Hi everyone~! I hope you are enjoying the holidays in Japan and taking advantage of this free time to study a bit of English ^_- Today, we will be looking at the difference in meaning between bar, pub and tavern.
a bar: this is a place that sells alcohol, there is NO kitchen so they only have bar snacks like pretzels, peanuts, potato chips, etc. Also a bar will have a bar, meaning a long counter with many seats where the bartender serves drinks.
a pub: this is like a bar but it HAS a kitchen and so they also serve food. In Montreal, the kitchen closes at around 10pm(last order for food 9:45pm) but the bar stay open till 3pm(last drink order 2:45pm). Very common in British and Australian English where the pub in your area will often be called a local.
a tavern: this is an old-fashioned word for pub so they serve food and alcoholic drinks. You don't hear this so much in spoken English in Canada anymore but you might see it as a PLACE NAME, for example: Moe's Tavern. You may hear taverna which is Italian for tavern and is simply a restaurant where you can also drink alcohol.
Ok, a quick simple lesson I hope you enjoyed it~!
Phil
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