How to Order Food in a U.S. Restaurant | English Conversation Practice

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You're welcome. What is your favorite restaurant?

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[@blackpink_sonsuz4885]

Thank you

[@SingleStepEnglish]

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[@peterpuetz3188]

Is it okay to order like this: "I'd like to have XY" I do this all the time when I'm in the US. Does it sound weird or snobby?

[@SingleStepEnglish]

It is fine to order that way. I'd like to have (_______). Thanks for asking!

[@peterpuetz3188]

@@SingleStepEnglish thanks!

[@SingleStepEnglish]

My pleasure. We all enjoy good meals!

[@Springkid27]

Greetings! I have small restaurant grammar question. When making a reservation, which is correct? A table for 4 people or a table of people. A party for 4 people or a party of 4 people. Thank you very much!

[@SingleStepEnglish]

A table for four. ie. We would like a table for four, please.

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Were the subtitles OK?

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You’re welcome! So glad you enjoyed the lesson. Do you like dessert?

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[@rachekkanir6681]

Next time ,I ll try the rare medium steak. Thanks you very much for this lesson.

[@SingleStepEnglish]

My pleasure! I hope you have a chance to practice the conversation in a restaurant. By the way, what’s your favorite drink?

[@rachekkanir6681]

I like fruit juices and soft drinks.

[@SingleStepEnglish]

I’m really into drinking ginger lemonade this summer. Do you ever drink lemonade?

[@rachekkanir6681]

Yes!! of course.

[@SingleStepEnglish]

How do you like your steak? Rare, medium rare, medium, medium well or well done? If you are a vegetarian, I apologize for the question.

[@tilila5780]

I like my steak well done

[@SingleStepEnglish]

Do you use any sauce? My father likes ketchup on his steak.

[@tilila5780]

No i don t use it

[@SingleStepEnglish]

That’s OK. 👍 Do you prefer beef or chicken?

[@tilila5780]

It s the same, i like sauce tomate but i don t like ketchup

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Being an over-levelled student for 5th grade of Primary School, this video actually surprised me with new words. (I'm Polish.) Congrats to you on that - I never saw any new words for 5 years!

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@Hanna I’m glad the video taught you some new words and expressions!

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[@fruitqueen9459]

It is a great video, it’s really helpful to me since I m in the restaurant business. Could you please make a FAST FOOD restaurant video it would save my life. LOL. Especially on how to handle customers’-complaints. Thanks in advance .

[@SingleStepEnglish]

Thank you so much! I will try to make a video about ordering in a fast food restaurant. What are some of the customer’s complaints?

[@fruitqueen9459]

Single Step English thank you so much for your response. I m working at Chinese restaurant. Usually taking orders over the phone.So some times customers blame on me when they claim received wrong items which was their fault. Like one customer came back saying they don’t eat pork however when they placed order they didn’t tell me of that. Also , how do you tell customers when they told you “ I don’t want it if the food is cold”! While our driver is already on the way to deliver food to them. Sometimes customers don’t wanna bring back the return but want a refund ect. Hahah a lot of headaches. Do you have strategies for those problems to deal with??

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[@panjiannasar3196]

OMG thanks for the video. It's helpful to me. I'm a server btw and I have a bad English. Lol

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[@Michellesilva1238]

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[@ruslankornaev3762]

thank you ...but make a video about waiter please

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A video about how to be a waiter? The language that a waiter uses?

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@@SingleStepEnglish i am gonna pass an interwiv

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An interview for a waiter job? Something else?

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@@SingleStepEnglish oooo it is a good for the first time thanks

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[@FPr-dx9si]

Nice video, thx! I've just recently done something similar with my class. I think one important aspect is missing though - you could have included how to handle the tip in US restaurants as this is something that varies between for example Europe and the US. What do you think?

[@FPr-dx9si]

I just discovered your video on exactly the same topic 'how to tip...'. :)

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[@SingleStepEnglish]

Thank you so much for your comment. I agree about the tipping aspect. Had to treat that as a separate lesson. What is your teaching context?

[@FPr-dx9si]

@@SingleStepEnglish I agree. You also included additional info which I like! Thanks for asking, I am an English teacher at a Gymnasium (equivalent to a US High School) in Berlin, Germany.

[@FPr-dx9si]

Actually, I just finished watching your tipping video - even though many aspects are explained very thoroughly, I still believe something to be missing. You never discuss the actual tipping procedure. For instance, in Germany if you order the check, the waiter will stand in front of you with their wallet. Let's assume the check is 50$ and you want to tip 10% and you have a 100$ bill on you. Now you would say "60 please" and the waiter would give you back 40$. I hope this is comprehensible. However, I don't think that is something you could do in the US, right?!

[@polinavyakhireva9962]

Thank you so much for this video! I have a question. Why is it "We also have carrot cake" and not a "We also have A carrot cake"?

[@SingleStepEnglish]

That’s a great question! I think you will hear people use both. However, we have a carrot cake implies that the restaurant has one carrot cake. We have carrot cake implies that the restaurant has more than one cake. My question....do you prefer carrot cake or chocolate cake?

[@polinavyakhireva9962]

@@SingleStepEnglish carrot cake! Thank you for your answer.

[@SingleStepEnglish]

Carrot cake is certainly delicious.

[@SingleStepEnglish]

One more thing regarding A carrot cake v. carrot cake (your original question). If the server had forgotten and then remembered that the restaurant had carrot cake, they would probably say....We also have a carrot cake. In this case, the speaker would include the word A for emphasis. I will give you another example: Customer: What is the lunch special today? Server: We have ginger pork, beef stew, and a delicious seafood chowder. In this case, the server is trying to put emphasis on the seafood chowder. Or perhaps, the restaurant would like more customers to order the seafood dish ;-) I hope that helps.

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[@CRX626]

Is it wrong to say (I would like to have) instead of i´ll have??

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@ Karl. No, that is not wrong. You can say that. I would like to have the... Or... I would like to have a...

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[@7camscdan249]

Tip of the day. Wash your hands after ordering. The menu is generally the dirtiest thing you can touch!

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i like my steak well done :)

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[@rachekkanir6681]

Well done is healthy , But i like my steak well medium

[@SingleStepEnglish]

Medium is nice. I often order steak medium rare. 😃

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[@susanaruiz3799]

I like my steak medium

[@SingleStepEnglish]

Good choice? Would you like anything for dessert?

[@정한수-t9z]

I wonder where this youtuber is from.. I think he has an American accent.

[@SingleStepEnglish]

Very good! Born and raised in the U.S.A. How about you?

[@정한수-t9z]

I just read about his info.. and yes, he was American! Very impressive he can speak Japanese as well. Actually I'm Korean but also speak Japanese :)

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@@SingleStepEnglish Thanks for the answer :) Are you living in the U.S? I live in Seoul, Korea. Your channel is very helpful for me. Subscribed!!!!

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Great to have you as a subscriber! 誠にありがとうございます。さて、I teach at a university in central Japan, and have been living here for many years. How are things in Seoul now? Can you meet with friends? I hope you are safe.

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I’d like My beef well done

[@SingleStepEnglish]

That sounds good! Do you use a sauce on your beef?

[@lilynguyennamcali-cuocsong6387]

Single Step English yes, i do . I like bbq sauce. Thank you for your Share !

[@SingleStepEnglish]

That sounds delicious!

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Many years ago I ate delicious beef pho near the Ben Thanh Market. A nice memory. 😃

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I like my steak medium well

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Do you ever use a sauce on your steak?

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i like my steak screaming

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No one speaks like that in real life geez

[@SingleStepEnglish]

This video is for English language students. The conversations were based on eight recorded exchanges at restaurants using discourse analysis, which is a common research method in applied linguistics. Therefore, the data does support the language used in this video.

[@rayhanbitos7015]

i want my steak to be raw

[@SingleStepEnglish]

I’ve never tried that. Is it good?