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They're absolutely not. A pub primarily sells beer, salted peanuts, and if they're feeling fancy, a bread roll with stuff in it. A restaurant sells meals with plates and cutlery and has one or two crap lagers available. A gastropub does food and beer but both are crap and are twice as expensive.
If you're in an actual real pub, have had a handful of pints, this food is perfect, and ideally costs less than half a pint.
Blah blah blah blah
At the end of the day it's a BUSINESS with a KITCHEN, a staff, and a dining area. When Americans say "it's a restaurant" that's what we mean.
I get the historical context. But you can't define a pub in a business plan in any way that won't leave me going "it's a restaurant". "It's a neighborhood social gathering place for people to drink and eat and play!" Yeah I get it bro, it's a bar.
I know bar owners on both sides of the pond, you won't fool me. In fact, i kinda hope you try. I was just in Nottingham for two weeks in November. Mfer you don't go to the Midcountry IN WINTER unless you're learning something.
Why are you translating into American?
Is a hot dog stand a restaurant?
It's a business with a kitchen, staff (1 person) and a dining area on occasion (foldable plastic chairs and tables).
That seems like an argument the courts are hearing. How does the legal definition of "restaurant" require "dining space"? Ed: tou seem to have edited since my reply. I say yes, a food truck is a restaurant.
My point is, when Americans colloquially say "restaurant" they mean "any dining establishment". We can piss and fight over semantics but what yall got are bars across from schools.
Ah, Americans. I see the misunderstanding now.