Pseudo-

I have recently told a few people about a restaurant near my office where I had a nice lunch. People said it is a Spanish restaurant but I described it as pseudo-Spanish; this is because it is not authentic. Pseudo- is a prefix used with nouns and adjectives to show something is not authentic, genuine or real. For example:

• Hub is a chain of pseudo-British pubs in Japan.
• 発泡酒 is pseudo-beer.

Although it was a pseudo-Spanish restaurant, I still recommend it; the food was good.