what a conference hall, canteen area is called in old days

I am writing a short fiction of old age and need suitable words for the following stuff - archaic. These words would be used heavily through out and hence nice to have multiple synonyms to use.

Meeting hall - where masters and students gather for an announcement or to distribute prizes

canteen service area - something like the space in a self serviced garden restaurant, between the kitchen and the stalls, where service guys/girls roam to refill the dishes

canteen space - the place in such restaurant people consume food. there would be tables, chairs

Thanks
Kris

You could also use simply hall.

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Originally Posted by Tdol

hall

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Is it for the meeting hall or for the canteen service area or for both of them?

You could try refectory for the canteen area.