Vocabulary - eating out
Here is some vocabulary that you might need to describe eating out in a café or restaurant either in France or in Northern Ireland.
| boisson gazeuse | fizzy drink |
| à la carte | individually priced items on a menu |
| le dessert | dessert |
| l’entrée | starter/entrance |
| un morceau | a piece |
| le plat du jour | dish of the day |
| le plat principal | main course |
| le pourboire | tip |
| le reçu | receipt |
| le repas | meal |
| le serveur/la serveuse | waiter/waitress |
| la spécialité | speciality |
| boisson gazeuse |
| fizzy drink |
| à la carte |
| individually priced items on a menu |
| le dessert |
| dessert |
| l’entrée |
| starter/entrance |
| un morceau |
| a piece |
| le plat du jour |
| dish of the day |
| le plat principal |
| main course |
| le pourboire |
| tip |
| le reçu |
| receipt |
| le repas |
| meal |
| le serveur/la serveuse |
| waiter/waitress |
| la spécialité |
| speciality |
Here are some foods and ingredients that you might see on the menu in cafes and restaurants.
| l’agneau | lamb |
| l’ail | garlic |
| le bifteck | steak |
| la boeuf | beef |
| le citron | lemon |
| le concombre | cucumber |
| la côte, côtelette | chop, cutlet |
| la crème | cream |
| la crêpe | pancake |
| la crevette | shrimp |
| le croque-madame | toasted ham/cheese/egg sandwich |
| le croque-monsieur | toasted ham/cheese sandwich |
| les crudités | raw vegetables |
| le curry | curry |
| les épinards | spinach |
| les fines herbes | herbs |
| les frites | chips |
| le fromage | cheese |
| les fruits de mer | seafood |
| le gateau | cake |
| la glace | ice cream |
| le haricot | bean |
| l’huile | oil |
| la laitue | lettuce |
| le miel | honey |
| les nouilles | noodles |
| les pâtes | pasta |
| la pêche | peach |
| le poisson | fish |
| les poivrons | peppers |
| la pomme de terre | potato |
| le potage, la soupe | soup |
| le poulet | chicken |
| la purée | mashed potato |
| le ragout | stew |
| le riz | rice |
| le thon | tuna |
| la viande | meat |
| l’agneau |
| lamb |
| l’ail |
| garlic |
| le bifteck |
| steak |
| la boeuf |
| beef |
| le citron |
| lemon |
| le concombre |
| cucumber |
| la côte, côtelette |
| chop, cutlet |
| la crème |
| cream |
| la crêpe |
| pancake |
| la crevette |
| shrimp |
| le croque-madame |
| toasted ham/cheese/egg sandwich |
| le croque-monsieur |
| toasted ham/cheese sandwich |
| les crudités |
| raw vegetables |
| le curry |
| curry |
| les épinards |
| spinach |
| les fines herbes |
| herbs |
| les frites |
| chips |
| le fromage |
| cheese |
| les fruits de mer |
| seafood |
| le gateau |
| cake |
| la glace |
| ice cream |
| le haricot |
| bean |
| l’huile |
| oil |
| la laitue |
| lettuce |
| le miel |
| honey |
| les nouilles |
| noodles |
| les pâtes |
| pasta |
| la pêche |
| peach |
| le poisson |
| fish |
| les poivrons |
| peppers |
| la pomme de terre |
| potato |
| le potage, la soupe |
| soup |
| le poulet |
| chicken |
| la purée |
| mashed potato |
| le ragout |
| stew |
| le riz |
| rice |
| le thon |
| tuna |
| la viande |
| meat |
