Cafeteria
WordNet
noun
(1) A restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
WiktionaryText
Etymology
American Spanish cafetería, coffeehouse, from cafetera, coffee maker, from French cafetière, from café, from Ottoman Turkish qahveh
Noun
- A restaurant in which customers select their food at a counter then carry it on a tray to a table to eat
- A dining area in an institution where meals may be purchased (as above) or brought in from elsewhere