American service is followed at diner or family-style restaurant, coffee shops, a counter where casual tableware and placemats are considered as the standard and self-serve bars and salad bars are provided.
A method of serving hotel or restaurant food, in which portions of food are placed on plates in kitchen (except for bread and butter and salads which are served on the table) by the establishment's employees and served to each guest by a waiter or waitress. See also English service and French service
