Pleasant friend getting a place in restaurant (9)
I believe the answer is:
palatable
'pleasant' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'friend getting a place in restaurant' is the wordplay.
'friend' becomes 'pal' (pal is a kind of friend).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'place in restaurant' becomes 'table' (as in a spot or vacancy at a restaurant).
'pal'+'a'+'table'='PALATABLE'
(Other definitions for palatable that I've seen before include "Pleasant to the taste, acceptable" , "Of food, tasting nice; of idea, acceptable" , "pleasing" , "Tasty" , "good to eat" .)