Meanings
nounfine dining (uncountable)
- uncountableDining with a formal setting, gourmet-quality food, multiple courses, and usually wine.
Some fine-dining restaurants may have a full bar featuring top-shelf liquors, while others may only offer wine delivered by sommeliers and paired perfectly with menu items
2011, Michele Thomas, Annette Tomei, Tracey Vasil Biscontini, Culinary Careers For Dummies
Translations
Spanish cena gourmet, alta cocina
- cena gourmetdining with a formal setting, gourmet-quality food, and multiple courses
- alta cocinadining with a formal setting, gourmet-quality food, and multiple courses
- buena mesadining with a formal setting, gourmet-quality food, and multiple courses
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APA
fine dining. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fine%20dining
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Chicago
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