Restaurants

Learn the German you need to reserve a table, understand a menu, order food and drinks, ask about ingredients, respond to staff, solve simple problems, pay the bill, and leave politely.

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Scott Mountenay

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Restaurants

Reserving a table

Giving the party size and time

Asking if a table is available

Arriving with a reservation

Arriving without a reservation

Asking for the menu

Finding the daily special

Asking whether a dish is vegetarian

Asking about an ingredient

Requesting an ingredient be left out

Stating a food allergy

Asking whether food is spicy

Asking for a recommendation

Saying you need more time

Saying you are ready to order

Choosing a dish

Ordering a starter

Choosing a side

Ordering a drink

Understanding “Anything else?”

Finishing the order

Ordering one more item

Reporting a missing item

Reporting the wrong order

Requesting the bill

Checking a bill problem

Paying separately

Leaving politely

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