Restaurant type

Restaurant type

1. Fine dining

   • Offers patrons the best in food, service, and atmosphere. Standards you should always include in fine dining are fine china, glassware, and flatware. Tablecloths are expected. Characteristics: °Formal dress code and fine dinning etiquette. °High-end decor and formal atmosphere. °More attentive service. °Exotic and more interesting menus. Some restaurants has sommeriers to help with wine pairings.

2. Casual dining

   • Is a restaurant that serves moderately priced food in a casual atmospher buffet-style restaurants and, more recently fast casual rest casual dini restaurants provide tab Characteris °Moderatly priced menus. °Table service °Low-key atmosphere °Unique decor

3. Contemporary casual

   • This type of restaurants are modern and trendy with a distinct brand. Many of them are eco-friendly and serve healthy food. Characteristics: °Usually table service. °Emphasis on visual elements and food presentation. °Modern casual yet trendy atmosphere.

4. Family style

   • Offers moderately priced entrees from menus featuring a mix of classic cuisines, and often individualized with signature sauces, dips, or other toppings. The ambiance of a family-style restaurant can be comfortable and inviting. Characteristics: °Food served on large platterns for parties to share. °Table service °Guests serve the food to theirselves. °Some of them can have a casual atmosphere but can be upscale too

5. Fast casual

   • Does not offer full table service, but advertises higher quality food than fast food restaurants, with fewer frozen or processed ingredients. It is an intermediate concept between fast food and casual dining, and usually priced accordingly. Characteristics: °Counter service. °Casual, contemporarty environment and decor. °Quality and prices of food are higher than a fast food restaurant but lower than a casual dining

6. Fast food

   • Fast Food: °Quick service. °Counter service or drive-thru.Characteristics °Usually serves meals made of processed food. °Food served in disposable items and to-go.

7. Cafe

   • This type of restaurant offer a cup of coffe on your way to work or any place that you go. Characteristics: °Usually serve coffee, tea, pastries, for breakfast and lunch. °Casual atmosphere
     • Coffee shop mainly serves snacks & beverages 24 hours a day; however it may serve all the three meals. is a term referring to a place setting with necessary cutlery, crockery & glassware required at the beginning of the service for one person.

8. Buffet

   • Buffets allow by providing an array of options to choose from. Some are referred to as "All You Can Eat" restaurants, and most feature a theme, such as buffets that specialize in Chinese or Indian food. Characteristics: °A selection of food at a fixed price. °Usually Each guests serve themselves. °Modest to extensive selection (from salad, soup, appetizers, hot entrees, dessert, and fruit). °Usually a casual, yet elegant decor.

9. Food truck and conssecion stands

   • Food stands and food trucks are convenient options, as owners purchase a small unit (food truck or stand) instead of a large space. While the range of food types and quality of food differs. Characteristics: °Normally serve a small menu of food (hot dogs, ice cream, sandwiches, smoothies, etc.). °Food is partially or fully pre-made

10. Pop-up restaurant

    • Pop-up restaurants can be anything from a beer garden only open for the summer to a sit-down restaurant open for a month or two. Below are some of the qualities of a pop-up food concept: • Operates temporarily from a few hours to a few months • The location varies from old unused buildings to outdoor spaces and rooftop gardens • May include counter service, food stand or food truck service, or full table service • Depend on technology to spread the Word

11. Ghost restaurant

    • Ghost restaurants are also known as virtual restaurants or delivery-only restaurants. They have more flexibility to alter their menus, as they don't need to change physical copies and only need to update their online websites. Most ghost restaurants have the following features: • Delivery only • Partner with third-party delivery services. • Range of food types • Strong website and social media presence

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