Ordering at a Restaurant
Use these phrases to confidently ask for a menu, order food and drinks, and pay the bill in a Persian-speaking restaurant.
Key Phrases
منو لطفاً.
neutralmenu lotfan.
The menu, please.
The easiest and most common way to ask for the menu.
شما منو دارید؟
politeshoma menu darid?
Do you have a menu?
A slightly more formal way to ask a waiter.
من این را میخواهم.
neutralman in ro mikham.
I want this.
Very natural when pointing at a dish on the menu.
این لطفاً.
casualin lotfan.
This, please.
Very casual and direct, great for quick orders.
سالاد دارید؟
neutralsalad darid?
Do you have salad?
یک چای لطفاً.
neutralyek chay lotfan.
A tea, please.
این غذا خوب است؟
neutralin ghaza khub-e?
Is this food good?
چقدر است؟
neutralcheghadr-e?
How much is it?
The most common way to ask the price of your meal.
صورتحساب لطفاً.
politesurat-hesab lotfan.
The bill, please.
More formal, typically used in nicer restaurants.