Portuguese phrases: Eating out
At lunchtime many Brazilian restaurants serve a cheap set dish (*prato feito*), and at a *restaurante por quilo* you pay for your plate by weight.
Speed:
- Uma mesa para dois, por favor.A table for two, please.
- O cardápio, por favor.The menu, please. · Portugal:
- O que você recomenda?What do you recommend? · polite:
- O que vem nesse prato?What's in this dish?
- Eu vou querer o peixe.I'll have the fish. · the usual way to order; also
- Um suco de laranja, por favor.An orange juice, please. · Portugal:
- Uma água sem gás, por favor.A still water, please. · sparkling:
- Sou vegetariano.I'm a vegetarian. · a woman says
- Sou alérgica a amendoim.I'm allergic to peanuts. · a man says
- Estava tudo ótimo.Everything was great.
- A conta, por favor.The bill, please. · a 10% service charge is usually added; it's optional
- Pode trazer a maquininha?Could you bring the card machine? · to pay by card at the table