public bar

American  

noun

British.

1. (in a tavern or pub) the common section of a bar or barroom, not as exclusive, as quiet, or as comfortably furnished as the saloon section.

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public bar British  

noun

1. Also called: the public.  a bar in a public house usually serving drinks at a cheaper price than in the saloon bar Compare private bar

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Example Sentences

The document alleges that he pressured her to have a drink with him at his SoHo apartment, instead of at a public bar as she said she suggested.

From Washington Post

Fully half of the Henri, which opens as a public bar and 60-seat dining room, is devoted to private events in the back.

From Washington Post

He can point upstairs to the public bar area and talk about how fans will be able to watch Kraken home and away games from there on a giant screen covering part of the venue’s main entrance wall.

From Seattle Times

It hosts a weekly poetry slam and has a public bar, another growing trend.

From Washington Post

“You’ll have to go in the public bar.”

From The Guardian