une Franaise TV, Sound French, even to the French! Restaurants are one of French peoples favorite
places. You can eat your lunch or dinner while talking
with friends or family, with wine in your glass and a baguette always within reach. But with time and habits, youll find out
the interactions there are quite codified, especially with the staffand thats good
for you! Once you learn a few of our usual scripts,
you can order your meal and drinks just like a native, and thats a huge boost for a
student in French! Which sentences, you ask? Lets dive in! Le serveur
Le serveur is a waiter, while la serveuse is the waitress. Theyre probably the first people wholl
greet you in the restaurant.
They might ask how many people are in your
group, which you can answer for example with: Bonjour, on est quatre. Hi, there will be four of us! Bonjour is expected, as its good manners. As a general rule, be generous with your sil
vous plat, please, and merci, thank you, its always appreciated as well. So now you are seated, someone gave you le
menu, the menu, youve made your choice and youre waiting for a waiter to take
your order.
You can raise your hand subtly, or even ask
Sil vous plat ? If you catch their eye. Avoid yelling Garon !, Its quite rude. Anyway, they might come to take your order,
or ask you to wait a little: Jarrive tout de suite. Im coming in a minute.
Or Juste une minute! Just a minute! You can answer OK, Merci ! Just to be clear. Now you can order. Try le menu / la formule, the special formula,
or order la carte, or in English, a la carte [NdA : dire avec accent amricain
qui parle franais]: a combination of entre-plat-dessert, starters, main dish
and desserts. Commander
Commander means to order.
Food, for instance. The simplest order would be Un caf, l'addition
A coffee, and the bill. Straightforward, to start your day or enjoy
the afternoon. For a full meal, though, you can start your
order with: Je vais prendre le Im going to take the...
For instance, Alors, moi, je vais prendre
le plat du jour, sil vous plat. So, Im going to take the daily special,
please. Le plat du jour is very often a good call
to make if youre not sure, anyway. Another informal and popular script we use in
this case, especially if youre following someone elses order, is:
Pour moi ce sera For me, it will be For example: Pour moi, ce sera le saumon
au four, sil vous plat.
For me, I will take the baked salmon, please. For several reasons, you might want to ask
for precisions on the kind of dishes you want. For example: Quest-ce que vous avez
comme poisson ? What kind of fish do you have? Quest-ce que vous avez en viande ? What
kind of meat do you serve? And dont forget your drinks! The default is une carafe, or une carafe deau:
a pitcher of tap water. But if you want, ask for: Et une bouteille
de vin rouge.
And a bottle of red wine. You can ask for something specific from the
drink list, or ask for input: Quest-ce que vous nous conseillez ? What would
you suggest? By the way, its also a great question to
ask at any point of your order! Demandes spciales
Les demandes spciales, your special requests, can often be met, especially if youre asking
nicely. Try cest possible de..., Is it possible
to Cest possible de faire la salade sans
les lardons ? Is it possible to make the salad without bacon? Sil vous plat, cest possible de
mettre les anchois sur un seul ct ? Please, is it possible to keep the anchovies on just
one side? You can also ask for their selection of les
plats vgtariens / les plats sans viande, vegetarian dishes. Vgtarien has a wide definition, but it
still includes dishes with eggs and milk for example.
Vegan isnt really a thing in France yet;
it exists but is even less common than vgtarien, so you might need to be clear or careful about
what youre asking. And also in your meal, just ask for more bread
and water if they run out: Vous pouvez nous apporter du pain ? Can you bring
us some more bread? Vous pouvez nous apporter de leau, sil
vous plat ? Merci ! Can you bring us more water, please ? Thanks
a lot. Remercier, payer, et partir
Now hopefully your meal went well, so its time to remercier, payer et partir, to say
thank you, pay the bill and leave. When youre ready to leave, catch a waiters
attention to ask: Laddition sil vous plat The bill, please.
Sometimes you might not be sure: On paye
ici ou au comptoir ? Do we pay seated here, or at the counter? In France the tip is not mandatory, as employers
are actually supposed to pay living wages, but if youre satisfied you can leave 5%
of your bill for the staff. A nice word is always appreciated, if its
true. Ctait trs bon / dlicieux / exquis. That was very good, delicious.
And before you leave for more adventure, be
nice and say goodbye! Merci, au revoir ! Bonne journe ! Thank
you, good bye! Have a nice day! And youre ready to go! Et toi ?
When was the last time you went to a restaurant? Have you ever been to a restaurant in France? For which other situations would you like
to have scripts and sentences? Tell me in the comments section, I want to
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