sit-down dinner
Seated formal supper
A sit-down dinner is a formal meal where guests are seated at tables and served courses, as opposed to a buffet or cocktail-style event where people stand, mingle, and serve themselves.
The term often implies a degree of ceremony or structure: The wedding reception included a sit-down dinner for two hundred guests.
- formalFollowing strict protocol
- banquetFormal celebratory meal
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- seatedIn a chair
- head tablePrimary seating for honorees
black tie affair · place cards · courses · three-course meal · table · napkins · silverware · china · candles · guests · evening · elegant · white tablecloth · hosted · wine · tablecloth · centerpiece · reception
- eventsevent, events, party, parties, wedding
- catering stylesbuffet, butler service, silver service, self-service, banquet service
- feastsbanquet, wedding feast, thanksgiving feast, Easter feast, wedding banquet
- business mealsbusiness lunch, lunch meeting, breakfast meeting, working lunch, power lunch
sit-down dinnerbuffet
Self-service meal display
cafeteria-style · potluck · grab-and-go · all-you-can-eat · counter service
sit-down dinnerbackyard barbecue
Outdoor meal with grilling
picnic · cookout · tailgate · TV dinner · cocktail party
down, sit-down, sitting, sitter, sitters, downer, downs, downed, downing