Englishtable d'hôte /ˌtäbəl ˈdōt, , ˌtɑbəl ˈdoʊt 
, ˌtabəl ˈdōt, , ˌtæbəl ˈdoʊt , ˌtäblə ˈdōt, ˌtɑblə ˈdoʊt /
▸ noun a restaurant meal offered at a fixed price and with few if any choices:
[as modifier] 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.