# Eating Out Intermediate

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- CEFR: B1 (Intermediate)
- Theme: Food & Drink
- Words: 16
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Restaurant vocabulary for eating out, covering how to order a starter and main course, choose a vegetarian option or takeaway, and reserve a table with a…

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## Word list

* **starter** /ˈstɑrtər/: The small first dish of a meal, eaten before the main one. — “We shared garlic bread as a **starter** before the pasta.”
* **vegetarian** /ˌvɛdʒəˈtɛˌriən/: Describing a person or meal that includes no meat or fish. — “Do you have a **vegetarian** option on the menu tonight?”
* **takeaway** /ˈteɪkəˌweɪ/: A hot meal you buy from a shop and carry home to eat. — “Let's get a **takeaway** instead of cooking tonight.”
* **delivery** /dɪˈlɪvəri/: The service of bringing food you ordered to your home. — “The pizza **delivery** arrived twenty minutes late.”
* **main course**: The largest, most filling part of a meal, served after the small first plate. — “For my **main course** I chose the grilled fish.”
* **side dish**: A small extra plate of food, such as chips or salad, eaten with the meal. — “We ordered a **side dish** of garlic bread too.”
* **recommend** /ˌrɛkəˈmɛnd/: To tell someone that a dish or a place is good and that they should try it. — “Can you **recommend** a good place for dinner near here?”
* **set menu**: A fixed choice of two or three courses that a restaurant offers for one price. — “The **set menu** is cheaper than ordering three courses separately.”
* **voucher** /ˈvaʊtʃər/: a piece of paper or code that can be used instead of money, often for a discount. — “He used a **voucher** to get a free dessert.”
* **substitute** /ˈsʌbstəˌtut/: to replace one food item on an order with a different one. — “Can I **substitute** the fries for a salad?”
* **reserve** /rɪˈzɜrv/: To arrange in advance that a table or seat will be kept for you. — “I'll **reserve** a table for six on Friday evening.”
* **canteen** /kænˈtin/: A place inside a school or workplace where staff and students eat cheap meals. — “The office **canteen** serves hot food until two.”
* **counter** /ˈkaʊntər/: The long flat surface in a shop or cafe where you are served and pay. — “Order at the **counter** and we'll bring it over.”
* **receipt** /rɪˈsit/: The small piece of paper showing what you bought and how much you paid. — “Keep the **receipt** in case you want a refund.”
* **tablecloth** /ˈteɪbəlˌklɔθ/: A large piece of material spread across a table before people sit down to eat. — “They put a white **tablecloth** on for special guests.”
* **review** /ˌriˈvju/: A short piece of writing that says how good or bad a place to eat was. — “The restaurant got a great **review** in the local paper.”

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