daily special

Meaning

A dish that a restaurant offers on a particular day, which is typically not on the regular menu or is offered at a discounted price. It often features seasonal ingredients or unique creations by the chef.

Examples

• Our daily special today is pan-seared salmon with asparagus.

  Our daily special today is pan-seared salmon with asparagus.

• I always ask about the daily special before looking at the regular menu.

  I always ask about the daily special before looking at the regular menu.

• The daily special is usually cheaper than the other main courses.

  The daily special is usually cheaper than the other main courses.

• Tonight's daily special sounds delicious, so I think I'll order that.

  Tonight's daily special sounds delicious, so I think I'll order that.

• The waiter forgot to tell us what the daily special was.

  The waiter forgot to tell us what the daily special was.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ What is the day special?

  ✓ What is the daily special?

  We use the adjective 'daily' to describe something that changes every day, not the noun 'day'.

• ✗ I ordered the daily specialty.

  ✓ I ordered the daily special.

  A 'specialty' is a dish a restaurant is famous for, whereas a 'special' is a temporary dish offered for the day.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Could you tell us what the ___ is for tonight?

  💡 Ask the waiter about the dish featured for today only.

  Show answer

  daily special

• The ___ today is a mushroom risotto.

  💡 Identify the featured meal of the day.

  Show answer

  daily special