Understanding Restaurant Menus

by Vocafy Verificado

Inglês (EUA) A2 15 perguntas Food & drink

Explore menu descriptions, meal courses, and simple food choices for your next restaurant visit.

1. 1. Escolhe a resposta correta.

   Which menu section would usually include this dish?

   Chocolate cake — served with ice cream.

   • Main dishes
   • Desserts
   • Drinks

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   • Desserts

   Desserts are sweet foods that people often eat at the end of a meal.

2. 2. Escolhe a resposta correta.

   Which breakfast dish is mainly made from eggs?

   • Fruit salad
   • Toast with jam
   • Cheese omelet

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   • Cheese omelet

   An omelet is made from eggs and can have cheese or vegetables inside.

3. 3. Escolhe a resposta correta.

   Which dish comes before the main dish in this meal?

   Appetizer: vegetable soup.
   Main dish: roast chicken with potatoes.
   Dessert: fruit salad.

   • Vegetable soup
   • Roast chicken with potatoes
   • Fruit salad

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   • Vegetable soup

   An appetizer is a small dish that comes before the main dish. Some menus also call it a “starter.”

4. 4. Escolhe a resposta correta.

   You want a warm drink on a cold morning. Which menu item fits?

   • Iced tea
   • Hot chocolate
   • Cold apple juice

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   • Hot chocolate

   “Iced” means a drink is served cold, usually with ice.

5. 5. Escolhe a resposta correta.

   You do not eat meat or fish. Which dish fits?

   • Chicken salad — chicken, lettuce, and tomatoes
   • Tuna pasta — pasta with tuna fish
   • Vegetable rice — rice with carrots and peas

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   • Vegetable rice — rice with carrots and peas

   Vegetarian dishes do not contain meat or fish.

6. 6. Escolhe a resposta correta.

   What comes with the salad?

   Garden salad — lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumber. Served with bread.

   • Bread
   • Rice
   • Fries

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   • Bread

   “Served with” tells you what comes with a dish.

7. 7. Escolhe a resposta correta.

   What goes on top of the ice cream?

   Vanilla ice cream — topped with warm chocolate sauce.

   • Fresh strawberries
   • Chopped nuts
   • Warm chocolate sauce

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   • Warm chocolate sauce

   “Topped with” describes food or sauce added to the top of a dish.

8. 8. Escolhe a resposta correta.

   You want a curry that is not very spicy. Which description fits?

   • Chicken curry — hot
   • Vegetable curry — mild
   • Beef curry — extra hot

   Here, “hot” describes how spicy the food is, not its temperature.

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   • Vegetable curry — mild

   “Mild” means the dish does not have a strong, spicy taste.

9. 9. Escolhe a resposta correta.

   You want fish cooked in an oven. Which dish fits?

   • Baked fish with lemon
   • Fried fish with fries
   • Steamed fish with rice

   The first word tells you how the fish is cooked.

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   • Baked fish with lemon

   Baked food is cooked in an oven. Fried food is cooked in hot oil.

10. 10. Escolhe a resposta correta.

    You and a friend get this dish. How many bowls arrive?

    Pasta for two — one large bowl to share.

    • Two small bowls
    • Two large bowls
    • One large bowl

    The dish is for two people, but they share it.

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    • One large bowl

    “For two” tells you how many people the dish serves, not how many bowls you get.

11. 11. Escolhe a resposta correta.

    How is the sauce served?

    Chicken with rice — sauce served on the side.

    • Separate from the chicken and rice
    • Mixed into the rice
    • Poured over the chicken

    The sauce is not already added to the food.

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    • Separate from the chicken and rice

    Sauce “on the side” lets you add as much or as little as you want.

12. 12. Escolhe a resposta correta.

    You want a soup with no milk or cream. Which soup fits?

    Tomato soup — made with tomatoes, cream, and herbs.
    Vegetable soup — made only with carrots, peas, water, and herbs.
    Potato soup — made with potatoes, milk, and onions.

    • Tomato soup
    • Vegetable soup
    • Potato soup

    Check the ingredients in each description.

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    • Vegetable soup

    Cream is made from milk, so both milk and cream matter for this choice.

13. 13. Escolhe a resposta correta.

    You order the lunch special and a glass of juice. What does the $14 cover?

    Lunch special — $14. Includes a main dish and dessert. Drinks cost extra.

    • The main dish and juice
    • The dessert and juice
    • The main dish and dessert

    Notice the difference between “includes” and “cost extra.”

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    • The main dish and dessert

    “Cost extra” means you pay more than the meal price for that item.

14. 14. Escolhe a resposta correta.

    You want rice instead of fries. Which full meal matches the menu?

    Grilled chicken with fries or rice. Every meal includes a green salad.

    • Grilled chicken, rice, and a green salad
    • Grilled chicken, fries, and rice
    • Grilled chicken, rice, and vegetable soup

    You get one of the two side dishes, plus the salad.

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    • Grilled chicken, rice, and a green salad

    “Fries or rice” gives you a choice. The green salad comes with either choice.

15. 15. Escolhe a resposta correta.

    You arrive at 4 p.m. Which food is available then?

    Lunch special — noon to 3 p.m.
    Sandwiches — available all day.
    Dinner special — from 6 p.m.

    • The lunch special
    • Sandwiches
    • The dinner special

    At 4 p.m., lunch has ended and dinner has not started.

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    • Sandwiches

    “Available all day” means sandwiches are not limited to lunch or dinner hours.