counter-style

adjective

coun·​ter-style ˌkau̇n-tər-ˈstī(-ə)l 

1

: having, relating to, or being a system of restaurant service in which customers order food at a counter or register

… has counter-style ordering, so patrons order at the register and are given a number to display at their seats before the food arrives.

—Alisa Hauser

2

: having, relating to, or being a style of restaurant seating in which customers sit at a counter rather than at tables

casual counter-style seating

Examples of counter-style in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Sit at a table or get a front row seat to the kitchen from the counter-style bar. —Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1