41 Common Restaurant Phrases & Collocations | Advanced English Vocabulary

Order what you want. Ask about the menu. Make reservations. Use these 41 common restaurant collocations to communicate with confidence every time you go to a restaurant in English.

If you avoid coffee shops or restaurants because you get nervous about what to say, this lesson is exactly what you need.

You’ll learn common phrases and English collocations to:
- Make a reservation
- Greet others upon arrival
- Inquire about the menu
- Order what you want
- Express frustration or make a complaint
- Respond to the question “How is everything”
- Make a payment & finish the meal

Plus, you'll get pronunciation tips for common contractions and examples of connected speech with these English collocations.

00:00 - Intro
02:44 - Make a reservation
04:08 - Arriving & Greeting
05:08 - Inquiring about the menu
07:73 - Ordering at a restaurant
09:49 - Making complaints
12:08 - Responding to questions
13:16 - Finishing the meal

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