2. Restaurant’s definition
A restaurant is a business establishment which
prepares and serves food and drink to customers in
return for money, either paid before the meal, after
the meal, or with a running tab. Meals are generally
served and eaten on premises, but many restaurants
also offer take-out and food delivery services.
Restaurants vary greatly in appearance and
offerings, including a wide variety of the main
chef's cuisines and service models.
4. Type of food of served
A common feature of newer fast-food restaurants
that distinguishes them from traditional cafeteria is a
lack of cutlery or crockery. The most common
food that it’s offers are pizza, hamburgers,
hot dog, frit French, sodas, tacos, sushi.
5. Patron Treatment
The customer is expected to eat the food directly
from the disposable container it was served in using
their fingers.
8. Mains characteristics
A cafeteria is a restaurant serving mostly cooked
ready to food arranged behind a food-serving
counter.
There is little or no table service.
9. Type of food served
Servings may be ordered from attendants, selected as
ready-made portions already on plates, or self-serve
of food of their own choice. Like
coffee, bakers, desserts, salads, hot
cakes, croissants, sandwich, etc.
10. Patron Treatment
The patron waits for those items to be prepared or is
given a number and they are brought to the table.
Beverages may be filled from self-service dispensers
or ordered from the attendants.
12. Main characterisitics
A casual dining restaurant is a restaurant that serves
moderately-priced food in a casual atmosphere.
Except for buffet style restaurants.
13. Type of food of served
Casual dining comprises of a market segment
between fast food establishments and fine dining
restaurants.
20. Type of food
Typically a limited selection of cold foods such as
pastries and perhaps sandwiches are offered as well.
21. Patron Treatment
Their distinguishing feature is that they allow
patrons to relax and socialize on their premises for
long periods of time without pressure to leave
promptly after eating.
23. Main characteristics
A brasserie is a café doubling as a restaurant and serving
single dishes and other meals in a relaxed setting. A
bistro is a familiar name for a café serving moderately
priced simple meals in an unpretentious setting.
A brasserie in the US has evolved from the original
French idea to a type of restaurant serving moderately
priced hearty meals - French-inspired "comfort foods" in an unpretentious setting. Bistros in the US usually
have more refined decor, fewer tables, finer foods and
higher prices. When used in English, the
term bistro usually indicates a continental menu.
24. Type of Food served
When used in English, the term bistro usually indicates either
a fast casual-dining restaurant with a European-influenced
menu or a café with a larger menu of food. The food like
Typical French bistro classics include such dishes as:
- Steak tartare
- Steak frites
- Pate de foie, perhaps served with brioche or toast
- Terrines
- Cheese platters
- Duck confit
- Soups and stews, eg. bouillabaise, cassoulet, navarin
d'agneau, coq au vin, boeuf bourguignonne etc
- Salads, eg. Nicoise, Lyonnaise
- Simple desserts, eg. tarts, souffles
25. Patron treatmen
The attentions to customers is more personal and
formal with a elegance touch and cordial service.
27. Main characteristics
Restaurants that feature foods of different
nationality or cuisines. Like Cajun food, Italian,
Chinese, etc.
Is more specialty in regional or country cuisine and
shows the best of food depends of kind.
28. Type of food served
Their menus usually include ethnic dishes and / or
authentic ethnic foods. Specialize in a particular
multicultural cuisine not specifically accommodated
by any other listed categories.
Example: Asian Cuisine, Chinese cuisine, Indian
Cuisine, American Cuisine, Mexican cuisine.
29. Patron treatmen
Traditionally, pubs were primarily drinking
establishments with food in a decidedly secondary
position, whereas the modern pub business relies on
food as well, to the point where gastropubs are
known for their high-quality pub food.
