In a restaurant

Practise ordering, asking about dishes, complaining politely and paying in a restaurant. Ich hätte gern … and Ich nehme … are the most common ways to order.

You arrive at a restaurant with a friend and need a table. What do you say?

You want one table for a number of people.

The waiter asks: „Was möchten Sie trinken?“ What do you answer?

The question is only about drinks.

You want to know what is in the soup of the day. What do you ask?

drin = inside, in it.

You don’t eat meat. What do you ask?

vegetarisch = without meat.

You want to order a starter and a main course. What do you say?

Ich nehme … is a common way to order.

Your soup is cold. How do you complain politely?

Use Entschuldigung, leider and a polite question.

The waiter brings you the wrong dish. You ordered a salad. What do you say?

Say politely that it isn’t your order.

You have finished eating and want to pay. What do you say?

zahlen = to pay, bestellen = to order.

The waiter asks: „Zusammen oder getrennt?“ You and your friend each want to pay for yourselves. What do you say?

getrennt = separately.

The bill is 27,50 €. You give the waiter 30 € and want to leave the rest as a tip. What do you say?

You tell the waiter the total amount you want to pay.

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