tourist menu

Meaning

A 'tourist menu' is a simplified, often multi-language menu offered by restaurants in popular travel destinations. It typically features basic, generic dishes at set prices, sometimes designed to appeal to visitors rather than locals.

Examples

• If a restaurant has a tourist menu outside, it might not be very authentic.

  If a restaurant has a tourist menu outside, it might not be very authentic.

• The tourist menu was translated into four different languages.

  The tourist menu was translated into four different languages.

• We avoided the places with a tourist menu and looked for where locals were eating.

  We avoided the places with a tourist menu and looked for where locals were eating.

• The tourist menu includes a main course, a drink, and a dessert for a fixed price.

  The tourist menu includes a main course, a drink, and a dessert for a fixed price.

• They offer a tourist menu to make ordering easier for international visitors.

  They offer a tourist menu to make ordering easier for international visitors.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ I ordered from the tourism menu.

  ✓ I ordered from the tourist menu.

  'Tourist' acts as a noun adjunct modifying 'menu.' 'Tourism' is the industry itself and sounds incorrect here.

• ✗ The restaurant has a tourists menu.

  ✓ The restaurant has a tourist menu.

  We use the singular noun 'tourist' to modify 'menu,' not the plural 'tourists.'

Related Expressions

Practice

• Restaurants in the city center often display a ___ in English and Spanish.

  💡 A simplified menu designed for travelers.

  Show answer

  tourist menu

• Although the ___ is cheap, we wanted to try more authentic local food.

  💡 A set menu aimed at visitors.

  Show answer

  tourist menu