servery

[ sur-vuh-ree ]

noun

, plural serv·er·ies.

1. Chiefly British. a food counter in a cafeteria or pub.

Word History and Origins

Origin of servery¹

First recorded in 1940–45; serve + -ery

Example Sentences

In December 2020, Pullen passed a piece of paper to Ms Shmylo while the two were in the prison servery with a mobile phone number on it.

From BBC

It is one of only eight pubs known to have no bar counter and its updated listing includes its "rare" tap room "servery" arrangement.

From BBC

He said rodents were also found in the servery area where prisoners got their food.

From The Guardian

It also detailed how food routinely ran out in one wing, with staff having to source a half-used tray from another servery or distribute "mountain survival" dried food packs.

From BBC

This is because floor of the bar servery is positioned midway between the main bar and the lower back bar to the rear, which was once possibly a stables or courtyard.

From BBC