Dining Out
Welcome to this English conversation lesson on “Dining Out”. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to order food and drinks at a restaurant, using vocabulary related to dining and customer service. You’ll also learn alternative ways to say “dining out”, such as “eating out” or “going out to eat”.
Vocabulary
- “Appetizer” is a small dish served before the main course
- “Entree” is the main course of a meal
- “Suffice” means to be enough or sufficient
Dining Out Conversation
Customer: Can you please recommend an appetizer for us?
Waiter: Certainly. We have a lovely brie plate or shrimp salad plate.
Customer: I think perhaps the brie, my wife has an allergy to shrimp.
Waiter: Certainly not a problem. Would you like two plates or one?
Customer: What do you recommend?
Waiter: Have you ordered your entree yet?
Customer: Yes, we’ve ordered the beef entree.
Waiter: Well that is quite a large entree. I think one appetizer should suffice.
Customer: Yes. I agree. Can we also order some Perrier?
Waiter: Certainly. Do you prefer by the glass or bottle?
Customer: Can you bring us two bottles?
Waiter: Yes. We have the Lemon Perrier and also the Lime Perrier. Which do you prefer.
Customer: We’ll have one of each with two water goblets as well.
Waiter: Yes of course. Would you like the Perrier and brie together?
Customer: How long to prepare the brie?
Waiter: I believe the chef can have in ready in a few minutes.
Customer: Let’s start with the Perrier and send the brie to the table as soon as it’s ready.
Server: Not a problem. I’ll sent your Perrier over right away.
Customer: Yes, thank you.
Server: I’ll be right back with your brie appetizer.
We hope this conversation has helped you learn how to order food and drinks at a restaurant. Remember to use vocabulary like “appetizer”, “entree”, and “suffice” to sound more natural in your conversation.