This document provides vocabulary related to restaurants and food service. It defines terms like splitting the bill, voicing a complaint, complimentary items, ordering foods "with the works" or "a la carte", breaded and burnt foods, condiments, using a corkscrew, garnishing dishes, requesting salad dressing "on the side" or to "hold" a item, being overcharged, drinks served in pitchers, and warming up cold food. It asks questions about experiences paying at restaurants, complaining about service, receiving complimentary items, ordering pizza toppings, and being over or undercharged.

1. Food & Restaurant
Vocabulary (advanced)

2. The opposite of “sharing the bill”: to s______________ the check OR
“to go Dutch”

3. The opposite of “sharing the bill”: to SPLIT THE CHECK OR
“to go Dutch”

4. When you go out to eat with your friends, how do you usually pay?
• Do you share the bill?
• Do you split the bill?
• Does one person usually pay?

5. To tell a restaurant server or manager about a problem is called:
Voicing or Writing a c____________________.

6. To tell a restaurant server or manager about a problem is called:
Voicing or Writing a COMPLAINT (n) to complain (v)

7. What is something a customer might complain to
a restaurant about?

8. If a restaurant or bar gives you something for no charge, it sometimes called
c____________ or “On the h_______”

9. If a restaurant or bar gives you something for no charge, it sometimes called
COMPLIMENTARY or “ON THE HOUSE”
“Comp”

10. Have you ever received anything “on the house” at a restaurant?

11. Anytime you order a food item with all possible toppings, you can order it
“with the w__________”

12. Anytime you order a food item with all possible toppings, you can order it
“WITH THE WORKS”
Ex: “I’ll have a baked potato with the works.”

13. What toppings do you usually order on a pizza?

14. When you want to order a food without the side dishes, this is called
À la c__________.

15. When you want to order a food without the side dishes, this is called
À LA CARTE.

16. When a food, usually a protein or a vegetable is coated with bread crumbs,
panko or flour, we can describe it as being b______________.

17. When a food, usually a protein or a vegetable is coated with bread crumbs,
panko or flour, we can describe it as being BREADED.

18. When food is overcooked and has turned black, it can be described as
being b______________ (adj)

19. When food is overcooked and has turned black, it can be described as
being BURNT (adj)

20. Ketchup, Mustard, Chili paste, Soy Sauce, Mayonnaise, Wasabi, etc… are all
examples of c_________________.

21. Ketchup, Mustard, Chili paste, Soy Sauce, Mayonnaise, Wasabi, etc… are all
examples of CONDIMENTS_.

22. What condiments do you like using?

23. This is used to open a bottle of wine: a c__________________

24. This is used to open a bottle of wine: a CORKSCREW

25. Food/sauce in a dish or drink that is added for color or decoration is
called G_____________

26. Food/sauce in a dish or drink that is added for color or decoration is
called GARNISH

27. How would you garnish each dish?
1.
Vanilla ice cream
2.
Baked potato
3. Scrambled eggs

28. When you order something (usually salad dressing), and you don’t want it
directly on your salad / food, you can request that they put it
“O______ THE S___________”
And if you don’t want it at all, you can say “H_______ the …..”

29. When you order something (usually salad dressing), and you don’t want it
directly on your salad / food, you can request that they put it
“ON THE SIDE”
And if you don’t want it at all, you can say “Hold the ____________”

30. If your restaurant bill is incorrect and charges you more than you owe,
you have been O___________________.

31. If your restaurant bill is incorrect and charges you more than you owe,
you have been OVERCHARGED.

32. Have you ever been overcharged or undercharged at a restaurant?
What did you do?

33. These drinks are served in a p________________________

34. These drinks are served in a PITCHER

35. If your dish is cold, you can request
the waiter to w_____ u____ your food.

36. If your dish is cold, you can request
the waiter to WARM UP your food.