Restaurant Order
Read both roles aloud. Take your time, then practise again using your own details.
Practise asking about a menu, ordering a meal, and requesting the bill politely.
Sample dialogue
Roles: Customer and server
Server: Good evening. Are you ready to order?
Customer: Almost. What comes with the vegetable pasta?
Server: It comes with a small salad.
Customer: That sounds good. Could I have the vegetable pasta, please?
Server: Of course. Would you like anything to drink?
Customer: A glass of water, please.
Server: Certainly. Would you like anything else?
Customer: No, thank you. That’s all for now.
Server: How was your meal?
Customer: It was lovely, thank you. Could we have the bill, please?
Server: Of course. I’ll bring it over.
Customer: Thank you. Can I pay by card?
Useful phrases
- What comes with …? — Ask which side dishes or extras are included.
- Could I have …, please? — Make a polite request.
- That’s all for now. — Say that you do not want to order anything else.
- Could we have the bill, please? — Ask to pay. In American English, people also ask for the check.
Practise the conversation
- Read the dialogue aloud, first as the customer and then as the server.
- Replace the pasta with a meal you enjoy. Choose a drink and order both politely.
- Practise ordering without looking at the dialogue. Include one question about the menu.
Check your understanding
Which phrase does the customer use to ask for a meal politely?
Show answer
“Could I have the vegetable pasta, please?” You can replace “the vegetable pasta” with another dish.