2.2 Ordering Food and Drinks
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Ordering food and drinks
| A: Can I start you off with anything to drink? | OR: – May I get you anything to drink? – Good evening, can I get you a drink? |
| B: Yes, may I have some water, please? | OR: – Sure, I would like a Coke. – Yes, please. May I get a glass of lemonade? |
| A: Sure, would you like any appetizers today? | OR: – Would you like an appetizer? – Would you like to order anything off the appetizer menu? |
| B: May I get an order of barbeque wings? | OR: – Let’s see, can I get some fried zucchini, please? |
| A: No problem, can I get you anything else? | OR: – Would you like to order anything else? |
| B: No, thank you, that’ll be all for now. | OR: – No, that’s it, thank you. – That’ll be fine for now, thank you. |
| A: Let me know when you’re ready to order your food. | OR: – Tell me when you want to order the rest of your food. – No problem, call me when you’re ready to place the rest of your order. |
| B: I’m ready. | OR: – Excuse me. I’m ready to order. |
| A: What can I get you? | OR: – What would you like? |
| B: May I have the fettuccini Alfredo? | OR: – Can I get a cheeseburger and some fries? – Let me have the baby-back ribs. |
| A: Will that be all? | OR: – Sure, will there be anything else that I can get you? |
| B: Yes, that’s it. | OR: – That’s all, thank you. – That will be it for now. |
Ordering Appetizers
| A: I am your waitress, Mary. | OR: – My name is Mary, and I will be your waitress tonight. – My name is Mary, and I will be your server this evening. |
| B: Hello, Mary. We are all pretty hungry tonight! | OR: – Hi Mary. We are really looking forward to a great meal here. – Thank you, Mary. We have been looking forward to trying out this restaurant. |
| A: While you are looking over the menu, can I interest you in an appetizer? | OR: – Before your main course, would you like to order an appetizer? – Can I interest you in an appetizer to start out? |
| B: An appetizer sounds good. Do you have a special menu? | OR: – I would love an appetizer. Are they listed in the menu? – Sure, that sounds great. Where are your appetizers listed? |
| A: They are listed on the first page of the menu. | OR: – There is a special appetizer menu right here in the center of the table. – We have our daily appetizers listed on the board over there on the wall. |
| B: The coconut shrimp looks good. Have you ever had that? | OR: – I am thinking about the popcorn shrimp. How is that? – The chicken and cheese quesadilla looks good. Is that pretty good? |
| A: Yes, it is excellent! | OR: – You know, that is one of my favorites! – That would be a great choice! |
| B: Good, I’ll take that then. | OR: – I’ll trust your taste and take one order of that. |
| A: Would you like to split that and choose another appetizer for half price to share? | OR: – You could choose another appetizer for half price to share. – We have a special where you can order a second appetizer for half price. |
| B: Good. In that case, we’ll also take an order of onion rings. Thank you! | OR: – Perfect! Please add on an order of onion rings. |
Ordering main entree
| A: Have you had enough time to look over the menu? | OR: – Are you ready to order? – Would you like to order now? |
| B: Yes, we are almost ready to order. | OR: – This all looks good! I think we know what we want. – I think that we have a pretty good idea of what we would like to order. |
| A: Let me remind you of the specials of the day, which are posted on the board. | OR: – Let me tell you about the specials of the day, which are chicken in a wine sauce with capers, and grilled garlic shrimp. – Please let me point out the chef’s special, which is blackened catfish. |
| B: Oh, that all sounds so good! Can we get the sauce on the side? | OR: – I am dieting, so could the chef prepare the food with no extra sauce? – I was wondering if the chef could leave off the sauce. |
| A: Yes, we would be happy to prepare the food to meet your special needs. | OR: – The chef would be happy to accommodate your special requests. – We are always happy to adjust our cooking to meet your needs. |
| B: I was wondering if you have any vegetarian choices. | OR: – Could you tell me if there are any entrees that are vegetarian? – I am a vegetarian. Do you have any vegetarian selections? |
| A: Yes, the roasted vegetable salad is good, and the portabella mushroom burger is also a good choice. | OR: – You could choose the roasted vegetable and garlic pizza or the goat cheese and candied walnut salad. – The cashew broccoli noodles or the cheese and veggie enchiladas would be an excellent choice. |
| B: I think that I would like to order the broccoli noodles, please. | OR: – I am going to go with the grilled shrimp with garlic sauce. I would like the garlic sauce on the side. – I think that we will split the roasted vegetable and garlic pizza. |
| A: That is an excellent choice, and I could bring you your salads now or bring them with your dinner. | OR: – Would you like your salad brought to you with your entrée, or would you like it served now? |
| B: Please bring our salads to us now. We are hungry! | OR: – You can bring us our salads when you bring us our entree. |
Ordering drinks
| A: May I take your drink order while you are looking over your menu? | OR: – While you are thinking about what you might like to order for dinner, would you like to order your drinks? – Can I take your drink order? |
| B: Yes, do you have a wine list? | OR: – Can you tell me where your wine list is? |
| A: The wine list is on the second page of your menu. | OR: – The wine list is posted right there on the board. – The wine choices are posted on the little menu in the middle of the table. |
| B: Do you have mixed drinks in this restaurant? | OR: – Do you have any mixed drinks available here? – Can we order a mixed drink in this restaurant? |
| A: Yes, we have a full bar here. | OR: – Yes, we have a wide selection of mixed drinks available from our bar. – We can make a number of mixed drinks at our bar. |
| B: I am not sure what I want. Do you have any house specials? | OR: – I heard that you are famous for your drinks. What are your specials? – Do you have any house specials that you could recommend? |
| A: Actually, we are famous for our Cuervo Gold margaritas. | OR: – Our most popular drinks are our Cuervo Gold margaritas. |
| B: That sounds good! Please bring me one of those. | OR: – I would love a margarita right now! That is what I am going to order. – That sounds like a good choice for me. May I have one, please? |
| A: Would you like that drink blended or on the rocks? | OR: – Can I bring that to you on the rocks, or would you like it blended? |
| B: I would like it blended. | OR: – I prefer my margarita on the rocks, please. – Please bring it to me on the rocks. |
| A: Would you like it with salt or no salt? | OR: – Salt or no salt? |
| B: I would like my margarita with no salt, thank you. | OR: – No salt, please. |
Ordering Dessert
| A: Did you enjoy your meal? | OR: – So how was your meal? – Did your meal meet with your approval? |
| B: Yes, we really enjoyed it. | OR: – Our meal was absolutely perfect! |
| A: May I interest you in some dessert? | OR: – Would you like to finish your evening with us with some dessert? – How about a dessert to top off that wonderful meal? |
| B: Yes, that sounds great. | OR: – Dessert sounds perfect, but I would like to split something with my friends. – I am full, but maybe we could split a few desserts. |
| A: We have chocolate mousse cake, and a spicy rum apple crisp for our specials. | OR: – Tonight’s dessert specials include chocolate mousse cake, and a spicy rum apple crisp. – On this evening’s dessert list, we have chocolate mousse cake, and a spicy rum apple crisp. |
| B: The apple crisp sounds great. | OR: – I think that the apple crisp would be wonderful. – I would love the apple crisp. |
| A: Since there are four of you, would you like to split a second dessert? | OR: – One dessert will serve two, so would you like to split a second one? – That is a good choice, but would you like to split a second dessert for the four of you? |
| B: Good suggestion. Could you please bring us a chocolate mousse cake and four dessert forks, please? | OR: – Add in a chocolate mousse cake and we’re good. We will also need four dessert forks, please. |
| A: Would you like coffee or tea with your dessert? | OR: – How about some coffee and tea with your dessert? |
| B: Let’s have four coffees, please. | OR: – We are all tea drinkers. Please bring us four teas. – We would like two coffees and two teas. |
| A: OK. I will be right back with your desserts and drinks. | OR: – I will put your dessert order in and be right back with your drinks. – I will prepare your desserts and have someone bring you your drinks right away. |
| B: Thank you! We have really enjoyed our meal here. | OR: – The hot drinks first would be great. Thanks! – Thanks, and may we have our check when you come back? We have theater tickets and need to leave soon. |
Ordering fast food
| A: Welcome, what would you like to order? | OR: – What can I get for you? – How may I help you? |
| B: I would like to get a double cheeseburger. | OR: – A double cheeseburger sounds good. – Hello, may I have a double cheeseburger? |
| A: Would you like everything on it? | OR: – With everything on it? |
| B: I would like everything on it, thank you. | OR: – That sounds great. – Yes, please. |
| A: Do you want any fries? | OR: – Did you want fries with your order? |
| B: Let me get some large curly fries. | OR: – May I get a large order of curly fries? – I would love large curly fries. |
| A: Can I get you anything to drink? | OR: – Did you want something to drink? |
| B: Sure, how about a medium Pepsi? | OR: – Get me a medium Pepsi. – Yes, let me have a medium Pepsi. |
| A: Is that everything? | OR: – Will that be all? – Would you like anything else? |
| B: That’ll be all. Thanks. | OR: – No, thank you. That’s it. |
| A: You’re welcome, and your total is $5.48. | OR: – Your total comes to $5.48. – No problem, that’ll be $5.48. |
| B: Thank you. Here you go. | OR: – Thanks a lot. Keep the change. |