Restaurant vocabulary

Terms in this deck

• menua list of food and drinks a restaurant offers
• waitera man who takes orders and serves food at a restaurant
• waitressa woman who takes orders and serves food at a restaurant
• orderthe food and drinks you ask for at a restaurant
• billthe piece of paper that shows how much you owe
• checkanother word for the bill at a restaurant
• tipextra money given to a server for good service
• reservationan arrangement to have a table saved for you
• hostthe person who greets you and seats you at a restaurant
• appetizera small dish served before the main meal
• main coursethe biggest and most important dish of the meal
• desserta sweet dish eaten at the end of a meal
• to gofood ordered to take away instead of eating there
• deliverywhen food is brought to your house
• servera person who serves food and drinks at a restaurant
• chefa professional cook, often in charge of a kitchen
• bootha table with bench-like seats on both sides
• buffeta meal where you serve yourself from many dishes
• speciala dish only offered on a certain day, often at a lower price
• side disha small dish served along with the main course
• portionthe amount of food served to one person
• leftoversfood that is not finished and can be saved
• doggy baga bag used to take home food you did not finish
• drive-thrua place where you order and pick up food without leaving your car
• takeoutfood you buy at a restaurant to eat somewhere else
• strawa thin tube used to drink a beverage
• high chaira tall chair used to seat a small child at the table
• vegetariana person who does not eat meat
• vegana person who does not eat any animal products
• allergichaving a bad reaction to a certain food
• spicyhaving a hot, strong taste from peppers or spices
• refillto fill a drink again after it is empty
• split the billto share the cost of a meal between two or more people