A meal or snack served at the bar of a hotel, originally given free of charge to attract custom.
enjoy a counter lunch at its convivial front bar
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Not only are the tempatations of innumerable evil snacks close handy, there's also the one or two counter lunches a week and additional post work alchoholic beverages.
The women getting the counter lunch section ready for later were, as he leaned forward to peer at the menu, furtively criticising the bar manager's latest appointment to the staff.
With the advent of supermarkets and convenience stores and counter lunches at pubs and clubs, most Greek cafes were forced to transform into take-aways or be relegated into memory or oblivion.
You care for a counter lunch at 12?
The folks from Background Briefing dropped in for a counter lunch.
I could do counter lunches with the guests at the Windsor pub, and take the eventual copy next door to the Park Street Office straight after lunch.
The hotel will do alright serving counter lunches to office workers.
They said they would stop for a counter lunch on the way down.
One of the big treats of my Australian childhood was to stop at a country pub for a "counter lunch".
As part of the Boulia Camel Races, one hotel west of Winton is serving up a range of camel dishes in addition to the usual counter lunches.