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Restaurant Conversation

Waiter: Good evening. Welcome to Sunset Café. How many people are in your party?

Customer: Good evening. Just two, please.

Waiter: Of course. This way, please. Here’s the menu. Would you like something to drink while you decide?

Customer: Yes, I’ll have a glass of water, and my friend will have an orange juice.

Waiter: Certainly. I’ll be right back.

(A few minutes later)

Waiter: Here are your drinks. Are you ready to order?

Customer: Yes. I’ll have the grilled chicken with vegetables.
Friend: And I’ll take the beef steak, medium-rare, please.

Waiter: Great choice. Would you like any side dishes?

Customer: Yes, a small salad, please.
Friend: No, thank you.

(After the meal)

Waiter: How was everything?

Customer: Delicious, thank you. Could we have the bill, please?

Waiter: Of course. Here you are.
Customer: Here’s my card.

Waiter: Thank you. Have a wonderful evening!

Customer: You too. Goodbye.

Vocabulary & Meanings

1. Party – A group of people together (in this context, a group eating at the restaurant).

2. Menu – A list of food and drinks available in a restaurant.

3. Order – To ask for food or drinks in a restaurant.

4. Grilled – Cooked over direct heat, usually on a grill.

5. Medium-rare – A way of cooking steak where it is partly cooked but still red inside.

6. Side dish – A small portion of food served with the main dish.

7. Bill – A list of what you must pay in a restaurant (also called “check” in American English).

8. Certainly – A polite way of saying “sure” or “yes.”

9. Delicious – Very tasty; having a pleasant flavor.

10. Have a wonderful evening – A polite goodbye wishing someone a nice night.

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