When eating out
● In a fast food restaurant
Please give me a hamburger and an iced tea.
I'd like a hamburger and an iced tea. * Iced tea can sometimes be written as iced tea because of the same pronunciation.
May I have two hot dogs?
May I have two hot dogs?
May I have two hot dogs? I want two hot dogs. )
Anything else? A: Anything else? )
Two hot dogs, please
Ketchup and mustard, please.
Ketchup and mustard, please.
Eat here or take away?
Eat here or take away? * Questions that fast food restaurant waiters are sure to ask.
Eat here or take away?
Is that to go?
Is that to go?
Takeaway?
Will you eat here?
Will you eat here?
Will you eat here? Do you eat here? )
I want it to go. (No, take it away)
Take it away.
Please take it away.
Eat here.
Please eat here.
● Book a restaurant
Can you recommend a good restaurant near here?
Can you recommend a good restaurant near here? * recommend "recommendation, suggestion".
I want some Italian food.
I want some Italian food.
Which restaurant do you recommend?
Which restaurant do you recommend?
Is there a Mexican restaurant near here?
Is there a Mexican restaurant near here?
Is there a Mexican restaurant near here? Is there a Mexican restaurant near here? )
Yes, there is one. (Yes, there is one. )
Where is the nearest Mexican restaurant?
Where is the nearest Mexican restaurant?
Are there any restaurants that are still open around here?
Are there any restaurants that are still open around here?
Do I need to make an appointment?
Do I need to make an appointment?
Hello, this is the park restaurant. Can I help you?
Hello, this is the park restaurant. Can I help you?
I'd like to reserve a table for six eight tonight.
I'd like to make a reservation for eight people at six o'clock tonight.
There are eight of us.
We are a group of eight people.
I'd like to reserve a table for eight people.
I'd like to reserve a table for eight people.
I'd like to reserve a table for eight people. )
When, sir? What time is it now? )
Can we have a table near the band?
Can we have a table near the band? * Close to ... "Closer to ...".
Sorry, we are fully booked tonight.
Sorry, we are fully booked tonight. * Booked up or Booked means "all reservations".
Sorry, we are full tonight.
Sorry, all the tables are reserved for tonight.
How long will it take?
How long will it take?
How long do we have to wait?
Is the waiting time long? Will you have to wait long? )
We can wait.
We can wait.
When can I make an appointment?
When can we make an appointment? * make an appointment "reservation".
How late are you open?
How late are you open? * How late ...? What time is it now?
How late are you open? What time does it open? )
Until eleven o'clock. (to 1 1. )
How can I get there?
How do I get there?
Do you accept credit cards?
Do you accept credit cards?
Do you accept credit cards?
What's the price of dinner?
What's the price of dinner?
Is there a dress code?
What is your dress code? * Code "Regulations and Specifications".
What is your dress code? What is the dress code? )
We need a jacket and tie. A coat and tie are required. )
Do I have to wear a coat and tie?
Should I wear a jacket and tie? * Should ... "Must, should ...? "。
Do women have to wear formal clothes?
Should a lady wear a dress?
How many people are there in your group?
How many people are there in your group?
We need a big table. We need a big table. )
How many people are there in your group? How many people are there? )
How many people are there in your party? * The party here does not mean "the party", but "a group of people".
Two people.
Two.
Sorry, but I have to cancel my reservation.
Sorry, but I have to cancel my reservation.
● Order food
May I have a menu, please?
May I have a menu, please?
May I see your menu?
I want to see the menu.
Do you have a Japanese menu?
Do you have a Japanese menu?
May I see the Japanese menu?
Do you have a Japanese menu?
Please show me the wine list.
May I see the wine list?
What kind of wine do you have?
What kind of wine do you have?
What kind of wine do you have?
Would you like to order? /What do you want?
May I take your order?
May I take your order? What do you want? )
Well, let's see ... (Well, let me see ...)
What do you want?
What would you like to eat？
Are you ready to order? Are you ready to order? )
What do you recommend?
What do you recommend?
What do you recommend? Do you have any recommendations? )
The seafood here is good. The seafood in our shop is delicious. )
What do you think I should order?
What's your suggestion?
What do you think is the best?
What do you suggest I order?
I want the same as that.
Can I have the same as that?
Can I have the same as that? I want the same as that. )
Sure, no problem. A: OK, no problem. )
I want this and this.
I want this and this. You can point to the menu and order easily.
Do you have any local flavor here?
Do you have any local specialties? * Local "local area" and professional "characteristics, characteristics".
Can we have separate bills?
Can we have separate bills? * separate "separate, separate".
Can we pay separately?
Can we pay separately? Can we go Dutch? )
We'd like to have a separate bill. We'd like to pay separately. )
I'd like a dinner for $60, including drinks.
I'd like a dinner for six dollars, including drinks. * including ... "including ...".
I want a steak.
I want a steak.
I want a steak.
I want some red wine.
I want some red wine.
What do you want?
What do you want?
How do you want it done?
How would you like your steak?
How would you like your steak?
Have a good roast.
Well done, please. * Rare, medium and well-done.
Can you make it gentle?
Can you make it gentle?
Are you having breakfast?
Are you having breakfast?
Are you having breakfast? Do you eat breakfast? )
No, I just want a cup of coffee. No, I just want a cup of coffee. )
would you like some coffee ?
would you like some coffee ?
would you like some coffee ? Would you like some coffee? )
That would be great. A: That would be great. )
Would you like some coffee? * A more polite way of saying it.
Would you like some coffee?
How about some coffee?
Does this meal include coffee?
Does this meal include coffee?
Please give me a cup of coffee.
I want a cup of coffee. * I am willing is the abbreviation of I am willing. It means "I want to …", which is more polite than "I want to …".
Anything else?
Anything else? * After listening to what the other person wants, restaurant waiters often ask customers what else they need.
Anything else? A: Anything else? )
No, thank you. That's all. No, that's all, thank you. )
Is that all? A: Is that all? )
Do you want anything else? (Is there anything else? )
Do you want anything else? Do you want anything else? )
Enough/that's all.
That's all I have.
That's it.
That's all.
That's all.
I didn't order this dish.
I didn't order this.
Don't order this. This dish is not what I ordered.
You didn't, sir? Don't you want it? )
This is not what I ordered. This is not what I ordered. )
My order hasn't come yet.
My order hasn't come yet. *order is a noun, meaning "orderly things" and "orderly things"
1) Order the same food as others.
I want the same. I want to, too. )
Order the same food as your partner. If you can't read the menu, look at the food next to it and say that it looks delicious. What is this? That dish looks good. What is this? This is also a good way to supplement it. I want the same.
(2) Order food
I want this steak house. I want it medium rare. I'll have this steak dinner. I'd like it rare. )
I want
When ordering steak, how do you want it done? How do you think? I'd like it medium rare. I'd like it rare. ) It's well-done. (well done. )
(3) Require the replacement of knives and forks
Excuse me, but could you bring me another fork? Please. Excuse me, please bring me another fork.
You can also say, can I have another one? May I have another fork? )
(4) Ask for a glass of water
Can I have a glass of water? Can I have a glass of water? )
When you want to use something, use would.
(5) Express approval for the dishes.
Yes, very good. Thank you. Fine, thanks! )
After dinner, the waiter will ask you if you like your dinner. Is this food to your liking? ) you can answer with the last sentence. At dinner, the waiter may ask, Is everything all right? You can use its delicacy.
(6) Pack the remaining dishes and bring them back.
Can I have a food bag? Give me a packing bag. When there are leftovers in the restaurant, you can ask the waiter for a food bag and take the food home. So, you can often hear: I want a food bag after dinner.
(7) Pay the bill
May I have the bill, please? I want to pay the bill.
After eating, just wait for the waiter to deliver the bill. Wait for the waiter to say something else? Do you want anything else? ), you can use the above sentence to say Check please if you want to pay the bill. It's also a good idea to show the waiter standing in the distance that you want to pay the bill.
(8) Pay bills
Can I pay by credit card? Can I pay by credit card? )
Some restaurants have to pay at the cashier. If you don't know the location of the cashier, ask me where I can pay. When you are on a business trip, don't forget to ask me if I can have a receipt. May I have a receipt? )
In a meal, the English you use or hear, like delicious food, is deeply imprinted in your mind and unforgettable for a long time. I hope you can use fluent English in a meal, absorb the dual nutrition of knowledge and dishes, and make it more delicious.