lunch tray

Cafeteria food platform

A lunch tray is a flat, rectangular tray used to carry food in cafeterias, hospitals, and other institutional settings.

The term evokes school cafeterias and their compartmentalized plastic trays: She balanced her lunch tray while looking for a seat.

In hospitals, patients receive meals on lunch trays delivered to their rooms.

Related

plastic · meal · food · mystery meat · silverware · napkin · milk · carton · serving · slide · line · portion · portion control · rectangle · institutional · hospital · carrying · divided

Categories
Opposites
meal service format

lunch traysilver service

Formal tableside food presentation

table service · butler service · room service cart

dining formality

lunch traybone china

Calcium-ash ceramic ware

silver platter

food containment method

lunch traylunch box

Portable meal container

bento box · brown bag · thermos · packed lunch · picnic basket

Family

lunch, tray, lunches, luncheon, luncheonette, lunching, lunched, trays

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G