Asking for Suggestions

Of course there will be times when you really just don’t know what you want the best person to ask is your waiter or your waitress right there the first person that you should ask because they’ve seen so many people order.

They know what people like and they’ve probably tried everything on the menu.

Probably right.

So they’re the first person you should go to.

How can you ask them for their advice.

You really have no idea.

Everything looks so good.

You can say that everything on the menu looks so good.

I’m having trouble deciding I’m having trouble deciding what to get.

Everything looks so great.

Now they might ask you a specific question.

Do you like fish.

Are you looking for something vegetarian.

Do you prefer chicken or beef chicken or beef.

Do you prefer chicken or beef.

And then based on that maybe she can make a recommendation or you really have no idea.

Just tell me what would you suggest.

What would you suggest or what’s popular here.

What’s popular on the menu.

What’s hot on the menu or sometimes what’s popular here what do people often order.

What do people people often order.

The I hate tuna is really popular here.

He I think it’s a guy that I could be wrong.

He tuna the ahi tuna is really popular here.

That’s a very popular item on the menu item popular item on the menu.

That sounds really good.

I love tuna.

I’ll have that.

So the waitress has recommended something and I have taken her recommendation because one I love tuna and two I have no idea.

So she must know what’s really good in this restaurant.

Sometimes I even say that.

Well what’s your favorite thing.

What do you like.

Sometimes I will ask that question too.

We can also say what do you recommend.

What are the specials today.

This best shows today.

Many restaurants have something that they call a special each day that could be a certain type of fish or maybe a specific dish.

Right.

A dish.

And it depends on the day.

Monday Tuesday Wednesday.

Maybe they have different specials.

And the waiter or waitress might tell you about those.

Oh today we’re doing a special on we’re doing a special on tacos type of Mexican food.

Our special tuna tacos tuna tacos.

OK sounds good.

Sounds good I’ll try that.

Those are the specials.

So don’t worry if you can’t decide at a restaurant you can ask for advice you can use these expressions these ways to ask.

And there are others of course you can mix these around as well.