Ordering at a Restaurant
Use these essential phrases to order food confidently and naturally at a Spanish-speaking restaurant.
Key Phrases
¡Buenas!
casualHi!
A very common, friendly shorthand greeting used in everyday places.
Hola, buenas tardes.
neutralHello, good afternoon.
A standard, polite greeting for entering a restaurant.
Una mesa para dos, por favor.
neutralA table for two, please.
La carta, por favor.
neutralThe menu, please.
¿Qué plato está rico?
neutralWhat dish is good?
A natural way to ask the staff what is tasty here.
Quiero el pollo, por favor.
neutralI want the chicken, please.
Native speakers drop 'yo' (I); just use the verb 'quiero'.
Para mí, la ensalada.
neutralFor me, the salad.
Very common when ordering in a group or answering 'And for you?'
Y para beber, agua.
neutralAnd to drink, water.
Todo está muy rico.
neutralEverything is very tasty.
La cuenta, por favor.
neutralThe bill, please.
¿Aceptan tarjeta?
neutralDo you accept cards?