Spanish term
Spain
Native in: Spanish 
fuera de la carta
"Pescado fuera de la carta"
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| 5 +7 | special / dish of the day / today's fish dish |
Jeremy Smith
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| 3 +1 | off-menu/special dish |
Jay Gonzalez
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| 4 -2 | beyond menue fish |
Vittorio Ferretti
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Non-PRO (1): Yvonne Gallagher
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Proposed translations
United Kingdom
The last word in language
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
special / dish of the day / today's fish dish
"Today's specials" (or simply "Specials") is fine. I have never seen or heard of the term "off-menu" being used, though.
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philgoddard
: Whichever you choose, it has to include the word "fish". Off menu is how celebrities and Americans order :-)
23 mins
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Rick Larg
7 hrs
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neilmac
: Nice options, athough "off menu" was what sprang to mind when seeing "fuera de la carta" without more context.
8 hrs
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Sarah Leonard
9 hrs
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Olivia_SB
9 hrs
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Yvonne Gallagher
: yes, has to include "fish"
10 hrs
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Becca George
11 hrs
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Jay Gonzalez
: So everyone would be kosher with "off-menu fish" or "fish from off the menu"? I feel that if this term is used beyond fish anywhere else on the menu, "catch of the day" wouldn't apply
3 days 5 hrs
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United States
Making the most of your message
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK, US, Canadian, US South)
Works in: Russian to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
off-menu/special dish
'Secret menu items' is a sort of buzzy American expression to refer to the same thing.
The flambée is an off-menu item, but the chef excels at it.
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neilmac
: "Off-menu" was the first thing I thought of and I'm not American....
9 hrs
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Yes, it's quite common; not just for celebrities and Americans. Given the context, maybe I would've been better off suggesting "fish from off the menu"
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Author of renowned dictionary
Native in: German , Italian
Works in: English to German, Italian to German, Spanish to German, and 1 more.
beyond menue fish
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Rick Larg
: Sorry, Vittorio, but as a customer in the restaurant I would have to ask what this meant!
1 hr
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Yvonne Gallagher
: not idiomatic at all
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