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Counter service: taking payment 2

This section shows a customer collecting a takeaway order and focuses on the language needed to check the order and take payments.

 

 

Counter service: taking payment 1

In this section we focus on taking payments from customers. You will listen to customers paying and focus on the language you need to take payments.

Menu Types

Restaurants and cafes often have different kinds of menus. Here you will learn about the different kinds of menus at Victor's cafe and practise pronouncing words correctly.

 

Back of house: chef's briefing

Who is usually in charge in the kitchen of a canteen/restaurant? What is their role? In this resource you will watch a chef giving a team briefing and practice listening. This will help you understand the language used in briefings and to talk about special dietary needs.

Restaurant customers

Serving Customers

In this resource you will watch a video and learn expressions to use when serving customers.

Taking an order

Taking food orders: table service

In this resource, you will listen to customers ordering from a menu and practise forming the questions that you may need to ask.

Problem with the food

Problems during the meal

Dealing with problems effectively is an important part of customer service. In this section you will watch a video and listen to people having problems with their meal. You will learn the language you need to deal with this.

Describing dishes

Customers will often ask you to talk about the dishes you sell. The video and exercises here will help you to talk about the different kinds of food on your menu.

Chefs welcoming customers

Greeting & seating customers

Making a good first impression on customers is very important. In this section you will watch a video, listen to and learn important language to help you do this.

Back of house: clearing up

Do you remember any opening and closing checks that café/canteen/restaurant staff must do?

In this unit you listen to someone talking about the checks that they have to do at the end of the day. This will help you follow instructions at work.

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