On menus, what does ‘SQ’ stand for?

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On menus, what does ‘SQ’ stand for?

April 2, 2007 by Dusty Muffin

Can anyone tell me what ‘SQ’ stands for – on restaurant menus, usually next to expensive items, like crayfish? Two suggestions have included ‘Subject to Quantity’ and ‘Seasonal Quotation’, but nobody I have spoken to really knows for sure.

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on April 2, 2007 at 11:02 am | Reply dolce

means “Salon Qualitaire”. Originally because eating houses used to judge the quality of the item served, and therefore the price.

We now use a more common english “subject to quotation”…certain foods like shellfish or specialised meats are weighed before cooking or have fluctuating or seasonal prices.

But google could have given you that…
on April 2, 2007 at 11:51 am | Reply dustymuffin

Thank you for putting me out of my misery so quickly!

I did indeed try Google, and ‘sq’ returned 96,100,000 results. ‘sq menu restaurant’ returned 1,010,000 results

Salon Qualitaire is also not on acronyms.com

There is only one return on Google for “Salon Qualitaire” – from women24.com
on April 2, 2007 at 11:54 am | Reply micatyro

…Dolcemundo…
on June 13, 2007 at 3:04 pm | Reply Nossie

“stupid question”…if you have to ask – you can’t afford it.
on November 28, 2007 at 8:29 pm | Reply Flutter

Wow! I didn’t know that.

Salon Qualitaire!

Sounds like something one should repeat over and over…
not the payment part of course. Yikes.
on May 16, 2008 at 2:09 pm | Reply bewilderbeast

I’ve always taken it as ‘spensive quote and ordered something else!
I like “stupid question” !!
on May 16, 2008 at 2:21 pm | Reply Dusty Muffin

‘Spensive Quote is also good!

Thanks for popping by, bewilderbeast. Looks like you’re getting the hang of this blogging beast…
on November 3, 2008 at 7:31 pm | Reply Morné

Seasonal quote- the cost of especially seafood differs with season so does the retail
on November 6, 2008 at 12:04 am | Reply Dusty Muffin

Thanks Morné. but I think ‘Seasonal quote’ is another one of those ‘educated’ guesses, much like people try to guess what ‘sic’ means, or ‘QED’. I appreciate the feedback though, thanks.
on December 27, 2009 at 5:25 am | Reply Lynxwoman

Hi!
This seems to be nice blog.
on February 3, 2010 at 10:01 am | Reply Dusty Muffin

Thanks Lynxwoman – good to see you popping in!
on June 4, 2011 at 1:56 pm | Reply Lara

Interesting Post. At a restaurant At the moment where sq is used to indicate that there is no price list for available teas in stock.
on August 12, 2011 at 2:36 pm | Reply Dusty Muffin

Thanks Lara, that’s a usage I haven’t seen before – how on earth do they charge you then?

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