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EATING OUT



In Spain, everything happens very late - including eating. Lunch is usually between 1 and 3 pm and dinner between 8.30 and 11 pm. For those who are vegetarian, or who prefer vegetarian dishes, turn to the VEGETARIAN topic for further phrases.





Where can I/we have a snack?

not too expensive


¿Dónde se puede comer algo?

que no sea demasiado caro


don-de se pwe-de komer algo

ke no se-a dema-syado karo



Can you recommend a good local restaurant?
¿Puede recomendarnos algún buen restaurante de aquí?
pwe-de reko-mendar-nos al-goon bwen restow-ran-te de a-kee



I'd like to book a table for ... people
Quisiera reservar una mesa para ... personas
kee-sye-ra reser-bar oona mesa para ... per-sonas





for tonight...

for tomorrow night...

at 9pm


para esta noche...

para mañana por la noche...

a las nueve


para esta no-che...

para ma-nyana por la no-che...

a las nwe-be


The menu, please

What is the dish of the day?



La carta, por favor

¿Cuál es el plato del día?



la karta por fabor

kwal es el plato del dee-a



Do you have...?

a set-price menu

a children's menu


¿Tienen...?

menú del día

menú para niños


tye-nen...

menoo del dee-a

menoo para neenyos



Can you recommend a local dish?
¿Puede recomendarnos algún plato típico de aquí?
pwe-de reko-mendar-nos al-goon plato tee-peeko de a-kee





What is in this?

I'll have this





¿Este plato, qué lleva?

Voy a tomar esto





este plato ke lyeba

boy a tomar esto





Excuse me!

Please bring...

more bread

more water


¡Oiga, por favor!

¿Nos trae...?

más pan

más agua


oyga por fabor

nos tra-e...

mas pan

mas agwa


another bottle

the bill

Is service included?



otra botella

la cuenta

¿Está incluido el servicio?



o-tra bo-telya

la kwenta

esta eenkloo-eedo el ser-beethyo



* EATING PLACES



Bar serves drinks, coffee, light breakfasts and often tapas or
pinchos (small snacks) and bocadillos (sandwiches)



Cafetería serves platos combinados (i.e. main set dishes),
sandwiches (usually toasted), and pasteles (cakes)



Mesón traditional-style tavern



Restaurante restaurant



 





* TAPAS

APPETIZERS/SNACKS


aceitunas

olives


boquerones

fresh anchovies


calamares

fried squid rings


champiñones

mushrooms


chorizo

spicy red salami-type sausage


gambas

prawns


jamón serrano

cured ham


pinchos morunos

pork kebabs


tortilla

sliced omelette with potato


* ENTREMESES

STARTER/FIRST COURSE


ensalada de la casa

lettuce, tomatoes, onion


espárragos

asparagus


gazpacho

cold tomato and vegetable soup


jamón serrano

cured ham


sopa (de pescado)

soup (fish)


* CARNES

MEAT DISHES


albóndigas

meatballs in sauce


bistec

steak


cabrito

kid


callos

tripe


cerdo

pork


cocido

meat stew with chickpeas


conejo

rabbit


cordero

lamb


cordoniz

quail


chuletas

chops


chuletón

large chop


entrecot

entrecôte steak


escalope de ternera

veal escalope


estofado de cordero

lamb stew


filete

fillet steak


lechazo

young lamb


liebre

hare


mollejas

sweetbreads


pato

duck


pavo asado

roast turkey


pechuga de pollo

chicken breast


perdiz

partridge


pollo

chicken


riñones al jerez

kidneys in a sherry sauce


solomillo

sirloin steak


* PESCADOS

FISH AND SEAFOOD


almejas

clams


angulas

baby eel


atún

tuna


bacalao

dried salt cod


bonito

type of tunny fish


calamares en su tinta

squid cooked in its own ink


gambas a la plancha

grilled prawns


langosta

lobster


langostinos

king prawns


lenguado

sole


lubina

bass


mejillones

mussels


merluza

hake


mero

grouper


platija

plaice


pez espada

swordfish


rape

monkfish


salmonetes

red mullet


sardinas

sardines


trucha

trout


zarzuela de mariscos

assorted grilled seafood


* VERDURAS

VEGETABLES


berenjenas

aubergines


cebollas

onions


espinacas gratinadas

spinach au gratin


habas

broad beans


judías verdes

French beans


menestra de verduras

vegetables (cooked with ham)


patatas fritas

chips


pimientos rellenos

stuffed peppers


tomates

tomatoes


* POSTRES

DESSERTS


What desserts are there? ¿Qué hay de postre? ke a-ee de pos-tre


tarta helada

ice-cream cake dessert


flan

type of crème caramel


copas de helado

selection of ice creams


fruta del tiempo

fruit in season


What cheeses do you have? ¿Qué quesos tienen? ke kesos tye-nen


queso manchego

hard cheese from La Mancha


queso de Roncal

hard smoked sheep's cheese


queso de Mahón

strong hard cheese from Menorca


queso de cabrales

strong blue cheese from Asturias

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