Table service

A waitress taking an order.

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Table service is a form of service in restaurants, pubs, and bars where food or drinks are served to the customer's table. This is compared with counter service where service is provided at the counter.

Table service is the norm in most restaurants, while for some fast food restaurants counter service is the common form. For pubs and bars, table service is the norm in the United States whereas counter service is the norm in the United Kingdom, in addition to most of the western world.

With table service, the customer generally pays just before leaving rather on the delivery of the food or drink.

Various methods of table service can be provided. See, for instance, silver service.

See also

• Waiting staff, a person who provides table service

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