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table d'hôte noun [ ˌtɑːbl(ə) ˈdəʊt ]

• a restaurant meal offered at a fixed price and with few if any choices.
• "a table d'hôte lunch for $6.50"
Origin: early 17th century: French, literally ‘host's table’. The term originally denoted a table in a hotel or restaurant where all guests ate together, hence a meal served there at a stated time and for a fixed price.


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