Frases · En el restaurante
Spanish for Restaurants — Order, Eat Well, and Ask for the Check
A restaurant table is the friendliest classroom in the world: the menu is short, the waiter is patient, and dinner is the prize. These are the phrases that carry you from the door to the check — asking for a table, ordering like you mean it, saying the one sentence every cook loves to hear, and the allergy line that keeps you safe.
| Say it | It means | How it sounds | Hear it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Una mesa para dos, por favor | A table for two, please | OO-nah MEH-sah PAH-rah dohs, por fah-VOR | |
| Tengo una reservación | I have a reservation | TEN-goh OO-nah reh-sehr-vah-see-OHN | |
| El menú, por favor | The menu, please | el meh-NOO, por fah-VOR | |
| ¿Qué recomienda? | What do you recommend? | keh reh-koh-mee-EN-dah | |
| Quisiera el pollo | I would like the chicken | kee-see-EH-rah el POH-yoh | |
| Para mí, la sopa | For me, the soup | PAH-rah mee, lah SOH-pah | |
| Un vaso de agua, por favor | A glass of water, please | oon VAH-soh deh AH-gwah, por fah-VOR | |
| Un café, por favor | A coffee, please | oon kah-FEH, por fah-VOR | |
| Una cerveza, por favor | A beer, please | OO-nah sehr-VEH-sah, por fah-VOR | |
| Sin hielo | Without ice | seen YEH-loh | |
| Está delicioso | It's delicious | ehs-TAH deh-lee-see-OH-soh | |
| Soy alérgico a los cacahuates | I'm allergic to peanuts | soy ah-LEHR-hee-koh ah lohs kah-kah-WAH-tehs | |
| ¿Tiene algo sin gluten? | Do you have anything gluten-free? | tee-EH-neh AHL-goh seen GLOO-ten | |
| La cuenta, por favor | The check, please | lah KWEN-tah, por fah-VOR | |
| ¿Aceptan tarjeta? | Do you take cards? | ah-SEHP-tahn tar-HEH-tah | |
| Quédese con el cambio | Keep the change | KEH-deh-seh kohn el KAHM-bee-oh |
Steal it tonight: una mesa para dos, por favor — and está delicioso. A table, and a compliment. The rest of the meal takes care of itself.
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