- Many restaurants do a very reasonable set menu at lunchtime.
- Passengers are offered a daily choice of menu.
- She completely changes her seasonal menus every few months.
- The chef was chalking the daily specials on the menu board.
- The restaurant changes its menu every six months.
- a ten-course tasting menu
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- extensive
- limited
- full
- …
- consult
- have
- look at
- …
- feature something
- include something
- offer something
- …
- board
- choice
- selection
- …
- on the menu
- a choice of menu
- (computing) a list of possible choices that are shown on a computer screen
- a pull-down/pop-up menu
- When highlighted information is clicked, a pop-up menu appears.
- I clicked on a menu item called ‘connect to server’.
- a menu option/button
Extra ExamplesTopics Computersa1- Go to the topic menu in the upper right-hand corner.
- buttons that make it easy to navigate the on-screen menu
- You can choose from a menu of options.
- I clicked the icon in the start menu.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- drop-down
- pop-up
- pull-down
- …
- select something from
- go to
- access
- …
- bar
- item
- choice
- …
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, ‘detailed list’ (noun use of menu ‘small, detailed’), from Latin minutus ‘very small’.
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