# Eating Out Upper Intermediate

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- CEFR: B2 (Upper-intermediate)
- Theme: Food & Drink
- Words: 20
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Restaurant vocabulary for the details of dining out, covering how to order a steak medium rare or well done, split the bill and mention a dietary requirement…

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## Word list

* **medium rare**: Cooked so the middle of a steak is still pink and juicy. — “I'd like the steak **medium rare**, please.”
* **refill** /ˈrifɪl/: A second serving of a drink, often free, poured into the same glass. — “Coffee **refills** are free at that diner.”
* **well done**: Cooked right through, with no pink left in the middle of the steak. — “Could I have my steak **well done**, please?”
* **split the bill**: To share the cost of a meal between everyone who ate it. — “Shall we just **split the bill** four ways?”
* **specials** /ˈspɛʃəlz/: Dishes that a restaurant offers on one day only, apart from its usual menu. — “The waiter ran through the **specials** before we ordered.”
* **dietary requirement**: a specific need related to food, often because of allergies, health or beliefs. — “Please tell us about any **dietary requirement** you have.”
* **upsell**: when a member of staff encourages a customer to buy something more expensive or extra. — “The waiter tried to **upsell** us a bigger portion.”
* **no-show** /ˈnoʊˌʃoʊ/: a person who books a table but doesn't arrive. — “The restaurant lost money because of a **no-show**.”
* **eat in**: to have your food at the restaurant itself, rather than taking it away. — “Would you like to **eat in** or take away?”
* **cover charge**: a fixed extra amount added to a restaurant bill, for example for entertainment. — “The nightclub restaurant added a **cover charge**.”
* **buffet** /ˈbʌfət/: A meal where many dishes are set out on a long table and guests help themselves. — “The hotel does a huge breakfast **buffet** every morning.”
* **cutlery** /ˈkʌtləri/: The knives, forks and spoons you use to eat a meal. — “Could you put the **cutlery** on the table, please?”
* **service charge**: An amount a restaurant adds to your bill to pay for the staff looking after you. — “They added a ten percent **service charge** to our bill.”
* **bistro** /ˈbɪstroʊ/: A small, informal French-style restaurant serving simple food and wine. — “We found a lovely little **bistro** near the canal.”
* **booth** /buθ/: A seat in a restaurant with high padded backs on both sides of a table. — “Let's grab a **booth** at the back — it's quieter.”
* **gourmet** /ˈɡʊrˌmeɪ/: Of a very high standard of cooking, and usually priced to match. — “The hotel does a **gourmet** burger with truffle chips.”
* **fine dining**: a style of eating at expensive restaurants known for excellent cooking and formal service. — “They celebrated their anniversary with **fine dining**.”
* **street food**: meals or snacks cooked and sold from stalls or small vehicles in public places. — “The market was full of tasty **street food**.”
* **pop-up restaurant**: a restaurant that opens temporarily in an unusual location, often only for a short period. — “They opened a **pop-up restaurant** on the beach for the summer.”
* **eatery** /ˈitəri/: an informal word for a restaurant or place that sells food. — “There's a great little **eatery** around the corner.”

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