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
Kenneth ShapiroIt will be hard to resist the Middle East Feast, a tasting menu of the restaurant's popular dishes …—Jessica Colley Clarke
Jessica Colley ClarkeChef Joke Linzinmeir … has created a "drinking chocolate" tasting menu using chocolates from around the world.—Andrea Strong
Andrea StrongExamples of tasting menu in a Sentence
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The restaurant offers an ambitious tasting menu focusing on a different theme each season, so guests can return year after year for a creative new experience.
—Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Casa Juani will open its dining room — and a 10-person chef’s table with a tasting menu — in February.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
The restaurant offers vegetarian and gluten-free options, as well as vegan tasting menus with advance notice.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
More recently, an emergence of chefs offering tasting menus and experiential concepts have earned the attention of national food critics and a handful of James Beard Awards semi-finalist and finalist nods, signaling a new and exciting chapter in Buffalo’s dining history.
—Max Kalnitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Jan. 2026
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Liz Provencher, Travel + Leisure, 9 Jan. 2026
Casa Juani will open its dining room — and a 10-person chef’s table with a tasting menu — in February.
—Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 6 Jan. 2026
The restaurant offers vegetarian and gluten-free options, as well as vegan tasting menus with advance notice.
—Lennie Omalza, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Jan. 2026
More recently, an emergence of chefs offering tasting menus and experiential concepts have earned the attention of national food critics and a handful of James Beard Awards semi-finalist and finalist nods, signaling a new and exciting chapter in Buffalo’s dining history.
—Max Kalnitz, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Tasting menu.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tasting%20menu. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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