In French, a sideboard; especially a large, stationary, and somewhat elaborate onewithshelves, racks, and the like, for serving refreshments, 2. In public places, a room where refreshments are served. Generally provided only with counters or bars, and thus distinguished from a restaurantor cafe, which has tables and chairs; sometimes a place for slight repasts only, luncheons and the like. In both these senses the word has partly lost the originalFrench signification. (Kremer, 2023)
