Restaurant Classification
How do you classify a restaurant?
What are the Different Types of Restaurants?
Restaurants classify in different ways – by service type, cuisine, price, atmosphere.
- Quick Service Restaurants
- Offer limited menus prepared quickly.
- Casual Dining
- Provides a relaxed, enjoyable dining experience with moderately priced menus.
- Fine Dining
- Features an elegant atmosphere, exceptional service, and lavish multi-course meals.
Main Restaurant Categories
What are the two main restaurant categories that most experts agree on?
- Themed Establishments
- Built around emphasizing fun, fantasy, glamour, romance, music, sports, abstract ideas.
- Family-Run Restaurants
- Over half the shares controlled by family members; can pass between generations.
Restaurant Types Overview
- Casual Dining Restaurants
- Characterize moderately priced food served at tables.
- Pop-Up Restaurants
- Allow owners and chefs to experiment with different ideas and cuisines without changing location. It’s a novel type that’s fun and unique for "testing the waters."
- Fancy Restaurants
- Offer a refined, upscale dining experience with an extensive menu. They often classify as formal or semiformal. Formal restaurants expect guests to dress up per the dress code; semiformal restaurants allow more casual attire.
- Fancy restaurants may also classify by cuisine like French, Italian, Japanese, or Steakhouse.