table service

• Service dans un restaurant ou un établissement où les plats et boissons sont apportés aux clients assis à table par des serveurs, par opposition au libre-service ou au buffet.

A dining arrangement in a restaurant or establishment where food and drinks are brought to customers seated at tables by waitstaff, as opposed to self-service or buffet-style.

1. Restaurant service styleB1formal

   A style of dining service where food and drinks are brought to the customer's table by a waiter or waitress, rather than being self-served.

   Service à table

   • The restaurant offers full table service with a dedicated waiter.
   • We prefer table service for a more relaxed dining experience.
   • Table service is standard in most fine dining establishments.

2. Set of tablewareB2formal

   A matching set of dishes, cutlery, and glassware used for serving meals.

   Service de table

   • She inherited a beautiful antique table service from her grandmother.
   • The hotel uses a silver table service for formal dinners.
   • He bought a new table service for the holiday party.