table talker

plural table talkers

1. A printed card displayed on a table (e.g. in a restaurant) to advertise goods, services, or events.

   Table talkers […] Overhead banners or streamers […] Wall or window signs […]

   1963, Wendell Emile Clement, Use and Promotion of Dairy Products in Public Eating Places, page 24

   2 more examples

   Restaurant table talkers: stand-up cards used on restaurant tables to inform customers about where their drinking water comes from (McAllister Springs) and threats to it.

   1993, American Water Works Association, Symposia on Water Resources Education: A Lifetime of Learning, page 183

   Avoid cluttering a table with too many adornments – such as flowers, candles, salt/pepper shakers, table talker cards.

   2001, Hospitality, volume 37, numbers 1-11, page 62