Durante un’intensa giornata di visite, ma anche se ci stiamo rilassando in vacanza, è un vero piacere sedersi al tavolo di un ristorante per assaggiare le prelibatezze del luogo. In questo articolo trovate delle conversazioni che riguardano come effettuare una prenotazione, ordinare da mangiare e bere, e chiedere di pagare al termine del pasto. Enjoy your meal!
Making a reservation
Guest: Hello, I’d like (desidero) to make a reservation for dinner.
Host: Of course! For how many people and at what time?
Guest: A table for two at 7:30 PM, please.
Host: I’m sorry, but we’re fully booked (siamo al completo) at that time. We can offer you a table at 8:30 PM or tomorrow.
Guest: 8:30 PM is fine.
Host: Great! May I have your name?
Guest: Mr Todd.
Host: Thank you, Mr Todd.
Guest: If possible, I’d like a table by the window.
Host: Unfortunately, all our tables by the window are already reserved. We can offer you a quiet table in our smaller room near the garden
Guest: That’s fine, then.
Host: Perfect! Your reservation is confirmed. See you at 8:30 PM.
Guest: Thank you! See you soon.
Ordering food and drinks
Waiter: Good evening! Are you ready to order?
Guest 1: Yes, I’d like to start with a glass of red wine, please.
Waiter: Certainly! Would you like (desidera) to try our house wine or something from the wine list?
Guest 1: The house wine sounds great.
Waiter: And for your meal?
Guest 1: I’d like the grilled salmon. Can you tell me what it comes with (cosa include?)?
Waiter: Of course! It’s served with roasted vegetables and a side (contorno) of rice.
Guest 1: Ok. I have a gluten intolerance—does the dish contain any gluten?
Waiter: No, the salmon and sides are naturally gluten-free, but I can confirm with the kitchen.
Guest 1: That would be great, thank you.
Waiter: And you madam/ sir? What would you like to have?
Guest 2: A bottle of still/sparkling (naturale/frizzante) water and a small green salad, please.
Waiter: Certainly! Would you like any dressing (condimento) with that?
Guest 2: Just olive oil and lemon, please. I’m lactose intolerant, so no dairy (latticini).
Waiter: No problem! I’ll make sure there’s no cheese or creamy dressing added. Anything else (qualcos’altro)?
Guest 2: That’s all for now, thank you.
Waiter: You’re welcome! I’ll bring your drinks right away.
At the end of the meal
Waiter: How was your meal today?
Guest: It was delicious, thank you!
Waiter: I’m glad to hear that!
Guest: We’d like to pay (pagare)/ can you bring us the bill (conto), please?
Waiter: Here you are. You can pay at the counter, or I can bring the card reader to your table.
Guest: We’ll pay at the counter.
Waiter: Ok. Separate bills or all together?
Guest: We’d like to pay separately, please.
Di seguito ci sono alcuni esempi di comuni richieste – ad esempio, informazioni sui piatti locali- , e frasi utili per porre lamentele riguardo ai cibi, o segnalare errori nelle ordinazioni e nel conto finale.
Making requests or complaints
Guest: Which local dish (piatto tipico) do you recommend ?
Waiter: Today we have homemade (fatto in casa) gnocchi with cheese cream and wild herbs. It’s very popular!
Guest: What’s in the soup of the day?
Waiter: Broccoli, onions and potatoes.
Guest: Excuse me. Could I (potrei) have the menu/ a coffee/another napkin (tovagliolo)/ another bottle of water?
Waiter; Sure. I’ll bring it immediately.
Guest; This glass (bicchiere)/fork (forchetta)/knife (coltello)/ spoon (cucchiaio) is not clean.
Waiter; I’m very sorry, I’ll bring you another one.
Guest: I didn’t order the chicken, I ordered fish and chips.
Waiter: I’m really sorry about that! I’ll bring out your fish and chips .
Guest: I asked for no onions, but there are onions in this.
Waiter: I’m very sorry—we’ll have that remade without onions. Thanks for your patience.
Guest; This soup/ bread/ dish/ my steak is…
sour (acido) / bitter (amaro) / burnt (bruciato) / underdone (poco cotto) / overcooked (scotto) / hard (duro) / cold (freddo) / hot (caldo) / too salty (salato).
Waiter: Sorry about that, I’ll ask the kitchen to prepare another one.
Guest: I think there’s a mistake (errore) in the bill. We didn’t have two glasses of wine, we had only one.
Waiter: Oh—I’ll double-check it for you. You are right. Thank you for pointing it out.
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