Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Auswahlmenü
English translation:
table d\'hote menu
Added to glossary by
Claire Langhard
Feb 1, 2011 07:46
13 yrs ago
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German term
Auswahlmenü
German to English
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Context:
"jeden Abend ein 5-Gang-Auswahlmenü"
Can anyone please tell me what we would call an "Auswahlmenü" in English?
Can I say "5-course menu of choice"?
Or is there a better version?
Thanks!
Context:
"jeden Abend ein 5-Gang-Auswahlmenü"
Can anyone please tell me what we would call an "Auswahlmenü" in English?
Can I say "5-course menu of choice"?
Or is there a better version?
Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +6 | table d'hote menu | Sarah Bessioud |
4 +2 | a la carte menu | milinad |
4 +1 | set menu | Constantinos Faridis (X) |
4 +1 | selection/choice menu | Ramey Rieger (X) |
4 +1 | Prix fixe menu | Jack Corrigall |
4 | a menu with choices | vptrans |
Proposed translations
+6
21 mins
Selected
table d'hote menu
A table d'hote menu offers a limited number of choices rather than being "set", but is less restricted than the à la carte menu. This type of menu is often served in hotels as part of their half-board packages
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/table d'hote
Adj. 1. table d'hote - (of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices and at a fixed price
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http://www.bournehallhotel.co.uk/pdfs/FourCourseTableDHote.p...
http://www.labarbariehotel.com/pdf/Tariff_2011.pdf
EVENING MEAL. A four course Table d’Hôte evening meal is served in our award
winning restaurant from 6.00pm. An à la Carte menu is available until 9.00pm
daily. Guests on half board terms are most welcome to eat a la Carte though
supplement charges will apply
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Note added at 29 mins (2011-02-01 08:16:33 GMT)
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http://www.saintsbay.com/Half_Board_Menu.html
Table d'Hôte Sample Dinner Menu
http://www.royalhoteljersey.com/seasons_restaurant/
Table d'Hote Sample Menu
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/table d'hote
Adj. 1. table d'hote - (of a restaurant meal) complete but with limited choices and at a fixed price
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Note added at 25 mins (2011-02-01 08:12:32 GMT)
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http://www.bournehallhotel.co.uk/pdfs/FourCourseTableDHote.p...
http://www.labarbariehotel.com/pdf/Tariff_2011.pdf
EVENING MEAL. A four course Table d’Hôte evening meal is served in our award
winning restaurant from 6.00pm. An à la Carte menu is available until 9.00pm
daily. Guests on half board terms are most welcome to eat a la Carte though
supplement charges will apply
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Note added at 29 mins (2011-02-01 08:16:33 GMT)
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http://www.saintsbay.com/Half_Board_Menu.html
Table d'Hôte Sample Dinner Menu
http://www.royalhoteljersey.com/seasons_restaurant/
Table d'Hote Sample Menu
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Comment: "thanks to everyone... you were all right in a way. I would have liked to award points to everyone, but can't :-("
+1
4 mins
set menu
Every room has a bath or shower, WC (separate in the double and family rooms), ... On the second evening take a culinary journey (5-course set menu ...
www.rottner-hotel.com/hotel.html
www.rottner-hotel.com/hotel.html
Note from asker:
As I understand it, an Auswahlmenü is the opposite of a set menu... |
Peer comment(s):
disagree |
Ramey Rieger (X)
: Usually a set menu is just that, set. Sometimes you can choose an entreé.
8 mins
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agree |
Jack Corrigall
: A "set menu", despite the name nearly always offers options for each course. See following examples in reference entries:
1 hr
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thanks
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agree |
Michele Johnson
: I think this is fine and is most likely to be understood by everyone - no "fancy French". Maybe "with options" as I mentioned to 8transl8.
8 hrs
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thanks
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+1
8 mins
selection/choice menu
They mean you can choose which main course (maybe other courses, too) but that the "regular menu" isn't available
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a 5-course choice menu sounds perhaps like the quality is meant. Whereas selection menu, or even entree option menu (although that sounds lumpy), is clear.
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Note added at 17 mins (2011-02-01 08:03:51 GMT)
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So: every evening a 5-course selection menu.
Hope it helps!
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Note added at 15 mins (2011-02-01 08:02:30 GMT)
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a 5-course choice menu sounds perhaps like the quality is meant. Whereas selection menu, or even entree option menu (although that sounds lumpy), is clear.
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Note added at 17 mins (2011-02-01 08:03:51 GMT)
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So: every evening a 5-course selection menu.
Hope it helps!
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Beatrice A.
: 5-course choice menu - http://www.wildetherestaurant.com/
10 mins
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Thanks! Now I'm hungry.
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+2
34 mins
a la carte menu
as opposed to set meal / menu
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Jonathan MacKerron
: à la carte 5-course menu
1 hr
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Thanks Jonathan
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agree |
babli
: agree
1 day 6 hrs
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Thanks Babli
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+1
2 hrs
Prix fixe menu
Just to throw another one out there. As I have mentioned in other posts, I think that "set menu" and "menu table d'hote" are also correct and indicate the same thing. It is up to the asker to decide the appropriate register. See examples provided in references.
http://www.trinityrestaurant.co.uk/prix_fixe.html
http://www.thefoxharpenden.co.uk/eat_drink_with_us/prix_fixe...
http://www.bonds-restaurant.com/special_prices.aspx
http://www.cafeboheme.co.uk/daily-specials/prix-fixe-menu/
http://www.spirerestaurant.co.uk/menus/lunch.htm
http://www.trinityrestaurant.co.uk/prix_fixe.html
http://www.thefoxharpenden.co.uk/eat_drink_with_us/prix_fixe...
http://www.bonds-restaurant.com/special_prices.aspx
http://www.cafeboheme.co.uk/daily-specials/prix-fixe-menu/
http://www.spirerestaurant.co.uk/menus/lunch.htm
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Michele Johnson
: I might add "of your choice" or "with options" or similar to reflect that there is some selection possible (say fish vs. steak for the main course).
6 hrs
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12 hrs
a menu with choices
What I have seen thus far is far fetched. "Ein Auswahlmenue" refers to the choice of dishes served. A restaurant can for example offer a soup and a salad as an entrance. The guest has the choice. The same menu might offer beef, fowl, pork or a vegetarian dish as a main dish-guest can choose what they want. Do I want a sweet desert or cheese? The guest can choose! So Auswahlmenue in this case means that the guest has a choice of what he/she wants to eat. You can write "each evening we serve a 5 course menu with choices"
Note: In some menus there might be a * after it. This can and might refer to the fine print, in which this Auswahlmenue is explained.
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The French tanslations-however correct they might be, are not a translation but a transposition. The askeer is seeking for an english term or phrase. Not everyone who can read and write;respectively can understand the french term.
Note: In some menus there might be a * after it. This can and might refer to the fine print, in which this Auswahlmenue is explained.
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Note added at 12 hrs (2011-02-01 20:20:18 GMT)
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The French tanslations-however correct they might be, are not a translation but a transposition. The askeer is seeking for an english term or phrase. Not everyone who can read and write;respectively can understand the french term.
Reference comments
1 hr
Reference:
additional refs/explanations
Table d'hôte
Table d'hôte (English pronunciation: /ˌtɑːbəlˈdoʊt/) is a French loan phrase which literally means "host's table". It is used as restaurant terminology to indicate a menu where multi-course meals with only a few choices are charged, at a fixed total price. Such a menu may also be called prix fixe (English pronunciation: /ˌpriːˈfɪks/ "fixed price"). The terms 'set meal' and 'set menu' are reasonably common as well. This is because the menu is set, the cutlery on the table may also already be set for all of the courses. The term derives from the fact that such a meal resembles a meal served to guests at a home gathering, where the host has predetermined what the guests will be served.
Table d'hôte is meant to contrast with "À la carte", i.e. the usual menu operation of a restaurant, whereby customers may order any of the separately priced menu items available.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_d'hôte
http://www.balmorallodge.co.uk/hote_menu.htm
http://www.glossaryoftravel.com/definition/table-dhote-menu....
Table d'hôte (English pronunciation: /ˌtɑːbəlˈdoʊt/) is a French loan phrase which literally means "host's table". It is used as restaurant terminology to indicate a menu where multi-course meals with only a few choices are charged, at a fixed total price. Such a menu may also be called prix fixe (English pronunciation: /ˌpriːˈfɪks/ "fixed price"). The terms 'set meal' and 'set menu' are reasonably common as well. This is because the menu is set, the cutlery on the table may also already be set for all of the courses. The term derives from the fact that such a meal resembles a meal served to guests at a home gathering, where the host has predetermined what the guests will be served.
Table d'hôte is meant to contrast with "À la carte", i.e. the usual menu operation of a restaurant, whereby customers may order any of the separately priced menu items available.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_d'hôte
http://www.balmorallodge.co.uk/hote_menu.htm
http://www.glossaryoftravel.com/definition/table-dhote-menu....
1 hr
Reference:
Set menu examples
Examples of set menus with options:
http://www.bohemekitchen.co.uk/food-menus/party-set-menu/ http://www.londonstbrasserie.co.uk/set-menu http://www.masons-arms.com/index.php?page=setmenu http://hispaniola.co.uk/SetMenu.php http://www.posillipo.co.uk/setmenu.html
http://www.bohemekitchen.co.uk/food-menus/party-set-menu/ http://www.londonstbrasserie.co.uk/set-menu http://www.masons-arms.com/index.php?page=setmenu http://hispaniola.co.uk/SetMenu.php http://www.posillipo.co.uk/setmenu.html
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