# Eating Out Essentials

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- CEFR: A2 (Elementary)
- Theme: Food & Drink
- Words: 14
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Restaurant vocabulary for ordering and paying, covering how to order from a menu, ask a waiter for the bill and pay by cash, card or leave a tip.

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## Word list

* **order** /ˈɔrdər/: To ask for food or drink to be brought to you in a restaurant. — “Shall we **order** some starters first?”
* **bill** /bɪl/: The paper you get at the end of a meal showing the money you must pay. — “Could we have the **bill**, please? We're in a hurry.”
* **serve** /sɜrv/: To bring food or drinks to someone at a table. — “They **serve** breakfast until eleven, so there's no rush.”
* **tray** /treɪ/: A flat object with raised edges that you use to carry food and drinks. — “She carried the **tray** carefully across the busy canteen.”
* **queue** /kju/: A line of people waiting one behind another for their turn. — “There was a long **queue** outside the burger van.”
* **cash** /kæʃ/: Money in coins and notes, not a card. — “I paid for our lunch in **cash**.”
* **change** /tʃeɪndʒ/: The coins you get back when you pay more than the price. — “The waiter brought my **change** on a small plate.”
* **card** /kɑrd/: a small plastic object, usually issued by a bank, used to pay for things instead of cash. — “He paid for lunch with his **card**.”
* **wrapper** /ˈræpər/: the paper or plastic covering around a piece of food, such as a burger. — “He threw the **wrapper** in the bin.”
* **till** /tɪl/: a machine in a shop or restaurant where you pay for what you buy. — “She paid at the **till** near the door.”
* **menu** /ˈmɛnju/: A list in a restaurant showing the dishes you can order. — “Could we have a **menu**, please?”
* **waiter** /ˈweɪtər/: A person whose job is to bring food to customers at a restaurant. — “The **waiter** recommended the fish.”
* **chef** /ʃɛf/: A person whose job is cooking the food in a restaurant kitchen. — “The **chef** came out to ask if we enjoyed everything.”
* **tip** /tɪp/: Extra money you give as a thank you to the person who served you. — “We left a small **tip** because the service was great.”

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