What is cafeteria?

a restaurant in which customers serve themselves from a counter and pay before eating. A cafeteria, sometimes called a canteen outside the U. A cafeteria, sometimes called a canteen outside the U. Cafeteria definition, a restaurant in which patrons wait on themselves, carrying their food to tables from counters where it is displayed and served. Cafeteria, self-service restaurant in which customers select various dishes from an open-counter display.