Delicious Dining: Your Complete Guide to Ordering Food & Drinks in Spanish

Here are useful Spanish phrases to order food and drinks politely in a restaurant:

Ordering Food Phrases

• Para empezar, quisiera… — To start, I would like…
• ¿Me podría traer el menú, por favor? — Could you bring me the menu, please?
• Voy a pedir… — I am going to order…
• Quisiera… — I would like…
• ¿Cuál es la especialidad de la casa? — What is the house specialty?
• ¿Puede recomendarme algo? — Can you recommend something?
• Para mí, el/la… — For me, the…
• ¿Me puede decir si esto tiene…? — Can you tell me if this has…?
• Estoy listo/a para ordenar. — I am ready to order.
• ¿Me puede traer la cuenta, por favor? — Can you bring me the bill, please?

Ordering Drinks Phrases

• Para beber, quisiera… — To drink, I would like…
• Una copa de vino, por favor. — A glass of wine, please.
• ¿Tienen jugo de naranja? — Do you have orange juice?
• ¿Puede traerme un agua sin gas? — Can you bring me still water?
• ¿Me puede recomendar una bebida típica? — Can you recommend a typical drink?
• ¿Tiene cerveza? — Do you have beer?
• Un café, por favor. — A coffee, please.

Polite Words and Expressions

• Por favor — Please
• Gracias — Thank you
• Disculpe — Excuse me (to get attention)
• Perdón — Sorry/excuse me (to apologize or get attention)
• Con permiso — Excuse me (to pass by or interrupt politely)

Using these phrases will help place orders clearly and respectfully in Spanish restaurants. For example, to order a meal and drink politely, one might say:

“Disculpe, quisiera el filete de pescado para comer y una copa de vino tinto para beber, por favor.”

“Excuse me, I would like the fish fillet to eat and a glass of red wine to drink, please.”

This basic set covers common scenarios when ordering food and drinks in a Spanish restaurant. If more specific phrases or vocabulary are needed, further details can be provided.

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