People and service
- waiter
- chef
- diner
- reservation
- menu (list of dishes)
- set menu
- table
- terrace
- service
- order (restaurant)
Courses and tableware
- appetizer
- main course
- side dish
- portion
- dessert
- drink
- napkin
- fork
- knife
- spoon
Ordering and paying
- bill (restaurant)
- tip
- receipt
- to order (food)
- to recommend
- to serve
- to taste / try (food)
- to pay
- vegetarian
- spicy
Answer key: Restaurant Words in Spanish
- waiter el mesero (also la mesera, el camarero, la camarera, el mozo, la moza)
- chef el chef (also la chef, el cocinero, la cocinera)
- diner el comensal (also la comensal)
- reservation la reserva (also la reservación)
- menu (list of dishes) la carta (also el menú)
- set menu el menú del día
- table la mesa
- terrace la terraza
- service el servicio
- order (restaurant) el pedido (also la orden)
- appetizer la entrada (also el entrante)
- main course el plato principal
- side dish la guarnición
- portion la porción (also la ración)
- dessert el postre
- drink la bebida
- napkin la servilleta
- fork el tenedor
- knife el cuchillo
- spoon la cuchara
- bill (restaurant) la cuenta
- tip la propina
- receipt el recibo (also el comprobante)
- to order (food) pedir (also ordenar)
- to recommend recomendar
- to serve servir
- to taste / try (food) probar
- to pay pagar
- vegetarian vegetariano (also vegetariana)
- spicy picante