At the restaurant (dialogue + PDF) 🍽️
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| AT THE RESTAURANT 🍽️ |
| ARRIVING AT A RESTAURANT |
| Do you have a reservation? |
| We don’t have a reservation. |
| We have reserved a table for six. The name is Smith. |
| Sorry but we are full. |
| How many people? |
| A party of four? |
| A table for two? |
| There’s a 15-minute wait. |
| Hi, my name’s Sarah. I’ll be your waiter this evening. |
| Would you like to order something to drink first? |
| Here’s the menu. |
| Can I get you something to drink? |
| I’ll be with you in a few minutes. |
| I’ll take your order in a few minutes. |
| I’M HUNGRY, I’M THIRSTY |
| I’m starving. / I’m starving to death. |
| I’m famished. |
| I’m so hungry. / I could eat a horse. |
| I could do with something to eat. |
| I’m thirsty for a glass of cold water. |
| I feel like a cup of tea. |
| I need something to drink. |
| What about going to the restaurant? |
| Let’s go to the restaurant. |
| Let me invite you to the restaurant. |
| Why don’t we go to a Japanese restaurant? |
| Would you prefer a fast-food restaurant? |
| No. Let’s go to a pizza restaurant. |
| PAYING THE BILL |
| I’m finished. |
| This round is on me. |
| There’s something wrong with our bill. |
| The bill, please. |
| Coffee is on the bouse. |
| The waiter was very helpful. |
| Is service included? |
| We tipped $2 to the waitress. |
| There seems to be a mistake on this bill. |
| Could I get the bill, please? |
| Service not included. |
| Did you enjoy your meal? |
| SATISFIED OR NOT? |
| It looks delicious. |
| The food smells good. |
| The curry was really tasty. |
| Hum, it’s yummy! |
| The steak looks overcooked. |
| The meat is tough and dry. |
| The steak tastes like a piece of leather. |
| This steak is rare / well-dope. |
| This meat is not fresh. |
| This dish is a bit bland. |
| It is really disgusting. |
| This ice cream tastes funny. |
| I can’t eat this. |
| It’s too salty! |
| ORDERING |
| Here is the menu. |
| To drink, I would like some white wine. |
| For dessert, have apple tart. |
| To start, I would like a tomato salad. |
| How would you like your steak? |
| Would you care for anything else? |
| For the main course, I would like a steak. |
| I haven’t decided yet. |
| Today’s special? What’s in this dish? |
| No. We are not ready yet. |
| We need a little more time to decide. |
| We’ll take the $20 set menu. |
| Would you like chips or rice with that? |
| May I have a bottle of water, please? |
| May I take your order? |
| What do you recommend? |
| What’s today’s special? |
| What’s the soup of the day? |
| What is the house specialty? |
| What kind of dressing would you like for your salad? |
| What flavours do you have? |
| Would you like to order some wine to go with that? |
| Are you ready to order? |
| Does the steak corne with French fries? |
| MEAT COOKING TERMS (DEGREE OF DONENESS) |
| medium |
| well-done |
| boiled |
| grilled |
| rare |
| COMPLAINING |
| When will our table be ready? |
| We’ve been waiting for thirty minutes. |
| I asked for the bill quite a white ago. |
| I’d like to speak with your manager. |
| I didn’t order this. |
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