How to order in an Italian restaurant - useful words and phrases
If you are planning on visiting Italy, you’ll probably want to go out for a nice meal at some point. Here is a great opportunity to practice your Italian!
If you choose a trattoria or ristorante you will probably be given a menù (pronounced ‘menoo’), but in some more rustic establishments you may have to sit there while the cameriere/cameriera (waiter/waitress) tells you at great speed what they have to eat. Don’t be afraid to ask them to repeat (possiamo ascoltare di nuovo? - can we listen again?). Here is a sample dialogue of what they’ll ask and how you should respond:
Buonasera. Siamo in quattro.
Siete pronti ad ordinare?
Oggi abbiamo….
Per (antipasto/primo/secondo)
prendo il (pollo)
Da bere, un mezzo litro di vino rosso/bianco e un litro di aqua frizzante/naturale.
Buon appetito!
Tutto bene?
Si, è buonissimo!
Qualcos’altro? Caffe? Amari?
Ci porti il conto? Grazie.
Siete pronti ad ordinare?
Oggi abbiamo….
Per (antipasto/primo/secondo)
prendo il (pollo)
Da bere, un mezzo litro di vino rosso/bianco e un litro di aqua frizzante/naturale.
Buon appetito!
Tutto bene?
Si, è buonissimo!
Qualcos’altro? Caffe? Amari?
Ci porti il conto? Grazie.
Good evening. There are four of us.
Are you ready to order?
Today we have…
For (starter/1st course/2nd course)
I’ll have the (chicken)
To drink, half a litre of red/white wine and a litre of sparkling/still mineral water.
Enjoy your meal!
Is everything ok? (with your meal)
Yes, it’s delicious!
Anything else? Coffee? Liqueurs?
Can you bring us the bill, please?
Are you ready to order?
Today we have…
For (starter/1st course/2nd course)
I’ll have the (chicken)
To drink, half a litre of red/white wine and a litre of sparkling/still mineral water.
Enjoy your meal!
Is everything ok? (with your meal)
Yes, it’s delicious!
Anything else? Coffee? Liqueurs?
Can you bring us the bill, please?
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