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EATING OUT: DIFFERENT TYPES OF

RESTAURANT DINING

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Eating out occasionally or frequently is a favourite pastime
for many people. It is not always easy to decide which
restaurant to go to. There are many different kinds of
restaurants offering different experiences. Options vary
from simple places offering food and low prices to
expensive restaurants with elegant interiors and more
luxurious menus.
Industry classifications are based upon menu style,
preparation methods and pricing. The way the food is
served is also an important feature of the restaurant.
Let's see a list of some of the most important and well-
known restaurant categories.
Cafés and coffee houses
A café is an informal place offering a range of hot and cold
beverages, sandwiches and sometimes basic hot meals. A
coffee house is a limited-menu establishment that focuses
on coffee sales, although in some countries the two names
are synonymous. The local café or the coffee house is an
important gathering spot for the community in many small
towns.
Cafeterias
A cafeteria is a restaurant serving ready-cooked food from
behind a counter. Usually, there is a wide variety of hot
meals, desserts and beverages. In cafeterias, guests take a
tray and choose from the meals available. Cafeterias are
common in hospitals and educational institutions, but they
can be found in malls and office buildings as well.
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Fast food restaurants

Fast food restaurants focus on serving the customer
immediately and at a relatively low cost. There are no
waiters and meals are prepared by using semi-finished
items. Fast food restaurants are usually placed in high- 2

traffic areas and people very often choose them for

convenience.
Casual dining restaurants
A casual dining restaurant is a place that serves moderately
priced food in a casual atmosphere. In many ways, it is
between a fast food establishment and a fine dining
restaurant. Usually, there is table service (or a buffet) and
families with children are welcome. In many family-
oriented restaurants there are dedicated play areas for
children.
There are many kinds of casual dining eateries. A casual
dining restaurant is, for example, a barbecue restaurant
specializing in barbecue-style cuisine. Barbecue is a cooking
method that uses slow, indirect heat and the food is
flavoured by the smoke. Another typical example is the pub
(short for public house), a mainly British type of drinking
and eating establishment. Pubs serve basic food and hot
meals and different types of alcoholic beverages. In the
UK, pubs are mostly family friendly places where families
together can enjoy meals during the day too. In the US, the
characteristic casual (fast food) restaurant is the diner.
Diners offer a wide range of food, mostly American.
Diners have a typical exterior structure, a long counter and
booths inside, and late opening hours.
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Fine dining restaurants

Fine dining restaurants are full service restaurants with
specific meal courses. Decoration and atmosphere are
important parts of the experience. Waiters and waitresses
are highly trained and wear more formal attire. Very 3

often, there is also a dress code for visitors too.

Ethnic restaurants
Ethnic restaurants are places that specialize in ethnic or
national cuisines. Chinese, Thai, Indian, Italian, Greek,
Mexican, and French are some of the most popular
examples. There are so called fusion restaurants too. These
combine different approaches, for instance
anethnic cuisine with a modern twist.

Restaurant chains
A restaurant chain is another important category: it is a set
of related restaurants with the same name in many different
locations. The restaurants within a chain are built to a
standard format and offer a standard menu.
Their guests, therefore, find the same quality, meals and
décor in each of these restaurants. Fast food restaurants are
very often opened as chain restaurants. They are the most
common, but more upscale establishments also exist. You
can often find them near shopping malls and tourist areas.
Restaurant chains often focus on a certain type of food, for
example, there are many pizza places among them.
Destination restaurants
A destination restaurant is a place that has such a
reputation that people are willing to drive or travel there
just for the experience. A destination restaurant draws
customers from beyond its local community.
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Places that have a famously excellent or interesting cuisine

are likely to get people interested even if they have to travel
or make a detour. Michelin stars are often seen as a good
way to decide which restaurants to try: the stars are
awarded for excellence by the oldest European hotel and 4

restaurant reference guide, the Michelin Guide.

Before choosing an eatery from the broad range of

restaurant concepts, it is good to decide which of the
factors are the most important for you (such as price,
service style, atmosphere, cuisine, terrace or outdoor
place). It is also good to know that many countries ban
smoking in workplaces and public places. Those that do
not, usually have a designated smoking area in restaurants.

dining - étkezés pastime - időtöltés

to vary - változik, változatos interior - belső tér
industry classification - iparági besorolás
preparation method - elkészítési mód
pricing - árazás a range of - egy sor
beverage - ital establishment - létesítmény
gathering spot - találkozóhely ready-cooked food - készétel
educational institution - oktatási intézmény
at a low cost - alacsony ár semi-finished - félkész
high-traffic areas - nagyforgalmú hely
dedicated - valaminek szánt eatery - étkezde, étterem
cuisine - konyhaművészet heat - hő
diner - amerikai étkezde booth - box
exterior structure - külső szerkezet
upscale - felső kategóriás approach - megközelítés
destination restaurant - étterem, amiért érdemes utazni
reputation - hírnév to make a detour - kitérőt tenni
to ban - tiltani designed smoking area - dohányzásra kijelölt