Pubs are informal establishments in Western cultures that serve alcoholic drinks and simple foods like chicken fingers. They are gathering places for socializing during sporting events broadcast on televisions. Sports bars are similar but more expensive and oriented towards business clientele watching games after work. Both feature casual atmospheres and slang language. In contrast, Western restaurants assign one server per table who regularly checks on diners to ensure good service throughout the meal experience.

1. Restaurant Language
and Culture
Unit 4

2. Restaurants
 Restaurants have long surpassed a
place where people gather just to eat
 Restaurants now stretch from a place
to watch a sporting event, to a place to
go for a celebration of something
special
 Different types of restaurants that
serve different purposes

3. This Lecture….
 We will talk about:
 Different types of restaurants
 Language used at different types of
restaurants
 Fundamental Culture differences
between restaurants in China and the
West
 Formal vs. Informal language in
restaurants

4. Pubs

5. Pubs
 Pubs are fundamental to the culture of
Britain,[1][2] Ireland,[3] Australia[4]
and New Zealand.
 approximately 53,500 public houses in
the United Kingdom
 Most public houses offer a range of
beers, wines, spirits, and soft drinks

6. What is a Pub?
 A tavern, saloon, or bar
 A place of business where alcoholic
beverages are sold and consumed
 Formal name: public house a
building with a bar and one or more
public rooms licensed for the sale and
consumption of alcoholic drink, often
also providing light meals

7. Pubs
 The food that is served at pubs tends
to be very basic and is commonly
referred to as ‘pub-grub’
 Pub-grub includes foods such as
chicken fingers and fries, onion rings,
chicken wings etc.
 The food at pubs are usually greasy
and fatty in nature which is said to help
in the prevention of sickness due to
drinking

8. Pubs
 Pubs are usually filled with televisions
and are especially popular during
televised sporting games such as
basketball, football, American football,
rugby, etc.
 Pubs gain popularity even more during
events such as the World Cup,
Olympics, Superbowl, March Madness,
Rugby World Cup, World Series, etc.
 Relatively inexpensive

9. Pubs
 Pubs are also very popular in the West
 Pubs are often located near many
workplaces so that people can unwind
and have a beer and talk to co-workers
and friends outside of work
 Pubs are very fun to go to if you just
want to have a relaxed night of talking
and laughs with some of your friends

10. What you can find in a Pub…
 Several different types of beer on draft
 Pool Table
 Darts
 Patio (very popular when the summer
comes)
 Juke box
 Live bands (live band nights), Karaoke,
Sometimes a DJ

11. Pub Language and Dress
 Pub language is very informal and you
can often hear a lot of slang being used
 The servers (waiter/waitresses) are
very casual and informal with their
guests (almost like they are your
friends)
 Oftentimes, if a sports game is on you
can hear a lot of yelling and sports
jargon

12. Pub Language and Dress
 The pub dress is very casual although
there is no real dress code
 The idea of a pub is to feel comfortable
and relaxed which includes your
clothing

13. Pub Specials and Loyalty
 Happy Hour (cheap drinks for an hour
during the middle of the day)
 Ladies Night
 Daily Deals
 Pub Competitions (March Madness
brackets, Superbowl contests where
you could win a trip to the events or
other smaller rewards)

14. Pub Loyalty
 Some pubs have special walls of
recognition where you can have your
picture placed on a wall for being a
long time customer
 E.g. drink ten pints of different types of
beer, get your picture on the wall as
the ‘best customer ever’

15. Pub Grub

16. Pub Grub

17. Pub Grub

18. The Fox and the Fiddle

19. The Fox Mansion

20. Fox and the Fiddle Menu
 http://
www.foxandfiddle.com/menu.html

21. Discussion (10 minutes)
 Are pubs popular at all in China?
 Do you know of any pubs that people
go to either in Beijing or in your
hometown?
 Is a pub somewhere you think you
would enjoy spending time? Why or
Why not?

22. Sports Bars
 Sports bars have a similar culture to a
pub however; it is slightly more upper
class and expensive
 You will see a lot of business men in
suits going there after work specifically
just to watch games right after work
 Large screen TV’s and large screens
that play many different sports all
throughout the bar

23. Sports Bars
 You can find miniature televisions in
almost every booth in the bar and the
bar is decorated with a lot of sports
memorabilia, jerseys, pictures of sports
teams, etc
 These types of bars usually sponsor
local sports teams which helps the
team with some of their costs for
loyalty in return

24. Sports Bars
 Sports bars still deal with informal and
even slang language-- the main
difference is in the atmosphere and the
scenery
 More money is put into sports bars and
it shows
 Sports bars have a much larger
capacity than pubs

25. Real Sports Bar, Toronto

26. Real Sports Bar

27. Real Sports Bar

28. A Look at the Menu
 http://www.realsports.ca/bar/menu

29. Discussion (5 minutes)
 Where do you usually watch sporting
events if you watch sports?
 Would you prefer to go out to a pub or
a sports bar? Which of these options do
you think would suit you better?

30. Restaurant Service
 In the West: one server is assigned to
your table
 You are greeted by your server and he/
she first asks you what you would like
to drink
 You get time to look over the menu as
your drinks are prepared and brought
to you by your server

31. Restaurant Service
 If you still need more time, the server
will leave and come back to you
 Your order is placed and then you are
checked on periodically to make sure
that you do not need anything else
 If you do need something, the server
will make sure that you get it while you
are waiting for your food to arrive

32. Restaurant Service
 Once your food arrives the server will
leave you to eat and exercise a concept
called the ‘two-bite rule’
 This means that after two bites, your
server will come back to your table to
ask you how everything is tasting in
order to make sure that you are
satisfied

33. Restaurant Service
 If you are satisfied thus far with your
meal, your server will make sure that
all of your drinks are more than half
way full and if they are not they will
refill your drink for you (if it is free for
refills, or ask you if you would like
another paid beverage)

34. Restaurant Service
 Once you are finished with a plate that
you were using, the server will clear
the plate to create more room on your
table
 The server will check up on you
periodically throughout your entire
meal until you are ready to pay for your
meal and leave

35. Discussion (10 minutes)
 Tell me how the Restaurant Service
that was just mentioned is different
from what you see in China
 Have you been to a restaurant where
you have received this kind of service?
If so where?

36. Next Class
 Fine Dining Language and Culture
 Family Restaurants Language and
Culture
 Wine Bars
 Winterlicious/Summerlicious
 Dates, Engagements, Problem-Solving
and Restaurants

37. Group Work
 If you were going to open up a
restaurant with your group, what kind
of restaurant would you open? Would it
be casual or more upscale? Would you
want your staff to use formal or
informal language? Why?

38. Group Work
 Now with your group, create a menu
that will blend both Western and
Chinese Cuisine (minimum of 15 items)
 Explain what the atmosphere of this
restaurant would be (colours, design,
Chinese influence? Western influence?
Both? How)
 Talk about the uniforms that you would
want your servers to wear