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sit-down restaurant

[/sɪt daʊn ˈrɛstərɑːnt/]
nounpl: sit-down restaurants
restaurante de serviço à mesa
1. A restaurant where customers are seated at tables and served food by waitstaff, as opposed to fast food or counter service
We decided to go to a sit-down restaurant for our anniversary dinner instead of ordering takeout.
Decidimos ir a um restaurante de serviço à mesa para nosso jantar de aniversário em vez de pedir comida para levar.
2. An establishment offering table service with prepared meals served by servers
The sit-down restaurant has a more formal atmosphere than a casual café.
O restaurante de serviço à mesa tem uma atmosfera mais formal do que um café casual.
Synonyms
full-service restauranttable service restaurantfine dining restaurantdine-in restaurant
Antonyms
fast food restaurantquick service restauranttakeout restaurantcounter service restaurant

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
restaurante de serviço à mesa
Most common term used in Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
restaurante completo
Alternative colloquial term
São Paulo
restaurante com atendimento à mesa
More formal/technical usage
Portugal
restaurante com serviço de mesa
Portuguese standard usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

fine dining experience
table service
full-service establishment
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