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noun list of dishes ADJ. extensive | varied | daily | fixed price, set, table d'hote | a la carte | three-course, etc. | traditional | breakfast, dinner, lunch | bar, pub, restaurant | dinner-party | fish, vegetarian VERB + MENU consult, have, look at, read, see, study May we have the menu? | do, have, offer Many restaurants do a very reasonable set menu at lunchtime. | choose (sth) from, order (sth) from | plan MENU + VERB offer sth a menu offering many vegetarian dishes MENU + NOUN board The chef was chalking the daily specials on the menu board. PREP. on the ~ What's on the menu this evening? PHRASES a choice of menu Passengers are offered a daily choice of menu. on a computer ADJ. pop-up, pull-down | main | sub | edit, file, options, etc. VERB + MENU select sth from MENU + NOUN bar | item, optionCOMPUTER
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verbs
read/study the menu
• Sandy read the menu, but didn’t see anything he wanted to eat.
look at/see the menu
(= read the menu )
• He looked at the menu and decided to have the salad.
plan a menu
(= decide what foods will be served )
• Erika began planning a menu for the dinner party.
choose/order something from the menu
• He ordered a chicken dish from the menu.
offer a menu
• The restaurant is offering a three-course menu for New Year’s Eve.
have a good/long/unusual etc menu
• The new restaurant on Fifth Street has an excellent menu.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + menu
extensive
(= with many different dishes on it )
• The menu is extensive and adventurous.
a dinner/lunch/breakfast menu
• There is an extensive dinner menu, and seafood is a speciality.
a set/fixed menu
(= when the cook decides which dishes will be served to you, rather than you choosing for yourself )
• Dinner is three courses from a set menu.
a children’s menu
• I asked the waiter if there was a children’s menu.
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