tasting menu

noun

plural tasting menus

: a selection of dishes, drinks, etc. offered together as a complete meal or tasting experience

All of Nobu's offerings can be ordered a la carte, but I recommend the multicourse tasting menu, which offered many of chef Matsuhisa's signature dishes served family-style.

—Kenneth Shapiro

It will be hard to resist the Middle East Feast, a tasting menu of the restaurant's popular dishes …

—Jessica Colley Clarke

Chef Joke Linzinmeir … has created a "drinking chocolate" tasting menu using chocolates from around the world.

—Andrea Strong

Examples of tasting menu in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In the evening, dine a la carte or with the tasting menu; on Saturdays, a lunch menu features favorites like the fish sandwich or the burger. — Nicole Schnitzler, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026

Nor will imported celebrity chefs, unnecessarily enormous menus, or tasting menus simply because tasting menus happen to be doable. — Lela London, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Omakase by Prime Fish’s fresh look Omakase by Prime Fish’s sushi counter offers six to eight seats by reservation only for its 10- and 15-course tasting menus for lunch and dinner. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026

Here, the five-course tasting menu is based around what’s fresh on the farm, just steps away. — Mark Johansen, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026

Word History

Etymology

probably as translation of French menu dégustation

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for tasting menu

• submenu
• venue