Servery vs. Cafeteria — What's the Difference?

A place where food is served, either the surface itself or the room; a food counter or canteen/cafeteria service area.

A cafeteria, sometimes called a canteen outside the U.S., is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or lunchroom (in American English). Cafeterias are different from coffeehouses, although the English term came from Latin American Spanish, where it had and still has the meaning "coffeehouse".

A restaurant in which customers serve themselves from a counter and pay before eating.

A restaurant in which the customers are served at a counter and carry their meals on trays to tables.

A dining area, as at a school or office building, where meals may be purchased or brought from home and eaten.

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.

A restaurant or café at which the patrons serve themselves with food kept at a counter, typically paying a cashier at the end of the counter and taking the food to tables to eat.

A room within a building functioning in the same manner as a cafeteria{1}. In certain organizations, as schools, the food may be provided gratis.

A restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier