free appetizer
No-charge first course
A free appetizer is a complimentary starter dish offered by a restaurant, typically as a promotion, loyalty reward, or gesture of goodwill.
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The term is so associated with casual dining promotions that it has become slightly humorous shorthand for cheap incentives.
- complimentaryFree or expressing praise
- on the houseGiven without charge
- starterInitiator of action
- first courseInitial dish served
- samplerSelection for trying
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