prix fixe

noun

ˈprē-ˈfēks 

-ˈfiks

: a complete meal offered at a fixed price

also : the price charged

Examples of prix fixe in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

From August 1 until September 1, over 400 restaurants representing more than 70 countries and regions offer discounted, prix fixe menus that showcase Houston’s diverse dining scene. —Rebecca Deurlein, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025

Set among bluebells, peonies, lilacs and more, the Mother’s Day Celebration at Yellow Magnolia Café will have a three-course prix fixe meal available both Saturday, May 10, and Sunday, May 11, priced at $72 per adult and $23 per child younger than 12. —Kaitlyn Rosati, New York Daily News, 7 May 2025

Modeled after Beast’s castle, Be Our Guest’s three-course prix fixe menu can be as tailored as Belle’s dress, where options free of common allergens are plentiful. —Karla Walsh, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 July 2025

Here’s your chance to indulge on three-course prix fixe lunch and brunch deals from $25 or $35 per person, or special dinner menus from $40, $55 or $65 per person. —Kaeli Conforti, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, fixed price

First Known Use

1851, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for prix fixe

• chopsticks
• lipsticks
• picnics
• reliques
• toothpicks
• yardsticks
• biopolitics
• bolsheviks
• candlesticks
• crucifix
• intermix
• lunatics

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