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When we travel, we often eat out. This could be in the restaurant of a hotel, we are staying in, in a café, a restaurant. Since we are often hungry once we settle at an available table, it can be good to know a few things in advance, e.g.
• how to order,
• some basics about food, and
• something about politeness.
Just to be prepared.
Consider the situation
Although there is a saying that the customer is always right, it can be sensible to consider the situation you are in, when you are looking for something to eat. You are hungry, and your patience could be limited; similarly the waiter may be very busy, and perhaps he has been working for several hours without a reasonable break, and therefore he may seem somewhat grumpy. But if you handle the situation properly and show respect, you will hopefully have a good meal.
When you enter
In restaurants, you will often be asked about the number of people who wish to eat, and then you just reply by saying “A table for two, please” . You will then be seated and given the menu. In cafés, we are usually meant to find an available table ourselves, and sometimes a waiter will then ask us if we are ready to order, and sometimes it is necessary to order at the bar.
If we behave politely throughout the visit, very often we will find that the staff will also be more polite to us. Building up good relations with the staff by being respectful and polite can be a benefit if there is something wrong with the wine or food, or if there is a problem about the bill for some reason.
What and when you eat
Also, we prefer to know what we eat; knowing some general words and expressions will help a lot when you order your meal. There are some overall words that define different groups of food, e.g. meat and vegetables. Furthermore, there are words for the different parts of a meal, appetiser, starter, main course, and dessert being the usual. When we talk about eating, the day is divided into three main periods. In the morning we have breakfast, at noon we eat lunch, and in the evening we eat our dinner. In-between these main meals there are some hybrids, e.g. tea being a light meal in the late afternoon or early evening for which you may have tea. And then there is brunch being a mixture of words of ‘breakfast’ and ‘lunch’; not only the words are mixed, also what is served for brunch is often a mixture of breakfast and lunch, and in many places it will be a buffet.
Enjoy your meal! |
