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Ordering at a Restaurant

You eat at a restaurant. You read the food menu. You ask about the good food. You order a nice meal. You drink some cold water. You talk to the staff. You ask for the bill. You pay the food bill.

Key Phrases

A table for two, please.

💡 Use this when you arrive.

Can I see the menu, please?

💡 Use this to see the food.

What is the best food?

💡 Ask the staff about the food.

I want the chicken salad, please.

💡 Use this to order food.

Can I have some water, please?

💡 Use this to get a drink.

Is this food very hot?

💡 Ask this about hot food.

Where is the restroom, please?

💡 Ask this to find the restroom.

Can I have the bill, please?

💡 Use this to pay now.

Thank you for the good food.

💡 Say this to the staff.

Practice Dialogue

Traveler
A table for two, please.
Staff
Please sit at this table.
Traveler
Can I see the menu, please?
Staff
Here is the food menu.
Traveler
What is the best food?
Staff
The chicken salad is very good.
Traveler
I want the chicken salad, please.
Staff
I can bring the food now.
Traveler
Can I have some water, please?
Staff
I have cold water for you.
Traveler
Can I have the bill, please?
Staff
The bill is ten dollars.

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