EN: Thank you for (the) lunch - omission of the article

[Aterian]

Bonjour,

Est-ce qu'il y a une différence entre :
- Thank you for lunch.
- Thank you for the lunch.

Est-ce que la première proposition se dit souvent ?

Merci.

 

[knuckleboom]

Both are OK, but the first sounds more idiomatic to me, at least in AmE.

The only situation in which I'd definitely say "Thank you for the lunch" is if someone had handed me a packed lunch.