Speak After Me: 15 Essential English Phrases for Cafés & Restaurants | Improve Your Speaking!

Practise natural English with me!
In this Speak After Me lesson, you’ll learn 15 useful phrases you can use in cafés and restaurants.
Perfect for English learners who want to sound more confident, polite, and natural when ordering food, asking for something, or paying the bill.
Repeat each phrase out loud — this will help you improve your pronunciation, fluency, and speaking confidence.

👇 Timestamps below to jump to any phrase.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS
00:29 – Phrase 1: “Hi there, could I see the menu, please?”
00:51 – Phrase 2: “What do you recommend?”
01:08 – Phrase 3: “Could I have a coffee, please?”
01:28 – Phrase 4: “I’ll have the pasta, thanks.”
01:47 – Phrase 5: “Can I get that to take away, please?”
02:10 – Phrase 6: “Can I have it with oat milk, please?”
00:31 – Phrase 7: “Could I get a glass of water, please?” (timestamp provided as given)
02:53 – Phrase 8: “Is it possible to get this without cheese?”
03:19 – Phrase 9: “Excuse me, I think this isn’t what I ordered.”
03:47 – Phrase 10: “Everything’s delicious, thank you.”
04:06 – Phrase 11: “Could we get the bill, please?”
04:24 – Phrase 12: “Can I pay by card?”
04:40 – Phrase 13: “Keep the change, thank you.”
04:57 – Phrase 14: “Thanks a lot — have a great day!”
05:17 – Phrase 15: “That was lovely — we’ll definitely come back.”
05:56 – Next lesson

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