Words

Waiter waitress wait staff order menu main course dessert drinks list wine list service tip

Chef table napkin starter

Phrases

Take an order

Make an order

Bring an order

Book a table

Order a dish

Return a dish

Eat out

Beginner

A: good afternoon. “ginger’s restaurant”. May I help you? B: yes. I’d like to book a table for Friday evening please. A: certainly. For how many people?

B; we’ll be eight or nine people. Could we book a private room? A: I’ll just check. At what time on Friday evening?

B: about 7:30.

A: yes. That’s fine. We can book you a private room for up to ten people at that time. Could you give me your name please?

B: my name is Jenkins. My phone number is 75397382. that’s confimp3ed then. 7:30 on Friday.

A: yes. Do you intend to order a la carte or will you be having our seafood buffet?

B: oh, we’d like the buffet please. We’ve heard it’s very good. Intemp3ediate

A; how did you enjoy your family party at “ginger’s”? I hear that they have a lovely menu and buffet.

B: oh, it was great. We had seafood buffet. They do one every Friday. The waiters and waitresses are very good. They are very attentive, but don’t hang around the table.

A: I like the buffets they have, but if often order a la carte, because I don’t feel extremely hungry. I like the wine list there too.

B: yes, so do I. they have wines from all over the world. There is a good range of prices to suit every pocket. We ordered some Australian red wine, which tasted delicious and wasn’t expensive.

A: some restaurants allow you to take your own wine and just charge you