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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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restaurant questions
Dear teachers
question 1:
If you wan to ask, how long you have to wait before your turn comes to be seated and served at a restaurant, can you say something like "How long do I[we] have to wait?", or "How long is the wait?, or "How long the wait will be?", OR what would you say?
question 2:
When you ask for the restaurant's menu to order, which would be considered more correct?
”May I see a menu?" or "May I see the menu?"
question 3:
If you ask a sever not to take away the menu you have at your table, can you say like "Will you leave the menu?" or "Can I keep the menu? , or any good suggestions?
Thank you for your time and advice.
question 1:
If you wan to ask, how long you have to wait before your turn comes to be seated and served at a restaurant, can you say something like "How long do I[we] have to wait?", or "How long is the wait?, or "How long the wait will be?", OR what would you say?
question 2:
When you ask for the restaurant's menu to order, which would be considered more correct?
”May I see a menu?" or "May I see the menu?"
question 3:
If you ask a sever not to take away the menu you have at your table, can you say like "Will you leave the menu?" or "Can I keep the menu? , or any good suggestions?
Thank you for your time and advice.
Top answer
1. These are all good. " Then it becomes their choice to commit to a specific amount of time.
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- These are all good.
- " Then it becomes their choice to commit to a specific amount of time.
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- "a menu" would be more polite, again, seeming to give the waiter an option rather than demanding your rights.
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1. These are all good. If you don't want to put the host/hostess under too much pressure, you could ask, "Is there a long wait?" Then it becomes their choice to commit to a specific amount of time.
2. "a menu" would be more polite, again, seeming to give the waiter an option rather than demanding your rights.
3. "Will you please leave the menu?" is good, unless the server is
2. "a menu" would be more polite, again, seeming to give the waiter an option rather than demanding your rights.
3. "Will you please leave the menu?" is good, unless the server is
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Avangi,
Thank you very much for your detailed explanation. Is was very easy to understand.
BTW, I have an additional question. That is if you were to ask a server if your order was sent to kitchen and started its preparation or not, can you say something like "Is my order in? If not I'd like to cancel it." Or What would you say in this case?
Thanks again.
Thank you very much for your detailed explanation. Is was very easy to understand.
BTW, I have an additional question. That is if you were to ask a server if your order was sent to kitchen and started its preparation or not, can you say something like "Is my order in? If not I'd like to cancel it." Or What would you say in this case?
Thanks again.
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I was recently at a fast food drivethru with my son, and gave the attendant a bad time about something. My son said, "Don't do that, Dad, they'll spit in your food." (He used to work there.) The moral is, don't threaten the help, because they have the last laugh.
I would say, "Can you tell me about (approx.) when our order will be up? We have tickets for a show" (or something like th
I would say, "Can you tell me about (approx.) when our order will be up? We have tickets for a show" (or something like th
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