Collocations for restaurant - noun

large | little, small | elegant, excellent, fine, good, smart, stylish | cheap, expensive | local | crowded | family | candlelit, intimate |
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la carte | self-service | take-away | licensed | Chinese, French, etc. | fast-food, fish, seafood

go (out) to
If you''re too tired to cook, let''s go to a restaurant.

leave, walk out of
They walked out of the restaurant without paying.

manage, run
She runs a family fish restaurant on the seafront.

offer sth, serve sth, specialize in sth
a restaurant offering a wide variety of local specialities The hotel restaurant serves a buffet breakfast. | an Asian restaurant specializing in Thai cuisine

manager, owner, staff | chain

at a/the ~
They argued the whole time we were at the restaurant.

in a/the ~
We had a quick meal in a small local restaurant.