Advanced - Chapter 21.1 - Planning the Menu

prix fixe menu

Menu that offers a complete meal, often including a beverage, for a specific price, allowing a diner to choose one selection from each course.

menu modification

a decision made by the restaurant to add, change, or delete one or more menu items

entree

a main course

a la carte

a menu on which each food item or beverage is priced and served separately

California menu

a single-menu listing breakfast, lunch, and dinner foods offering customers the freedom to choose any item at any time of day

mission statement

a statement of an organization's goal

modified a la carte menu

appetizers and desserts are usually priced and served separately

menu conversion

changing the menu radically from one type of food to another

market research

collecting information to find out what customers like or dislike

table tent menus

folded cards placed on tables to tell customers about specials

cyclical menu

is written for a certain period of time and then it repeats itself

menu

list of food and drink choices available in a restaurant

du jour menu

lists food that is served only on that particular day

table d'hote menu

offers a complete meal-from appetizer to a dessert and often including a beverage-for a set price

limited menu

offers a limited range of choices to the customer

fixed menu

offers the same items every day