Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun The area beside or around a table, especially in a restaurant.

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  • adjective Near a table, especially at a restaurant.

Etymologies

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table +‎ -side.

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Examples

  • My companions both wanted beef so they opted for the Chateaubriand for Two, carved tableside, which is a nice touch.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2010

  • You want to have someone with a great "tableside" manner, good animal handling skills and someone that you like and trust with your pet.

    canada.com Top Stories 2009

  • Before our Caesar Salads are prepared tableside, the waiter gives us each a warm croissant.

    I Love Paris in the Summer When it Drizzles 2009

  • Before our Caesar Salads are prepared tableside, the waiter gives us each a warm croissant.

    I Love Paris in the Summer When it Drizzles 2009

  • Before our Caesar Salads are prepared tableside, the waiter gives us each a warm croissant.

    I Love Paris in the Summer When it Drizzles 2009

  • Roberta Allen/Alamy Melt in San Francisco Locals are in love with the convivial atmosphere—and signature cheddar ale fondue, prepared tableside—at this popular restaurant just steps from Cape Fear.

    Switzerland's Best Fondue Christina Passariello 2011

  • Flush with linear-minimalist elements like vertically slatted wooden walls and horizontal rows of suspended glass lights, BSF filled their space with sparkling black blocks functioning as sit-or-stand tables, then opted against actually having a bar, an uncommon layout that has galvanized the cocktail team to finish cart-delivered drinks tableside a la 1800s Pullman rail cars, while taking care to not duplicate authentic spillage.

    Thrillist: Bar Seven Five: Wall Street Returns To Its Boozy Roots Thrillist 2011

  • Before our Caesar Salads are prepared tableside, the waiter gives us each a warm croissant.

    I Love Paris in the Summer When it Drizzles 2009

  • Stein Kruse, the chief executive of Holland America Lines, says the company's Pinnacle Grill, a small restaurant on each ship that is based on Le Cirque in New York, features flambé-style, tableside cooking.

    Savoring the Seven Seas Rhea Wessel 2011

  • Before our Caesar Salads are prepared tableside, the waiter gives us each a warm croissant.

    I Love Paris in the Summer When it Drizzles 2009

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