Vocabulary
part of speech | Meaning | Example sentence |
à la carte
adjective | tanpa menu pendamping/ side dish | Is it possible to get the steak à la carte? I don’t eat potatoes. |
à la mode
adjective | dengan tambahan es krim | Would you like your apple pie à la mode? |
alcohol, liquor
noun | cairan murni seperti rum atau whiskey | This beer has 5% alcohol. |
all you can eat
adjective | pembeli hanya membayar untuk satu kali dan mereka bisa makan sesukanya | These are all you can eat fries, so let me know if you want more. |
appetizer
noun | makanan pembuka | Would you like some garlic bread or another appetizer to start? |
appetizing
adjective | terlihat enak seperti yang diharapkan | I’m afraid these pancakes don’t look very appetizing. |
apron
noun | kain luar tambahan yang digunakan untuk menutupi baju ketika memasak | Remove your apron before you come out to the dining room. |
awful (taste)
adjective | rasanya nggak enak (banget) | The customer said that her pasta was awful. |
bar
noun | tempat untuk minum atau memesan minuman (biasanya mengandung alkohol) | If you sit up at the bar you don’t have to order any food. |
barbeque
noun/verb | gaya memasak di atas panggangan ala Barat | The barbeque wings are our specialty. |
barstool
noun | kursi tinggi di bar | The guest fell off his barstool before he even ordered a drink. |
bartender
noun | staff yang meracik dan menyajikan minuman beralkohol | I do part-time work as a bartender in a local pub. |
beverage
noun | minuman | Can I bring you some beverages while you look at the menus? |
bill, cheque, check
noun | kertas yang digunakan untuk memberi informasi kepada pengunjung tentang harga yang harus dibayar | Table 3 would like you to bring them their cheque. |
black coffee
adjective + noun | kopi tanpa campuran susu | Should I bring some cream, or do you take your coffee black? |
boil
verb | cara memasak dengan memasukkan bahan makanan ke dalam air mendidih | We usually boil the potatoes first so that they will cook faster. |
book off
verb | memesan hari libur kepada tempat bekerja | I need to book off the first week of May. |
booze
noun(idiom) | alcohol | You’ve been into the booze already, haven’t you? |
bottle opener
noun | pembuka botol | All of the servers keep bottle openers on their keychains. |
bread basket
noun | keranjang yang berisi roti | I’ll bring you a bread basket to hold the kids down until dinner. |
buffet
noun | makanan yang disajikan, dipilih dan diambil langsung oleh pembeli | The plates and everything you need are up at the buffet. |
burnt
adjective | gosong | The toast is burnt around the edges. |
buspan
noun | wadah karet untuk mengumpulkan piring kotor | The buspan is stacked so high it’s too heavy for me to carry. |
busboy, busser
noun | orang yang membersihkan dan mengatur meja di restaurant | Ask the busboy to help you bring out all of the food. |
cash
noun | uang tunai | I don’t have any cash. Do you accept Visa? |
cashier
noun | petugas tempat kita membayar | We don’t have a cashier; you have to pay your server. |
charge
verb | menambahkan biaya | I will have to charge you an extra dollar to add ice cream. |
check on
verb | memastikan kepuasan pelanggan | You should always check on your guests about two minutes after you serve the meal. |
chef
noun | staff yang menyiapkan makanan secara profesional | Our head chef is one of the best cooks in town. |
clear
verb | membersihkan | You need to clear this table and set it for four. |
cocktail
noun | minuman beralkohol yang dicampur dengan juice | Would anyone care for a cocktail on this warm sunny day? |
coffee maker
noun | mesin pembuat kopi | You need to teach the new waitress how to operate the coffee maker. |
coffee round
noun | menawarkan kopi | Let’s ask the busboy to do a coffee round while we take a smoke break. |
combo, combination
noun | campuran | The combo platter has veggies, ribs, and chicken fingers. |
comment card
noun | kertas untuk konsumen memberikan komen mengenai servis atau makanan di restaurant tersebut | When she asked for a comment card I knew she was going to complain about the food. |
complaint
noun | komplain | The guest brought his complaint to the manager. |
condiments
noun | tipe saus yang digunakan untuk menambahkan rasa pada makanan, contohnya mustard | All of the condiments you should need are on the table. |
cook
verb/noun | proses memasak makanan | The guest says that this chicken isn’t cooked enough. |
corkscrew
noun | alat untuk membuka tutup kayu pada botol wine | You will need to learn how to work a corkscrew before you start bartending. |
coupon
noun | kartu yang biasanya berisi nilai diskon | Your coupon is only valid for food, not for alcoholic drinks. |
complimentary
adjective | bebas biaya | The desserts are complimentary because the dinner took so long. |
creamer
noun | krim untuk kopi | Will you need more than two creamers for your coffee? |
credit card
noun | kartu kredit | You forgot to sign your credit card slip. |
customer, guest
noun | pembeli | It is our policy that the customer is always right. |
customer service
noun | treatment of guests | Our restaurant got the award for having the best customer service this year. |
cutlery, silverware, utensils
noun | alat makan | In a fine dining restaurant the staff has to polish the silverware. |
cut off
verb | berhenti memberikan alkohol kepada pembeli | I cut off the man with the beard because he’d had too much to drink. |
deep fried
adjective | dimasak dalam wadah besar berisi minyak panas | Most of the appetizers on our menu are deep fried. |
defrost, thaw
verb | memindahkan makanan beku | Don’t forget to defrost some pies for tomorrow. |
delicious
adjective | enak | The cookies were so delicious they were gone in half an hour. |
delivery
noun | mengantar makanan ke rumah | Do you have delivery or do we have to come in to eat? |
dessert
noun | makanan penutup | I think we’re too full to have dessert tonight. |
dirty dishes
adjective + noun | piring kotor | I’ll just clear these dirty dishes and make some room for you. |
discount
noun | potongan harga | We got a discount because we are regular customers. |
dishpit
noun | area di restaurant untuk meletakkan piring-piring kotor | Jody is not going to want to go into the dishpit today. |
dishwasher
noun | staff/mesin yang membersihkan piring kotor | Can you bring the dishwasher these pans to clean? |
doggie bag
noun | makanan yang tidak habis dan dibungkus untuk dibawa pulang | I can’t finish my steak, but I’ll take a doggie bag. |
double
noun | dua gelas shot dalam satu gelas alkohol | Make that a double in a tall glass, please. |
dressing
noun | liquid topping untuk salads | Would you like Italian or French dressing? |
dry
adjective | tanpa saus | I’ll have dry toast with two eggs. |
entrée, main course
noun | makanan utama (after appetizer, before dessert) | The entrées are after the lunch specials on page 6 of the menu. |
fast-food
noun | makanan cepat saji, biasanya harga makanan ini tergolong murah | We don’t provide table service. This is a fast-food restaurant. |
fine dining
noun | sajian makan yang mewah | The waiters wear bowties because it’s a fine dining restaurant. |
free refills
adjective + noun | isi ulang tanpa biaya tambahan | Have all of the soda you want; it’s free refills here. |
fry
verb | menggoreng | Don’t fry the vegetables too long or they will go soggy. |
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