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Restaurant English

The document outlines various phrases and questions used in interactions between customers and restaurant staff during different stages of the dining experience, including: making reservations, being seated, ordering food and drinks, dealing with any issues, asking about menu items, and paying the bill. Phrases are provided for customers requesting or confirming reservations, being seated at their table, placing and modifying food/drink orders, addressing incorrect or unsatisfactory orders, inquiring about menu items, and requesting the check. Responses are also provided for restaurant staff confirming reservations, seating customers, taking orders, apologizing and correcting any issues with orders, and processing payment.

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Restaurant English

The document outlines various phrases and questions used in interactions between customers and restaurant staff during different stages of the dining experience, including: making reservations, being seated, ordering food and drinks, dealing with any issues, asking about menu items, and paying the bill. Phrases are provided for customers requesting or confirming reservations, being seated at their table, placing and modifying food/drink orders, addressing incorrect or unsatisfactory orders, inquiring about menu items, and requesting the check. Responses are also provided for restaurant staff confirming reservations, seating customers, taking orders, apologizing and correcting any issues with orders, and processing payment.

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Making a Reservation

Customer

● I would like to make a dinner reservation for two.


● I need to make a dinner reservation.
● We will need the reservation for Tuesday night.
● We will be coming to your restaurant on Tuesday night.

Restaurant Staff

● We will have a table for you.


● I can seat you at 7.30 on Tuesday, if you would kindly give me
your name.
● We don’t have anything available at 8.30. Is 7.30 OK?
● I have a table for four available at 7.45, please just give me your
name.

Being Seated at the Restaurant


Customer

● I booked a table for two for 7pm under the name of John Thomas.
● A table for two, please.
● May we sit at this table?
● We have a dinner reservation for two at 7.30.
● Our reservation is under the name of Thomas at 7.30 for two
people.

Waiter/ Waitress

● Of course. Please come this way.


● Your table isn’t quite ready yet.
● Would you like to wait in the bar?
● We’re fully booked at the moment. Could you come back a bit
later?
● If you wait, there’ll be a table for you free in a minute.
● Would you follow me, please?
● If you would please be seated over in the waiting area, our
hostess will be with you in a moment.

Ordering
Restaurant Staff

● Can I take your order, Sir/ Madam?


● Are you ready to order?
● Can I take your order?
● Are you ready to order yet?
● What would you like to start with?
● What would you like for a starter?
● Anything to drink?
● Do you want a salad with it?
● How would you like your steak?
● Do you want vegetables with it?
● Why don’t you try the pizza?
● Can I start you off with anything to drink?
● May I get you anything to drink?
● What would you like for dessert?
● Do you want a dessert?
● What would you like to drink with your meal?
● Would you like any wine with that?
● Can I get you a drink while you’re waiting?
● Would you like any coffee?
● Would you like an appetizer?
● Can I get you anything else?
● Would you like to order anything else?
● Would you like to try our dessert special?
● What did you want to order?
● Would you like coffee or tea with your dessert?
● Would you like dessert after your meal?
● What would you like to drink?
● Would you like to see our dessert menu?
● Would you like to finish your evening with us with some dessert?
Customer

● Could you bring us the menu, please?


● Yes, can I see the dessert menu please?
● No, thanks. I am full after the meal.
● The menu, please.
● What’s on the menu?
● Do you have a set menu?
● Could you bring us the salt/ pepper/ ketchup/ vinegar, please?
● I’ll have the soup as a starter.
● I’ll have the steak for the main course.
● That’s all, thank you.
● May I have some water, please?
● May I get an order of barbeque wings?
● That’ll be all for now.
● Yes, please. May I get a glass of lemonade?
● I would like a Coke.
● I would like to order my food now.
● We’d like to order a cheeseburger and some fries.
● We’ll have the chicken with vegetables and the vegetable pasta,
please.
● Just some water, please.
● Let’s have four coffees, please.
● We would like two coffees and two teas.
● We’d like a little longer, please.

If there are problems with the order, the waiter/ waitress


can say

● I don’t think we have anymore steak left. I’ll check with the kitchen.
● I’m sorry, but the king prawn soup is finished.
● Sorry, the hamburgers are off.

Dealing with problems


Customer
● Excuse me, but I didn’t order this.
● I’m sorry, but this is cold.
● Can I change my order please?
● I’m sorry, but can I change my order?
● I am sorry, but I think I ordered waffles.

Restaurant Staff

● Let me take it back for you.


● I am so sorry!
● I am sorry that I misheard you.
● Let me change it for you.
● I am so sorry, Sir!
● I’m so sorry. I’ll change it for you straightaway.

Asking about the menu


● Is this served with salad?
● What do you recommend?
● Does this have any seafood in it?
● Is that shrimp in the soup?
● Is the soup a shrimp soup?
● What is in this chicken dish?
● Is there anything you recommend?

Getting the bill/ check


When you want to pay, you can say

● Could I have the check, please?


● Can I have the check, please?
● We’ll take the check.
● Can I have my bill?
● Can we have the bill, please?
● Could we get the bill?
● Could I have the bill, please?
● I am ready for my bill.
● Could we pay please?
● I am ready to pay the bill.
● I would like my check, please.

Sometimes, you may also want to say

● Do you accept credit cards?


● Can we have separate checks?
● We’re going to split the bill.
● Are you paying together?

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