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Business Lunch Vocabulary
Restaurant: John eats at the restaurant everyday.
Menu: The menu had chicken on it.
Starter: There was soup for a starter.
Main dish: We had chicken for a main dish.
Dessert: We had ice cream for dessert after dinner.
Appointment: We made a lunch appointment.
To reserve a table: They reserved the table.
A tip: I left a good tip.
A bill: I paid the bill.
Split the bill: We split the bill in two.
Waiter: Don't forget to leave a tip for the waiter. (male)
Waitress: They hired a new waitress. (female)
Finger Food:They had finger food with the appetizers. There were peanuts and chips.
Telephone requests for lunches
"John, can we meet for lunch next week?"
"Alex, I have reserved a table at the hotel restaurant tomorrow night. Is that OK?"
"Would you like to order?"
"Can I get the bill please?"
"Can I have a receipt? "
"How much is the tip?"
When the waitress brought the bill, Charlie said "I'll get that."
"I'll pick up the tab."