May I take your order?

 Useful Expressions to Use at Restaurant

Booking a Table in A Restaurant

What you say:

• I booked a table for two for…(7 pm)

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• It’s under the name of…

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• A table for two please

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• May we sit at this table?

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What the restaurant staff say:

• What can I do for you?

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• Can I help you?

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• Do you have a reservation?

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• Have you booked a table?

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• How many are you?

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• Would you like to wait in the bar?

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• We’re full booked at the moment. 

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• Could you come back a bit later?

• Or Your table isn’t quite ready yet.

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• If you wait, there’ll be a table for you free in a minute.

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• Smoking, or non-smoking?

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• Of course. Please come this way.

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• Would you follow me, please?

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Ordering / Asking about The Menu

What the restaurant staff say:

• Hi, I’m Sue, I’ll be your server for tonight.

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• Can I take your order, sir/madam?

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• Are you ready to order? (We’re not ready yet)

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• Can I take your order?

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• Are you ready to order yet?

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• What would you like to start with?

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• What would you like for a starter?

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• What do you want for the main course?

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• How would you like your steak? (rare, medium, well done)

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• Do you want a salad with it?

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• What kind of dressing?

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• The burgers are very good.

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• Sorry, the hamburgers are off.

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• Do you want vegetables with it?

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• Why don’t you try the pizza?

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• It’ll take about 20 minutes.

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• Would you like…(chips) with that?

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• What would you like for dessert?

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• Do you want a dessert?

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• What would you like to drink with your meal?

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• What would you like to drink?

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• Anything to drink?

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• Would you like any wine with that?

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• Can I get you a drink while you’re waiting?

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• Red or white?

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• Would you like any coffee?

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What you can say:

• Could you bring us the menu, please?

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• The menu, please.

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• What’s on the menu?

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• Do you have a set menu?

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• What’s …exactly?

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• Is this served with..(salad)?

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• Does this have any…(Seafood) in it?

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• What do you recommend?

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• I’ll have… / I’d like... / Can I have…

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• We’d like to order…

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• Could you bring us the salt/pepper/ketchup/vinegar, please?

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• I’ll have the soup as a starter.

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• I’ll have the steak for the main course.

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• I’ll have it rare/ medium rare/ medium/ well done, please.

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• That’s all, thank you.

If there are problems with the order, the waiter can say:

• I don’t think we have anymore…(steak) left. 

• I’ll check with the kitchen.

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• I’m sorry, but the king prawn soup is finished.

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Getting the Bill

What you say:

• Could I have the bill, please?

• Can we have the bill please?

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• Could we get the bill? ...................................

• Could we pay please? ..................................

Paying at A Restaurant

What you hear:

• Are you paying together?

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• Did you enjoy your meal?

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When you want to pay, you can say:

• Could I have the check, please?

• Can I have the check, please?

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• We’ll take the check. ....................................

• Sometimes, you may also want to say:

• Do you accept credit cards?

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• Can we have separate checks?

• We’re going to split the bill.

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