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English For Waiters and Waitresses - W.S 6

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PARTS OF A MENU

 STARTERS/APPETIZERS // (entradas)
Examples: soup, salad, spring rolls, etc.
 MAIN COURSES /MAIN DISHES/ ENTRÉES // (platos principales)
Examples: roast beef, roast chicken, chicken curry, smoked salmon, steak with
potatoes, vegetarian pasta, fish and chips, Argentinian beef, etc.
 SIDE DISHES or SIDE ORDERS // (guarniciones)
Examples: chips/ French fries, vegetables, sauce, mixed salad, baked potatoes,
etc.
 DESSERTS // (postres)
Examples: pie, cake, ice cream, jelly, fruit salad, tiramisu, etc.
 BEVERAGES // (bebidas)
Examples: mineral water, juice, coffee, tea ; alcoholic drinks= wine, draft beer
(US) or draught beer (UK) (light/dark), brandy, gin, vodka, whisky etc.
 WINE LIST // (lista de vinos)

More useful vocabulary:


 THREE-COURSE MEAL // (menú de tres platos)
 DAILY MENU // (menú diario)
CHEF’S SPECIAL // (especialidad del chef)

TYPES OF RESTAURANT MENU


MENU A

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 dill sauce // salsa de eneldo
 chicken and mushroom pie // pastel de pollo y champiñones
 Marrakesh vegetarian curry // curry vegetariano de Marrakech

MENU B Sherlock Holmes Restaurant


Starters
Garlic Bread £3.50
Soup of the day £4.99
Olives £3.99
Prawn salad £4.99
Mozzarella salad £4.50

Main Courses
Margherita pizza £7.99
Roast chicken £6.50

Fresh lasagne £7.50


Cheeseburger and fries £6.99
Fish and chips £7.50

Desserts
Ice cream £3.99
Chocolate cake £4.90
Fruit trifle £3.99
Summer berry cheesecake £4.50
Cinnamon waffle and ice cream £4.99
Caramel custard £3.50

Drinks

Red/white wine £3.50


Beer £3.99
Cola £2.99
Lemonade £2.99
Orange juice £3.50
Apple juice £3.50
Champagne £20.00

 garlic bread // pan de ajo


 prawn salad // ensalada de langostinos ; shrimp salad // ensalada de camarones
 fruit trifle // trifle de frutas (a classic British dessert)
 berry // fruto del bosque (types of berries include: strawberries,
blueberries, raspberries, blackberries, cranberries, etc.)
 cinnamon // canela
 caramel custard // flan (con caramelo)

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MENU C The Panama Hat Restaurant
Orange Avenue, Coronado Island, San Diego, Ca.
DESSERTS

New England clam chowder $6.50 Florida Key lime pie $7.95
Spinach and bacon salad $5.95 California strawberries $5.00
Melon with genuine Italian $6.25 Mom’s apple pie, with $5.25
Parma ham Oregon apples
Italian tomato and mozzarella
cheese salad with basil $7.45

ENTRÉES BEVERAGES
Grilled Hawaiian tuna steak $21.95 Mineral water $2.50
with fresh lemon sauce Arrowhead, Clearly Canadian,
Seafood selection - deep fried $18.50 San Pellegrino
fish, shrimp House white $8.75 a glass
Charcoal-grilled 16 oz. beef steak, $22.00 Washington State Chardonnay
Texas barbecue sauce House red $8.75 a glass
Chef’s salad Californian Zinfandel
(turkey, ham, egg, Swiss cheese) $15.95 House rosé $8.75 a glass
Stir-fried market vegetables with Californian Blush
Japanese noodles (vegetarian) $14.75

 clam chowder // sopa espesa de almejas


 bacon salad // ensalada de panceta
 basil // albahaca
 tuna steak // filete de atún
 lemon sauce // salsa de limón
 deep fried // freído en abundante aceite
 shrimp // camarón
 charcoal-grilled // a la brasa / (a la parrilla con carbón)
 beef steak // bife (de carne de res)
 barbecue sauce // salsa barbacoa
 turkey // pavo
 stir-fried // salteado
 choice // elección
 bread roll // bollito de pan/ pancito
 lime pie // pastel de lima
a. Listen to the waiter. He’s describing one of the dishes.
Which of these foods does the waiter mention?

tuna olive oil spinach lettuce


basil ketchup pepper lemons
salt eggplant shrimp tomato
garlic potatoes zucchini onion

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a. Listen to three people giving their orders. Note what they order.

Cecilia: ___________________________________________________________________
Kenji: ___________________________________________________________________
Josie: ___________________________________________________________________

MORE PRACTICE
a. Fill in the menu by labelling each section. Use these words.

 Jumbo onion rings // aros de cebolla grandes


 cheese sticks // bastones de queso
 New York strip steak // bife / bistec de lomo
 filet mignon // (filete de) solomillo
 chicken breast // pechuga de pollo

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b. Write the dishes in the box in the appropriate sections on the menu.

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c. Now write the food and drinks in the box in the next three sections on the menu.

 baked potato // papa al horno


 mashed potatoes // puré de papas
 French fries // papas fritas (AmE)
 Pecan pie // tarta de nueces pecanas
 carrot pie // tarta de zanahorias
 bottled water // agua en botella
 soft drinks // (bebidas) gaseosas (refrescos sin alcohol)
 draft beer // cerveza tirada o de barril
 rib eye steak // bife de chorizo (ojo de bife)
 chips // papas fritas (BrE)
 chicken tenders // bocaditos / tiritas de pollo
 grilled salmon // salmón a la parrilla
 pork ribs // costillas de cerdo
 steamed vegetables // vegetales al vapor

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