Food & beverage outlets [autosaved]

1. Food & Beverage Outlets

2. General restaurant Single or multi-cuisine All day dining or meal specific Meals offered depend on theme or operating hours Usually modestly furnished and mid-priced

3. Speciality restaurant Follow a specific cuisine/ theme for décor, ambience, food and beverages, uniforms, style of service E.g. Chinese, Japanese, Thai , Italian, Middle Eastern, seafood, vegetarian Meal specific, expensive

4. Coffee shop Attached to hotels, airports Operate for 24 hrs All day dining menu for snacks and beverages, meal specific menus or buffets Informal, pre-plated service, brisk seat turnover, mid-priced

5. Grill room Independent or attached to star hotels May have open kitchens Specialise in grilled meats, wine service Busy during dinner or weekends and holidays Table reservations needed

6. Bar Alcoholic beverages-cocktails and snacks Independent or in a hotel Operating hours, inventory, location, choice of clients governed by law Themes like sports bar

7. Dicotheque /Nightclub Members or couples Entry fee, dress code Bar attached, snacks only Dance floor, DJ console, strobe lights, lasers Open at night Promotions like happy hours, theme nights, ladies specials

8. Lounge bar May be attached to a hotel/ restaurant Alcoholic beverages and snacks Plush low seating Popular meeting place for groups Informal, relaxed atmosphere

9. Pub Made popular by UK/ Ireland Informal meeting place Variety of both bottled and draught beer like ale, bitter , stout Pub food and games

10. Quick service(fast food restaurants) Easy vending foods and beverages, minimal table service Bulk cooking, takeaway, value meal concept Franchised chains like McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, Wendy’s, Domino’s Pizza, Subway

11. Cafeteria Popular in institutions Self service Display counters for F&B selection, trays for cng food Coupons, or payment at check-out Snacks and beverages or cyclic meal plans

12. Poolside barbeque Lunch or dinner, in fair weather Meats, seafood and vegetables like corn on the cob, potatoes along with selection of appetisers and salads Beverages like beer, wine, etc

13. Banquets Organising and managing events- weddings, conferences, meetings through indoor as well as outdoor catering Major source of revenue generation Some hotels specialise in MICE business

14. Room Service/In-room dining Food and beverage service served in guest rooms Use of trolley or trays Service may operate 24 hrs or for specified time duration Menu folders and door knob menu provided in guest rooms

15. Internet Cafe An  internet café  or  cybercafé   provides internet access to the public, usually for a time-based rate fee . They may provide snacks and drinks, hence called   café . E.g. Java Green at Reliance World

16. Coffee/Espresso bar Specialise in   beverages made from  espresso coffee,tea along with sandwiches, cookies, pastries and merchandise Often have public   WiFi access to provide   Internet services to people using laptop computers on the premises.

17. Food court Food courts consist of a number of vendors at food stalls or service counters. Meals are ordered at one of the vendors and then carried to a common dining area. Food courts may be found in shopping malls, airports, train stations, etc

18. Vending machines Dispense pre-packed or portioned food and beverages when coins or tokens are inserted Used in areas with high labour cost or limited space Sited in shopping centers, institutions, bus/train stations, airports, etc