CAFETERIA
cafeteria
(noun) a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cafeteria (plural cafeterias)
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), provided, or brought in from elsewhere
Synonyms
• lunchroom
• (dining area in an institution): canteen
Source: Wiktionary
Caf`e*te"ri*a, n. [Cf. F. cafetière.]
Definition: A restaurant or café at which the patrons serve themselves with
food kept at a counter, taking the food to small tables to eat. [U.
S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition