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noun
A list of food and drinks available in a restaurant.
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noun
Extra detail
A list containing the food and beverages served at a restaurant, café, or bar. Menus may be printed on paper sheets provided to customers, put on a large poster or display board inside the establishment, displayed outside the restaurant, or digital.

Examples

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Also pronounced

Deep Dive

Extra meanings

The food or drinks that are available in a restaurant, café, or bar.
The details of the food to be served at a banquet; a bill of fare.
A list from which the user may select an operation to be performed, often done with a keyboard, mouse, or controller under a graphical user interface.

In context

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He created this prize-winning dish last December, to serve at a catered dinner that honored benefactors of Nashua Memorial Hospital. At that elaborate holiday repast, Quimby menued the seafood dish as a first course. However, he noted, his dish is substantial enough to serve as a satisfying entree.
1991, Food Management, volume 26, page 139
[…] held their own, then that child nutrition program would consider menuing the product in the future. Kater knew he was in trouble when he saw what he was up against that day: pizza and chicken nuggets, two of the most popular school lunches served in today’s schools.
1991, School Food Service Journal, volume 45, page 65
“Menuing a bisque allows you to charge another dollar or two for the soup. Instead of $8, I can charge $11,” says Beacon’s chef and an owner, Waldy Malouf.
2001, Restaurant Business, volume 100, page 90, column 1
He first menued the chop two years ago, expecting a short run, but has seen surprising customer loyalty: “If I took it off the menu, there would be an uprising.”
2002, Restaurant Business, volume 101, page 86, column 3
[…] scale chef who couldn’t resist menuing the classic. But unlike Regis, Gardner’s take has a few unexpected extras.
2003, Restaurant Business, volume 102, page 66, column 3

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Borrowed from French menu. Doublet of menudo and minute.