Going to a restaurant

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Going to a restaurant

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Restaurant staff

Your score	Vocabulary	Audio	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a chef		‘The chef is on holiday next week.’
0/0	a waiter / a waitress		‘I worked as a waiter in a local Spanish restaurant.’

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a chef

‘The chef is on holiday next week.’

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a waiter / a waitress

‘I worked as a waiter in a local Spanish restaurant.’

Types of meal

Your score	Vocabulary	Example sentence / notes
0/0	breakfast	‘What did you eat for breakfast?’ Also ‘brunch’ – a late-morning mix of breakfast and lunch
0/0	lunch	‘I decided to skip lunch and keep working instead.’
0/0	dinner	‘What time should we eat dinner?’ When eaten at home, sometimes also referred to as ‘tea’

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breakfast

‘What did you eat for breakfast?’

Also ‘brunch’ – a late-morning mix of breakfast and lunch

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lunch

‘I decided to skip lunch and keep working instead.’

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dinner

‘What time should we eat dinner?’

When eaten at home, sometimes also referred to as ‘tea’

Courses

Your score	Vocabulary	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a starter	‘Would you like a starter?’
0/0	a main course	‘The main course will be with you shortly.’
0/0	a dessert	‘Would you like a dessert?’ You can also say ‘Would you like dessert?’ (without ‘a’); dessert is also known as ‘pudding’.

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a starter

‘Would you like a starter?’

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a main course

‘The main course will be with you shortly.’

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a dessert

‘Would you like a dessert?’

You can also say ‘Would you like dessert?’ (without ‘a’); dessert is also known as ‘pudding’.

Reserving a table

Your score	Vocabulary	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a reservation	‘Do you have a table for four free? We don’t have a reservation.’
0/0	to make a reservation	‘Would you like to make a reservation for dinner this evening?’ You might also hear ‘to book a table’ or ‘to make a booking’.
0/0	to reserve a table	‘I’d like to reserve a table for four people for 7 p.m., please.’

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a reservation

‘Do you have a table for four free? We don’t have a reservation.’

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to make a reservation

‘Would you like to make a reservation for dinner this evening?’

You might also hear ‘to book a table’ or ‘to make a booking’.

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to reserve a table

‘I’d like to reserve a table for four people for 7 p.m., please.’

Adjectives in use

Your score	Vocabulary	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a menu	‘I’ll bring you the lunch menu.’
0/0	to ask for the menu	‘Would you like to see the menu?’
0/0	to order	‘Please order at the counter.’
0/0	to run out of something	‘I'm afraid we've run out of orange juice. Would you like apple juice instead?’
0/0	to ask for the bill	‘We’re going to be late. I’ll ask for the bill.’
0/0	to pay	‘We’d like to pay, please.’
0/0	to leave a tip	‘The meal was excellent. We should leave a generous tip.’

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Vocabulary, Audio, Example sentence / notes

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a menu

‘I’ll bring you the lunch menu.’

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to ask for the menu

‘Would you like to see the menu?’

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to order

‘Please order at the counter.’

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to run out of something

‘I'm afraid we've run out of orange juice. Would you like apple juice instead?’

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to ask for the bill

‘We’re going to be late. I’ll ask for the bill.’

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to pay

‘We’d like to pay, please.’

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to leave a tip

‘The meal was excellent. We should leave a generous tip.’

At the table

Your score	Vocabulary	Example sentence / notes
0/0	a bowl	‘I’ll bring you a bowl for the rice.’
0/0	a fork	‘Knives and forks are by the till.’
0/0	a glass	‘This glass is dirty. I’ll fetch another.’
0/0	a knife	‘Where are the knives and forks, please?’
0/0	a plate	‘This plate is chipped, could you bring another one?’
0/0	a spoon	‘Where are the spoons kept, please?’
0/0	a table	‘I’ve reserved the table by the window for you.’
0/0	a tablecloth	‘Where are the tablecloths kept?’
0/0	a wine glass	‘I’ll bring you some wine glasses.’