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Counter service[edit]

Counter service is a form of serviceinrestaurants,pubs, andbarswhere food ordrinks are ordered at the counter. Counterservice is sometimes also referred to as a"bar service," such as used for "juice bar" or

in the case of pubs and bars where thecounter is also called thebar. Customersmaytake-outthe food, or carry it to a table,or eat at the bar, using chairs or stoolsprovided for the purpose. Counter service iscompared with table service where serviceis provided at the table. With counterservice, the customer generally pays before

consuming the food or drink. Somefast foodrestaurants offer only counter service whiletable service is the common form in most restaurants. For pubs and bars, bar service isthe norm in bothIreland[citation needed] and theUnited Kingdomwhereas table service is the

norm inContinental Europe.Table service[edit]

Table service is food service served to thecustomer's table bywaitersandwaitressess,also known as "servers". Table service iscommon in most restaurants, while forsomefast food restaurantscounter service isthe common form. Forpubsandbars,counter service is the norm in theUnitedKingdom. With table service, the customergenerally pays at the end of meal. Various

methods of table service can be provided.See, for instance,silver service. In recentyears, restaurants have began to train theirservers using e-learning programs in an effort

to lower training costs.

Gueridon service[edit]

Gueridon service is a form of food service provided byrestaurants to their guests. This type of serviceencompasses preparing food (primarily salads, main dishessuch as beef stroganoff, or desserts) in direct view of the

guests, using a "gueridon". A gueridon typically consists of atrolley that is equipped to prepare, cook and serve food.There is a gas hob, chopping board, cutlery drawer, coldstore (depending on the trolley type) and general workingarea.

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BUFFET

fromFrench:sideboard) is a system ofserving meals in which food is placed in apublic area where the diners generallyserve themselves.[1]Buffets are offered atvarious places includinghotelsand many

social events. Buffets usually have somehot dishes, so the term "cold buffet"(seeSmrgsbord) has been developed.Hot or cold buffets usually involve plates,bowls, and cutlery. A "finger buffet" is anarray of foods that are designed to be

small and easily consumed by hand alone, such as cupcakes, slices of pizza, foods oncocktail sticks, etc.

Family s ty le[edit]

Family style restaurants are a type of

casual dining restaurants where food isoften served on platters and the dinersserve themselves.[2]Typically, alcoholicbeverages are not sold at family-stylecasual dining restaurants.

Cafeteria

[edit]

Acafeteriais arestaurant serving

ready-cooked

foodarranged

behind afood-

servingcounter.

There islittle or no table service. Typically, a patron takes a tray and pushes it along a track infront of the counter. Depending on the establishment, servings may be ordered fromattendants, selected as ready-made portions already on plates, or self-serve their ownportions. Cafeterias are common in hospitals, corporations and educational institutions.In the UK, a cafeteria may also offer a large selection of hot food similar to the

Americanfast casual restaurant, and the use of the termcafeteriais deprecated infavour ofself-service restaurant.

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