restaurant and canteen

(1)
Restaurant – waiters and waitress serve you.
Canteen – self-served.

(2)
Restaurant – Some of them have a license to sell spirits and wine.
Canteen – They only sell tea, coffee and soft drinks.

(3)
Restaurant – All customers are expected to pay tips for the service.
Canteen – No tips.

(4)
Restaurant – They usually have good cutlery.
Canteen – They only provide basic cutlery.

(5)
Restaurant – The food are relatively expensive.
Canteen – The food are cheap.

(6)
Restaurant – You can reserve a table in some restaurants.
Canteen – First come, first serve.

(7)
Restaurant – They have a menu catering for different occasions.
Canteen – Their menus are pretty standard, usually on a billboard. You don’t expect exotic food from them..

(8)
Restaurant – are located in various places, e.g. shopping malls
Canteen – a place in school, factory, hospital, organization etc.

(9)
Restaurant – They are run as a business ~ for profit.
Canteen – They may be subsidized by organizations, schools etc ~ for the benefit of students, employees

(10)
Restaurant – open for longer hours.
Canteen – usually close at night and a lot of them are open only at meal time.

difference between restaurant and canteen

1) canteen is normally in a school or an organization.- i.e school canteen

2) canteen is opened for members or staff only - school canteen for students or teachers or staff only
hotel canteen for staffs only.


3) Price at Canteen is normally cheaper than restaurant.

4) decoration may be as luxury as a restaurant

East China Sea ‧ Sea Restaurant (Hong Kong Group)
Super Star Group Super Star Group.
Federal Restaurant Group