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verbs
go to a restaurant
• We went to a restaurant in the King’s Road.
take somebody to a restaurant
• He’s taking me to a Japanese restaurant in town.
eat at/in a restaurant
( also dine at/in a restaurant formal )
• Have you eaten in this restaurant before?
a restaurant serves something
• The restaurant serves lunch from midday until two thirty.
a restaurant specializes in something
• Restaurants near the waterfront tend to specialize in seafood.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + restaurant
a Chinese/Italian etc restaurant
• We booked a table at our local Italian restaurant.
a fast-food restaurant
(= where food that can be prepared quickly is served or available to take away )
• The High Street is full of fast-food restaurants.
a fish/seafood restaurant
• I went to a seafood restaurant by the pier for lunch.
an expensive/cheap restaurant
• He took her out to an expensive restaurant.
a trendy/fashionable restaurant
(= one that is influenced by the most fashionable styles and ideas )
• The hotel is surrounded by elegant boutiques and trendy restaurants.
a fancy restaurant
informal (= expensive and fashionable )
• In some fancy restaurants, the chefs decorate the salads with flowers.
a posh restaurant
British English informal (= where richer people go )
• They all earn huge salaries and eat at posh restaurants.
an upscale restaurant
American English (= where richer people go )
• It's interesting that rabbit has become so popular at upscale restaurants.
restaurant + NOUN
a restaurant chain
(= one that is owned or managed by the same company or person )
• Café Rouge is part of a large restaurant chain.
a restaurant owner/manager
• He worked as a restaurant manager at Mario's Pizzas for 10 years.
restaurant meals
• There is a choice of bar snacks or restaurant meals.
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noun ADJ. large | little, small | elegant, excellent, fine, good, smart, stylish | cheap, expensive | local | crowded | family | candlelit, intimate | a la carte | self-service | take-away | licensed | Chinese, French, etc. | fast-food, fish, seafood VERB + RESTAURANT go (out) to If you're too tired to cook, let's go to a restaurant. | leave, walk out of They walked out of the restaurant without paying. | manage, run She runs a family fish restaurant on the seafront. RESTAURANT + VERB offer sth, serve sth, specialize in sth a restaurant offering a wide variety of local specialities The hotel restaurant serves a buffet breakfast. an Asian restaurant specializing in Thai cuisine RESTAURANT + NOUN manager, owner, staff | chain PREP. at a/the ~ They argued the whole time we were at the restaurant. | in a/the ~ We had a quick meal in a small local restaurant.
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