A restaurant is an establishment that serves prepared food and beverages to be consumed on the premises. The term covers a multiplicity of venues and a diversity of styles of cuisine.
Restaurants are sometimes a feature of a larger complex, typically a hotel, where the dining amenities are provided for the convenience of the residents and, of course, for the hotel to maximise their potential revenue. Such restaurants are often also open to non-residents.
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Co. - An illustrated history by Peter Bird of this British caterer and food manufacturer from 1887-1998, including its chains of teashops and cornerhouse restaurants.
Meta Description: [ A site describing J. Lyons & Co national caterer and food manufacturer ]
Classic Cafes - A celebration of London's formica 50s and 60s cafes. A history explains the utilitarian minimalist context. Photographs and brief descriptions of over 100 cafes; cafes in TV and film; bibliography.
Meta Description: [ Vintage London Formica cafes of the
1950s and 1960s reviewed, researched and reappraised. ]
Coffee Houses of Augustan London - An article by J. and L. Pelzer reproduced from History Today on the coffee-houses that sprang up in 17th-century London.
Coffee-Houses of Old London - An illustrated history from Inns and Taverns of Old London by Henry C. Shelley (1909) on the 17th and 18th-century coffee-houses patronised by London's elite.
Meta Description: [ Chapter on early coffee houses on or near Cornhill and the Royal Exchange from Henry C. Shelley, Inns and Taverns of Old London (1909). ]
Harvey Houses - The history of a chain of railway hotels and restaurants built from 1870 by English immigrant Fred Harvey in the American Southwest. Includes photographs and details by state, newsclippings and bibliography.
HoJoLand - Tribute site to Howard Johnson's Restaurants in the US. Includes history and directory of existing locations.
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The Mediadrome: The Story of the Restaurant - Helen Stringer gives the history of dining out.
Meta Description: [ The Story of the Restaurant - The history of dining out. ]
The Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow - Designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904 in his distinctive Art Nouveau style, it has been recreated and serves today as a cafe specialising in teas. Includes history and photographs.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the world famous Glasgow Willow Tea Rooms, designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh in 1904. Reserve or book a table online at the Willow Tea Rooms, Glasgow. ]
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