Common phrases you may hear or use when placing food orders

Order's Up! - Ordering Take Out

Choose the correct word or phrases to fill in the gaps.

Hostess: Hello! Welcome to Eat Well! How may I _help_ you today?

Hostess: Hello! Welcome to Good Eats! How may I ___ you today?

Customer: Hello! I would like to _place_ an order, please.

Customer: Hello! I would like to ___ an order, please.

Server: Is the order for here or _to go // take out // take away_?

*to go & take out are US English
*take away is UK English

Customer: To go, please.
Server: Great, may I _take_ your order now?

Customer: To go, please.
Server: Great, may I ___ your order now?

Customer: Yes, I would like an _appetizer_ to start.

Customer: Yes, I would like an ___ to start.

Customer: For the _entree // main plate // main dish_, I would like the vegan steak, made of jackfruit.

Customer: For the ___, I would like the vegan steak, made of jackfruit.

Choose your favorite option:
rare: red center
medium rare: warm red center
medium: pink center
medium-well: gray-pink center
well-done: cooked & gray throughout

Server: How would you like that cooked?
Customer: I would like it ___, please.

Server: Your vegan steak comes with two side dishes. What _would_ you _like_?

Server: Your vegan steak comes with two side dishes. What ___ you ___?

Customer: I would like a _side_ salad and potatoes.

Customer: I would like a ___ salad and potatoes.

Hostess: For the side _salad_, what dressing would you like?
Customer: Caesar dressing, please

US pronunciation: see·zr
UK pronunciation: see·zuh

Hostess: For the side ___, what dressing would you like?
Customer: Caesar dressing, please

Server: What kind of _potatoes_ would you like?

Customer: I would _like_ a baked potato, please.

Customer: I would ___ a baked potato, please.

A loaded baked potato has:
butter
cheese
sour cream
bacon bits
chives

To 86 something = reject or cancel

Server: Would you like your baked potato loaded?
Customer: Yes, but 86 the bacon.

*Soft drinks* are any beverages that do not include alcohol.

Server: Would you like a beverage? 
Customer: What *soft drinks* do you offer?
Server: We have Coke products.

_alcoholic_ or hard  drinks refer to any beverage containing alcohol

Customer: Well, it's been a long day. What ___ drinks do you offer?

Server: Will that be all?
Customer: Yes, thanks
Server: Your _total_ will be $45.00

Server: Will that be all?
Customer: Yes, thanks
Server: Your ___ will be $45.00

Server: How would you like to _pay_? Cash or card?
Customer: With card, please

Server: How would you like to ___? Cash or card?
Customer: With card, please

Tipping 20% is the norm for decent service in the USA, while in the UK it is appreciated, but not mandatory as servers are paid appropriate salaries. 

Fun fact: Staff is paid $2.13-$10.15 per hr. depending on the state!