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full-service restaurant

[/ˈfʊl ˈsɜːrvɪs ˈrɛstərɑːnt/]
nounpl: full-service restaurants
restaurante de serviço completo
1. A restaurant that offers a complete dining experience with table service, a full menu, alcoholic beverages, and typically waiter/waitress service from ordering to payment
We decided to go to a full-service restaurant for our anniversary dinner rather than a casual cafe.
Decidimos ir a um restaurante de serviço completo para o jantar de aniversário em vez de um café casual.
2. A dining establishment that provides comprehensive services including reservations, appetizers, entrees, desserts, and table-side service
Full-service restaurants typically have higher prices than fast-casual establishments.
Restaurantes de serviço completo normalmente têm preços mais altos do que estabelecimentos casual rápidos.
Synonyms
sit-down restaurantfine dining restauranttable-service restaurantrestaurant with table service
Antonyms
fast food restaurantquick-service restaurantself-service restaurantfast-casual restauranttakeout restaurant

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
restaurante de serviço completo
Most common term used throughout Brazil
São Paulo
restaurante com serviço de mesa
Alternative phrasing emphasizing table service
Rio de Janeiro
restaurante de atendimento completo
Variant emphasizing full attendance service
Portugal
restaurante de serviço completo
Standard term in European Portuguese

Related Idioms & Phrases

fine dining experience
tablecloth restaurant
sit-down meal
restaurant with white glove service
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