noun
grille
A restaurant whose name suggests grilled food.
We booked a table at the lakeside grille.
Etymology
The restaurant name uses a decorative spelling of grill. It invokes the cooking method and the establishment serving food prepared that way.
More examples
- The hotel’s grille served steaks until late.
- A new grille opened beside the harbor.
- They stopped at the neighborhood grille for lunch.
Forms
grille · grilles
Similar words
- grill
- Grill is another restaurant spelling; grille is often used in a restaurant’s name.