daily specials

Meaning

Dishes that a restaurant prepares only for a specific day, often using fresh seasonal ingredients. These items are usually not on the regular printed menu and are explained by the server or written on a chalkboard.

Examples

• Could you tell us what the daily specials are today?

  Could you tell us what the daily specials are today?

• The daily specials usually feature fresh seafood caught this morning.

  The daily specials usually feature fresh seafood caught this morning.

• I decided to order one of the daily specials instead of my usual pasta.

  I decided to order one of the daily specials instead of my usual pasta.

• Are the daily specials included in the lunchtime discount?

  Are the daily specials included in the lunchtime discount?

• Today's daily specials are written on the chalkboard by the entrance.

  Today's daily specials are written on the chalkboard by the entrance.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ What are the day specials?

  ✓ What are the daily specials?

  Use the adjective 'daily' (occurring every day) to describe these menu items, not the noun 'day'.

• ✗ I want to order the special of the day.

  ✓ I want to order one of the daily specials.

  While 'special of the day' is occasionally understood, 'daily specials' is the standard plural term used by servers and customers.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Our server told us about the ___ before we ordered our drinks.

  💡 Dishes made specifically for today that are not on the main menu.

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  daily specials

• I highly recommend checking the chalkboard for any ___.

  💡 The unique dishes offered just for the day.

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  daily specials