In restaurant" or at restaurant? what about hotel? at or in ?

Answer 1

in a restaurant or
at a restaurant

both are fine

in a hotel
at a hotel

both are fine

Answer 2

both are correct uses. it is the context which differs. you can be at a hotel or at a restaurant, and you can be in a hotel and in a restaurant. you have to decide which to use when you descibe the person. a person can be at a hotel without being in that hotel. in another way, you can arrive at the restaurant and not be in the restaurant.

Answer 3

Actually, since it's derived from French, "au restaurant", at the restaurant would be correct.

However, with common usage, "in the restaurant" is also correct.

Please don't forget the article.

Let me give you a couple of examples to differentiate the best use of these phrases.

"You'll find him waiting for you at the restaurant."
"I'm waiting in the restaurant for you."

"I've got a room at the hotel."
"I'm waiting for my date in the hotel."

This is like "often" where the correct pronunciation is "offen" but "off-ten" is also acceptable.

Mail, itself being a plural word cannot have a plural, logically; but in today's usage, e-mails is acceptable.

Answer 4

Most of the times In and At work in parallel manner.In Particular example mentioned "In" is correct one according to English Grammar.