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How to place an order in English at a bistro like a native speaker?

29/03/2024

Some typical words to use when placing an order at a restaurant are listed below to help you speak confidently:

Please set aside a table for _____ persons.
Please give me the menu.
What are today's specials?
What advice would you give?
Orders are available now.
Medium, well-done, or rare is how I like my meat done.
May I have a salad in place of the fries?
Please give the bill to us.

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The following are typical remarks made by servers at restaurants:

Good evening. What is the size of your group/party?
A desk for what?
Do you have a table reserved?
Could I please take your drink order?
To get started, what order would you want to place? A few starters?
Ready to place an order?
What kind of meat would you like?

If you have an issue at a restaurant, feel free to utilise the following frequent complaints:

There is a problem with my dish.
It's charred.
The surface is dry.
The salt content is excessive.
It is flavourless.
It's uncooked.
It's not done enough.

People usually say "How do you like your meat cooked?" when they inquire, "How do you like your meat done?" The names of the various cooked meat levels that you should ask for while placing an order at a restaurant are as follows:

Extremely red, raw centre: rare.
Medium Uncommon: red centre.
Medium: pink in the middle Okay, the centre is a little pink.
Well Done: fully cooked, with no pink or red spots.