What's the difference?

[Tree's House]

I apologize in advance if this question sounds rediculous to some of you but, can someone please tell me what is the difference between a bar and a lounge or a lounge and a restaurant?

[Oxrock]

Bar = Lounge here in Florida

Lounge DOES NOT EQUAL restaurant. Big difference.

[surf911]

Lounge in my opinion is a nightclub with more seating and a more intimate feel to it.

A restaurant usually doesnt have a DJ and dance music blaring.

So a place with the right design can be a restaurant during the day and a lounge at night

[David]

Bar-Main business is beer, liquor and wine. No food except for maybe a few snack items. Attracts the after work crowd or social drinker. Your typical Mom & Pop business.

Lounge-Usually found in an Airport or Hotel type of business. A place to meet and greet your friends and business acquaintances. Able to have a conversation with out the problem of being able to be heard.

Brass & Fern Bar-Usually attached to a higher end restaurant and serves of a higher class of customer, at least that’s what they think. More top-shelf liquors.

There are numerous other types of venues out there. I just touched on a few.

[Oxrock]

Bar-Main business is beer, liquor and wine. No food except for maybe a few snack items. Attracts the after work crowd or social drinker. Your typical Mom & Pop business.

Lounge-Usually found in an Airport or Hotel type of business. A place to meet and greet your friends and business acquaintances. Able to have a conversation with out the problem of being able to be heard.

Brass & Fern Bar-Usually attached to a higher end restaurant and serves of a higher class of customer, at least that’s what they think. More top-shelf liquors.

There are numerous other types of venues out there. I just touched on a few.

These are the Definitions that I had in mind...until I moved to Pensacola. I guess that because a lot of Package stores here have a bar attached they just slap the label "Package & Lounge" to their signage. So that's how I got "bar = lounge". But I like Davids definitions better.

[Tree's House]

Thank you all for your explanations. They definately helped me.