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Vinony

table d'hôte

noun

  1. a meal served to all guests at a stated hour and fixed price
  2. a complete meal of several courses offered at a fixed price
  3. a communal table for all the guests at a hotel or restaurant
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌtɑːblə ˈdəʊt/ / /ˌtɑːbəl -/

adj

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from French table d'hôte (“table of the host”).

  1. Of menu selections, offered at a fixed price.

noun

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.”

    “It’s also possible to reserve a table d’hôte if you’re not actually staying there.”