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Hospitality Vocabulary: Restaurant & Bar English

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A2  ⏱ 5 min

🍷 Hospitality Vocabulary: Restaurant & Bar English

I spent years as a sommelier at Sydney’s best restaurants. Here’s the language I used every single shift.

📖 Key Vocabulary — The Restaurant Floor

  • sommelier — trained wine expert in a restaurant
  • barista — a coffee specialist
  • aperitif — drink served before a meal
  • digestif — drink served after a meal
  • palate — ability to taste and judge food or drink
  • bouquet — the smell of a wine
  • vintage — the year a wine was produced
  • cover — one place at a table (one guest)

✏️ Practice — Fill in the blank

Use the words above.

The restaurant had 120 __________ booked that evening.

She inhaled the glass and commented on the wine’s __________.

The __________ recommended a Burgundy with the beef.

What does ‘cover’ mean in a restaurant?

🎯 Your Turn

Think of a meal you remember well. Write 2 sentences using 2 words from today’s list.

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