Entry Word: restaurant

Function: noun

Meaning: a public establishment where meals are served to paying customers for consumption on the premises <when we get sick of cooking dinner at home, we like to go out to eat at a nice restaurant>

Synonyms café (also cafe), diner, grill

Related Words cafeteria, coffeehouse, garden, luncheonette, lunchroom, snack bar, tearoom; bar, barroom, inn, tavern