Working in a restaurant - orders

I have a student who is preparing to work in Norway as a waitress as part of an English-language exchange program. This post will look at common phrases and specialized vocabulary needed for this sort of job.

Dealing with orders / Traiter les commandes

How do you like your steak?

Very, Very Rare = Bleu

Rare = Saignant

Medium-Rare = À point

Medium = Entre à point et bien cuit 

Done = Très bien cuit [Ça n'existe pas en France]

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How do you take your coffee? 

Black = Noir

With Milk = avec lait

Milk and Sugar = avec lait et sucre

With Cream = avec crème 

Cream and Sugar = avec crème et sucre

What kind of coffee would you like? 

In English we actually use the Italian terms for specialized coffees...

En anglais, nous utilisons les termes italiens pour les cafés spécialisés ...

Espresso = café expresso

Caffè Americano = café américain

Cappuccino = cappuccino

Caffè Macciato = café macchiato

Caffè Doppio = double café

Caffè Freddo = café froid

What kind of beer would you like?

lager beer = bière blonde

pilsner beer = bière pilsner

stout = bière noir

wheat beer = bière de blé

draft beer = bière pression

What would you like on your pizza? / What type of pizza would you like?

mozzarella

bacon

piment

champignons

végétarien

crevette

salami

What kind of sandwich would you like?

Can you find the:

hot dog?

double-decker sandwich?

hamburger?

taco?

grilled sandwich?

wrap?

sandwich?

What type of sandwich would you like? 

names of sandwiches

open faced sandwich

finger sandwiches

What kind of soup / stew / sauce would you like?

What condiment would you like? 

What kind of dessert would you like?