tableside

[ tey-buhl-sahyd ]

adjective

1. alongside or at a table, especially in a restaurant:

   tableside dessert trays; a dish prepared tableside.

noun

1. the area around or beside a table.

Word History and Origins

Origin of tableside¹

First recorded in 1850–55; table ( def ) + side ¹( def )

Example Sentences

The tableside chat felt just like old times for Rhoda Wurtele Eaves, 102, and Lucile Wheeler, 89, who’ve been fixtures in each other’s lives since they first met on Jan. 14, 1945, at a downhill race.

From Seattle Times

Ascend sales and events manager Alysha Janmohamed shares her front-of-house perspective, observing that diners have been truly enamored with their tableside experiences.

From Seattle Times

“It transcends the traditional tableside steak and lobster. Featuring a colossal miso-cured double chop Mishima long-bone rib-eye, it is expertly rolled out tableside by one of our chefs along with a lobster roulade. The dish is further elevated with a house-made shoyu-truffle beurre blanc, generously adorned with shaved black truffles, and perfectly complemented with Osetra caviar, tobiko and masago.”

From Seattle Times

Another culinary showcase, The Hive, takes a tableside flambee to new heights with dynamic and unconventional dessert flavors like candy cap mushroom ice cream, yuzu merengue or Toki whiskey jaconde.

From Seattle Times

I was enamored by the tableside service, beautiful cuisine and the art of how fine restaurants worked.

From Salon