Restaurant & Ordering Food in Spanish
At a restaurant in Spanish: el menú (menu), la mesa (table), el agua (water), el café (coffee), el té (tea), La cuenta, por favor (The bill, please). Below are all 48 restaurant words and phrases from lessons 54, 55, 93 and 95 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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Lesson 54 · Café & Restaurant 1 12 words
- la mesa table
¿Puedes poner esta ensalada en la mesa?
Can you put this salad on the table?
- el menú menu
Tienen un menú grande.
They have a large menu.
- la reserva reservation
Tenemos una reserva.
We have a reservation.
- el mesero server
Los meseros están trabajando duro.
The servers are working hard.
- el pedido order
Hacemos nuestro pedido ahora.
We place our order now.
- el agua water
Ella bebe agua fría.
She drinks cold water.
- el café coffee
Beben café fuerte.
They drink strong coffee.
- el té tea
El té caliente en invierno es lo mejor.
Hot tea in the winter is the best.
- la cerveza beer
Me gustaría otra cerveza, por favor.
I'd like another beer, please.
- el vino wine
¿Podemos tomar este vino, por favor?
Can we have this wine, please?
- La cuenta, por favor The bill, please.
La cuenta, por favor.
The bill, please.
- delicioso delicious
¡Esa tarta está deliciosa!
That pie is delicious!
Lesson 55 · Restaurant 2 12 words
- el aperitivo starter
Pediremos un aperitivo primero.
We will order a starter first.
- plato principal main course
Me encanta el plato principal.
I love the main course.
- el postre dessert
Le gusta el postre.
She likes the dessert.
- el especial del día today's special
Ese es el especial del día.
That is today's special.
- menú del día menu of the day
Tienen el menú del día.
They have the menu of the day.
- mesa para dos table for two
Necesitamos una mesa para dos.
We need a table for two.
- reserva a nombre de reservation under
Ella tiene una reserva a nombre de Smith.
She has reservation under Smith.
- agua de la llave tap water
Normalmente bebo agua de la llave.
I usually drink tap water.
- dividir la cuenta split the bill
Podemos dividir la cuenta.
We can split the bill.
- pagar juntos pay together
Pagaremos juntos.
We will pay together.
- la propina tip
Siempre doy propinas grandes.
I always give big tips.
- pagar en la caja pay at the counter
¿Podemos pagar en la caja?
Can we pay at the counter?
Lesson 93 · Drinks & Café 12 words
- el agua sin gas still water
El agua sin gas es la mejor.
Still water is the best.
- el agua con gas sparkling water
Tú bebes agua con gas a menudo.
You drink sparkling water often.
- el café coffee
Ella bebe café fuerte diariamente.
She drinks strong coffee daily.
- el té tea
Bebemos té todas las mañanas.
We drink tea every morning.
- la leche milk
Beben leche con el almuerzo.
They drink milk with lunch.
- el jugo juice
Este jugo sabe muy dulce.
This juice tastes very sweet.
- el chocolate caliente hot chocolate
Me gusta el chocolate caliente cuando hace frío.
I like hot chocolate when it's cold.
- la limonada lemonade
A ella le gusta la limonada fría.
She likes cold lemonade.
- la taza cup
¿Necesitas una taza limpia?
Do you need a clean cup?
- el vaso glass
¿Dónde pusiste mi vaso?
Where did you put my glass?
- la pajilla straw
Aquí usamos una pajilla de papel.
We use a paper straw here.
- el hielo ice
Quiero jugo de naranja con hielo.
I want orange juice with ice.
Lesson 95 · Meals & Mealtimes 12 words
- la comida food
Ella nos cocina la comida.
She cooks food for us.
- el banquete meal
La familia comió un gran banquete.
The family ate a large meal.
- el desayuno breakfast
Desayuno todas las mañanas.
I eat breakfast every morning.
- el almuerzo lunch
Nosotros tomamos el almuerzo con ellos.
We eat lunch with them.
- la cena dinner
Cenamos juntos.
We ate dinner together.
- el brunch brunch
Estamos tomando el brunch juntos.
We are eating brunch together.
- lleno full
La taza está llena de agua.
The cup is full of water.
- ayudar help
Mi amigo me está ayudando.
My friend is helping me.
- la comida para llevar takeout
Pedimos comida para llevar para la cena.
We ordered takeout for dinner.
- la ración portion
La ración es muy grande.
The portion is very big.
- la cena supper
La familia disfrutó de la cena junta.
The family ate supper together.
- el tentempié de medianoche midnight snack
Él se comió un tentempié de medianoche.
He ate a midnight snack.
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