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The document provides essential phrases for various restaurant scenarios, including deciding where to eat, arriving at the restaurant, ordering food and drinks, and communicating with the server. It also covers tipping etiquette in the US and discusses the restaurant experience. Additionally, it includes terminology for takeout and idioms related to dining.

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Restaurants

The document provides essential phrases for various restaurant scenarios, including deciding where to eat, arriving at the restaurant, ordering food and drinks, and communicating with the server. It also covers tipping etiquette in the US and discusses the restaurant experience. Additionally, it includes terminology for takeout and idioms related to dining.

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📖 Essential Restaurant Phrases

Deciding Where to Eat


• Should we eat out tonight?
• Where should we go for dinner?
• I'm in the mood for Italian food.
• What about that place we went to last time?
• Do we need to book a table or can we just show up?

Arriving at the Restaurant


• Do you have a reservation?
• For how many?
• We have a 30-minute wait. Would you like me to put your name on the list?
• Is there room at the bar?

Ordering Food and Drinks


• Can I get a water as well?
• Are you ready to order or do you need a few more minutes?
• I think we’re ready.
• I'll have the pasta with chicken, please.
• Can I get the burger but without onions?

Talking to the Server


• How is everything?
• Excuse me, I ordered fries, not broccoli.
• Can I get these out of your way? (When they take your empty plates.)
• Can we get the check, please? (US) / Can we get the bill, please? (UK)

Tipping in the US
• Standard tip = 20%
• If the meal is $50, you leave a $10 tip.
• It’s not obligatory, but it’s expected.

Talking About the Restaurant Experience


• I should have ordered the burger.
• I should have left a bigger tip.
• The food was okay, but it wasn’t worth the price.
• Those portions were way too small.
• That was one of the best meals I’ve had in a long time!
• The server was really rude. / The server was great!

🍕 Takeout, Delivery & Fast Food


• In the UK, it’s called takeaway. In the US, it’s takeout.
• I rarely get takeout, but sometimes I do on a Friday night.
• Drive-throughs are common in the US, especially for coffee.

🏆 Restaurant Idioms
• Bite off more than you can chew –
• Have a lot on your plate –
• Leave a bad taste in your mouth –

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