restaurant house; freestanding event building
A wasei-eigo term for a standalone building, often in a park or garden, used for weddings, receptions, parties, and formal dinners. Not a typical restaurant; it is rented for events.
wasei-eigo (Japanese-coined English), from restaurant house
After the wedding ceremony, we held the reception at a nearby restaurant house.
There is a reservation-only restaurant house in this park.
Variant spelling with a middle dot; less common but still seen.
Wasei-eigo from English 'restaurant' + 'house'. The combination is not used in English with this meaning.