English Restaurant Vocabulary: 60 Useful Words
Restaurant vocabulary is most useful when grouped by the choices you must make. These 60 words cover places, courses, ingredients, dietary needs, taste, tableware, and payment. Practice them inside requests and questions so you can understand follow-ups from a server.
60 restaurant words
| English | Japanese / use |
|---|---|
| restaurant | レストラン |
| café | カフェ |
| reservation | 予約 |
| table | テーブル |
| menu | メニュー |
| server | 店員 |
| order | 注文 |
| starter / appetizer | 前菜 |
| main course | 主菜 |
| side dish | 付け合わせ |
| dessert | デザート |
| drink / beverage | 飲み物 |
| still water | 炭酸なしの水 |
| sparkling water | 炭酸水 |
| coffee | コーヒー |
| tea | 紅茶・お茶 |
| bread | パン |
| soup | スープ |
| salad | サラダ |
| vegetables | 野菜 |
| rice | 米・ご飯 |
| beef | 牛肉 |
| pork | 豚肉 |
| chicken | 鶏肉 |
| fish | 魚 |
| seafood | 魚介類 |
| vegetarian | 菜食の |
| vegan | 完全菜食の |
| gluten-free | グルテンフリーの |
| dairy-free | 乳製品不使用の |
| ingredient | 材料 |
| allergy | アレルギー |
| nuts | ナッツ類 |
| peanuts | 落花生 |
| shellfish | 甲殻類 |
| milk | 牛乳 |
| egg | 卵 |
| spicy | 辛い |
| sweet | 甘い |
| salty | 塩辛い |
| sour | 酸っぱい |
| hot | 熱い・辛い |
| cold | 冷たい |
| fresh | 新鮮な |
| delicious | おいしい |
| plate | 皿 |
| bowl | ボウル・鉢 |
| glass | グラス |
| cup | カップ |
| napkin | ナプキン |
| fork | フォーク |
| knife | ナイフ |
| spoon | スプーン |
| chopsticks | 箸 |
| check / bill | 会計 |
| tip | チップ |
| receipt | レシート |
| service charge | サービス料 |
| for here | 店内用 |
| to go / takeaway | 持ち帰り |
Words inside a task
Server: Would you like a starter or just a main course?
Guest: Just a main course. Is the soup vegetarian?
Server: Yes, but it contains dairy.
Guest: Thanks for checking. I'll have the salad instead.
Word differences to notice
- In North America, check is common for restaurant payment; Britain commonly uses bill.
- Entrée often means the main course in American English but can mean a starter elsewhere.
- Hot can mean high temperature or spicy, so clarify when it matters.
- To go is common in North America; takeaway is common in Britain.
Practice
Build three meals with a main dish, side, drink, dietary question, and payment request. Ask a partner to change one ingredient after you order.
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