How to choose the best from the menu in English without surprises
Whether you are in London or in another major European city, you will not miss a variety of restaurants offering meals from all over the world. On the same street you will meet restaurants offering different tastes (taste), aromas (aromas), spices (spices) and ingredients (indents): French cuisine (French cuisine), Thai (Thai), Chinese (Cheinese), Italian (Italian), Indian (Indian), Mexican (Mexican), etc.
But how do we choose what is best for ourselves without being served surprises? I ordered one and they bring me another because you didn't say it properly or they didn't understand. Let's pretend we're in a typical English restaurant. First of all, pay attention to the menu!
So the selection starts with STARTERS, APPETIZERS (appetizers), which are usually warm and cold. For example, SOAP (soup) or PROWN COCKTAIL (shrimp cocktail with mayonnaise), GARLIC BREAD (cheese bread), CHEESE PLATE (siren cloth), SALADS (salats), TOSSED SALAD (meat salads and other vegetables), CAESAR SALAD (Salata Caesar).
After the appetizers comes MAIN COURSE (the main dish). Often in the English menus, the main course is also played as a "entreè " although whoever knows French is aware that this word should be used for appetizers. Here the selection is limited to meat dishes: NEW YORK STEAK, CHICKEN STIRFRY, HEARTY STEW or SEAFOOOD (fish dishes): FRISH FROM THE SEA (fresh fish), FISH AND CHIPS (panned white fish with fries), BATTERED SHRIMP (panned shrimp), SMOKED SALMON (smoked salmon). Garnits (ACCOMPANIMENTS, ON THE SIDE, SIDE DISHES): CHIPS/FRENCH FRIES (fried potatoes), RICE (orice), GRILLED VEGGIES (grain vegetables).
Finally, of course, we have reached the desserts (DESERTS, SWEETS), typical English pastries are - APPLE PIE, MOCHA CHEESECAKE, BANA SPLIT, whichever you choose will not be wrong. The first one has apples, the second one is chocolate cake, and the third banana with ice cream.
You can't pass without the menu for alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, so load up with a little more patience and fill in a few words in your English dictionary: BEVERAGES, DRINKS (drinks); NOT-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES (alcoholic drinks), JUICE (juice), WHITE/RED WINE (white/red wine), JUG OF BEER (drink/can beer), SPIRITS (high alcoholic beverages).
If you happen to be with the children, pay attention to Kids Menu, Juniors, Kids Stuff, LITTE TIKES, FOR THE MUNCHKINS These are all ways of naming the children's menu in English. So you will certainly not have to pay unnecessary for a portion that will remain on the plate, as it is too big for a child.
When you communicate with the waiter
Let's say that the words in English presented above will make it easier for you to choose a dish, but it is time for you to order what you want. What do you have to say in English?- Can we see the menu? Can we see the menu?
- What’s in this dish? - What is this dish?
- Do you have a children’s menu? Do you have a children's menu
- What do you recommend? ▪ What do you recommend?
- First, we’ll have something to drink. First, we would like something to drink.
- I’ll have the chicken with peppers, please! I'd like a chicken with peppers, please!
- Could I have some red wine, please? - Can you get me some red wine?
- Without dressing, please No dressing, please! (when you don't want salad flavored)
- Can I have a bottle of water, please? ♪ Would you please get me a bottle of water?
- Still or sparkling? suppressed or natural?
- Can I have some bread? Can you get me some bread?
- I’d like a dessert, please I'd like dessert.
- Is there fruit salad? Do you have fruit salad?
- Can we have the bill, please? Can I have the check, please?
And now let's sum up.
The formula to order a thoughtful thing is: "Could I have some ....., please?" If you want something you do not find on the menu, you can safely ask: "Have you got any finger food?"
What's the difference between some ? Usually "some" is used in cases where you are sure that the restaurant has the desired thing: Could I have some bread? (surely, if nothing else in a restaurant bread and wine should be there, right?), that is, we expect them to bring us bread, we simply use to order politely through a question, expecting them to respond positively. As long as we're using the suppose that it's possible that we don't want anything in the restaurant.
Other ways to order in the restaurant in English
Except forI would likeYou can also use the abridged form.I’d like“. And also . .I’ll have some …This expression is also used to order something, with the small difference that tells the waiter that the moment you speak you have decided to order exactly this.
English and American version of some of the most popular foods
One of the favorite dishes for Anglo-Saxon peoples are the French fries that the English call the "Chips" (but do not be fooled, it is not about crispy round chips, as we are used to saying in Bulgaria, but about fries on sticks). If you want to order the same in America, then use the Accordingly, the potato is a sausage and the main ways to prepare are sort of fried, shut-boiled, boiled or sort-roast.
Some significant differences between UK and USA English
| Bulga. est. | UK | USA |
|---|---|---|
| aubergine | aubergine | eggplant |
| Soursops | courgette | zucchini |
| potatoes slips | crisps | potato chips |
| prawns | prawns | shrimp |
| sausage | bangers | sausage |
| biscuits | biscuits | cookies |
| Sweets (sugar) | candy | sweets |
| cotton candy | candy floss | cotton candy |
| Sugar lollipop | lolly | popsicle |
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