lunch menu / lunch table
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lunch menu
A special, often inexpensive lunch menu that restaurants typically offer on weekdays.
Das Restaurant um die Ecke bietet einen täglich wechselnden Mittagstisch für 8 Euro an.
The restaurant around the corner offers a daily changing lunch menu for 8 euros.
The word is made up of 'Mittag' (noon/lunch), the linking -s, and 'Tisch' (table). So it literally means 'table at noon/lunch.'
Viele Restaurants werben mit einem günstigen Mittagstisch.
Many restaurants advertise an inexpensive lunch menu.
The meaning depends heavily on the context. If people are talking about restaurants, prices, or a menu, it refers to the food being offered. If the context is family or a gathering at home, it refers to the shared meal or the dining table.
Unser Büro geht freitags immer zusammen zum Mittagstisch.
Our office always goes out together for the lunch menu on Fridays.
In the context of a restaurant offer, 'Mittagstisch' (lunch menu) is often used with certain verbs. Typical phrases are: einen Mittagstisch anbieten (to offer a lunch menu), zum Mittagstisch gehen (to go for the lunch menu), or einen Mittagstisch haben (to have a lunch menu).
Diese Kantine bietet auch einen vegetarischen Mittagstisch an.
This cafeteria also offers a vegetarian lunch menu.
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'das Mittagessen' and 'der Mittagstisch' are both connected to eating at lunchtime. 'das Mittagessen' is the normal word for the midday meal, whether at home, in the cafeteria, or on the go. 'der Mittagstisch' often refers to a special offer in a restaurant, that is, a lunch menu. It can also mean the shared table or shared meal in a group. The words can be confused because both fit the same time of day. If you simply mean the meal, 'Mittagessen' is more natural. If you are talking about a restaurant offer or a shared meal at a fixed table, 'Mittagstisch' fits better.
Im kleinen Restaurant um die Ecke gibt es jeden Werktag einen günstigen Mittagstisch.
The small restaurant around the corner offers an inexpensive lunch menu every weekday.
Das Mittagessen ist heute schon um zwölf Uhr fertig.
Lunch is ready at twelve o'clock today.