Definition of "tableside" [tableside]

• The area beside or around a table, especially in a restaurant. (noun)
• Made or prepared alongside a table: lamb that was carved tableside; a tableside recitation of the menu. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "My companions both wanted beef so they opted for the Chateaubriand for Two, carved tableside, which is a nice touch."
• "You want to have someone with a great "tableside" manner, good animal handling skills and someone that you like and trust with your pet."
• "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."