specials board

Daily offerings display

A specials board is a sign in a restaurant or pub displaying dishes available that day but not on the regular menu.

Typically a chalkboard or whiteboard near the entrance or bar, it lists limited items the kitchen is featuring: The salmon on the specials board looked good.

Also called a specials menu.

Related

chef · soup · catch · catch of the day · blackboard · erasable · handwritten · restaurant · pub · sidewalk · chalk · offerings · featured · prix fixe · small plates · recommendations · seasonal · farm to table

Opposites
menu permanence

specials boardmain menu

Primary selection interface

set menu · prix fixe menu · signature dishes

pricing/value positioning

specials boardà la carte

Separately priced dishes

display format

specials boarddigital menu

Electronic list of dishes

Family

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Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G