Synonyms and antonyms of In restaurants and cafes in American Thesaurus

à la carte (adjective)

an à la carte menu has foods that have separate prices instead of combined into a meal that costs a fixed price

all-you-can-eat (adjective)

American a restaurant that serves all-you-can-eat food will continue serving you as much of that food as you want for a fixed price (=price that will not increase or decrease)

bill (noun)

mainly British a piece of paper that shows how much money you owe after eating in a restaurant

bill of fare (noun)

old-fashioned a menu in a restaurant

booth (noun)

a table in a restaurant enclosed by two long seats with high backs

brown-bag (verb)

Americaninformal to bring your own alcoholic drinks with you to a restaurant that does not serve alcohol

bus (verb)

American to remove dirty dishes from the tables in a restaurant

BYO (abbreviation)

Australian bring your own: used by restaurants to show that they do not sell alcohol but that people can bring their own

cakeage (noun)

money that some restaurants charge you if you bring your own cake

cellar (noun)

a collection of wines in a restaurant or someone’s home

check (noun)

American a piece of paper that you are given in a restaurant showing you how much money you owe. Another word for this is bill, which is the usual British word

corkage (noun)

money that some restaurants charge you if you bring your own wine

cover (noun)

American a cover charge

cover (noun)

a place for one person at a table in a restaurant

cover charge (noun)

money added to the bill in a restaurant in addition to the cost of the food and service

diner (noun)

someone who is eating a meal at a restaurant

doggy bag (noun)

a bag or box that you take home from a restaurant, containing the food that you did not finish eating

du jour (adjective)

offered or served today. This word is used especially on menus.

dumbwaiter (noun)

a piece of equipment like a small elevator used for moving food and dishes up and down between the floors of a restaurant

menu (noun)

a list of the food that is available in a restaurant, café, etc.

of the day ()

served on a particular day in a restaurant

order (noun)

food, drink, or a product that a customer has asked for

order (verb)

to ask for food or drink in a restaurant or hotel

service (noun)

mainly British a service charge in a restaurant

service charge (noun)

mainly British an amount of money added to your check in a restaurant to help to pay the waiter

silver service (noun)

British a formal way of serving food, usually in a restaurant. The waiter serves food from dishes onto people’s plates.

tab (noun)

a bill for the cost of a meal or for drinks that you have bought

table (noun)

a table in a restaurant

table d’hôte (noun)

formal a menu in a restaurant that offers a fixed price for meals. A menu on which each dish has a separate price is an à la carte menu.

to go ()

if you order food to go from a restaurant, you take it and eat it somewhere else

unlicensed (adjective)

an unlicensed restaurant is not allowed to sell alcoholic drinks

wait on someone hand and foot ()

to serve people in a store or restaurant

wait tables ()

to serve food to people in a restaurant or café

wine list (noun)

a list of the wines available in a restaurant