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

Look for a continuing stream of pop-ups from the Alden in the coming months, including a live fire pop-up at Chamblee & Vine on July 25 and an omakase-style tasting menu in collaboration with Under Pressure Wine in September. — Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

The four-course tasting menu focuses on the sea, with dishes showcasing regional specialities such as clipfish, cod, the catch of the day and even whale. — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Then there's Ishwi Omakase, an intimate, reservation-only spot hosting just a handful of diners each night for a multi-course tasting menu. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 July 2026

Together, Grébaut and Pourriat founded Septime, which serves fine dining tasting menus in Paris’ 11th arrondissement. — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 6 July 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