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

English wines are fully integrated into the tasting menu, from lively local sparklings to a refined Sussex Blanc de Blancs, each pairing selected to echo the flavours and textures of the dish. —Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025

Potong’s innovative tasting menu, featuring Thai-Chinese cuisine, has earned it fast fans and a Michelin star. —Karla Cripps, CNN Money, 20 June 2025

Jon Yao, too, opened Kato as a scrappy strip mall tasting menu without formal training. —Caroline Hatchett, Robb Report, 19 June 2025

Here, a tiered tasting menu showcases unexpected flavors from all over the world. —Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 18 June 2025

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