menu

menu
men‧u S3 /ˈmenjuː/ noun [countable]1. a list of all the kinds of food that are available for a meal, especially in a restaurant:
    Could we have the menu, please?
    on the menu
    Is there any fish on the menu?
    a three course set menu (=dishes which you do not choose for yourself)
2. a list of things on a computer screen which you can ask the computer to do:
    Select PRINT from the main menu.
    pull-down/drop-down menu (=a list of choices which appears when you CLICK ON a place on the screen)
    menu-driven (=operated by using a menu)
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ 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.
   ▪ an à la carte menu (=a menu listing many separate dishes which you choose from) In the evening there is a full à la carte menu.
   ▪ a children’s menu I asked the waiter if there was a children’s menu.