Words and phrases for eating out in Denmark, from booking a table and ordering to asking about allergies and paying with MobilePay or card. Includes Danish restaurant habits like ordering at the counter.
en restaurant
a restaurant
en café
a café
en tjener
a waiter, a waitress
menukortet
the menu
en forret
a starter
en hovedret
a main course
en dessert
a dessert
dagens ret
the dish of the day
en børnemenu
a children's menu
regningen
the bill
drikkepenge
a tip
Jeg vil gerne bestille et bord til fire
I'd like to book a table for four
Har I et bord til to?
Do you have a table for two?
Er det her bord ledigt?
Is this table free?
Må jeg se menukortet?
May I see the menu?
Hvad kan du anbefale?
What can you recommend?
Jeg vil gerne have dagens ret
I'd like the dish of the day
Jeg tager en burger og en cola
I'll have a burger and a cola
Bestiller man ved disken?
Do you order at the counter?
Er der nødder i?
Does it contain nuts?
Har I vegetariske retter?
Do you have vegetarian dishes?
Jeg spiser ikke svinekød
I don't eat pork
Er kødet halal?
Is the meat halal?
Jeg er allergisk over for gluten
I'm allergic to gluten
uden løg, tak
without onions, please
Kan jeg få et glas vand?
Can I have a glass of water?
en kande vand
a jug of water
Hvor lang ventetid er der?
How long is the wait?
Velbekomme!
Enjoy your meal!
Smager det godt?
Is everything all right with the food?
Det var rigtig lækkert
That was really delicious
Må vi bede om regningen?
Could we have the bill, please?
Skal vi dele regningen?
Shall we split the bill?
Kan jeg betale med kort?
Can I pay by card?
Kan jeg betale med MobilePay?
Can I pay with MobilePay?
Spise her eller tage med?
Eat in or take away?
Jeg vil gerne have det med
I'd like it to take away
en kop kaffe og et wienerbrød
a cup of coffee and a Danish pastry
en kanelsnegl
a cinnamon roll
en smørrebrødsforretning
an open sandwich shop
frokostbuffet
lunch buffet
Der mangler en kniv
There's a knife missing
Undskyld, det er ikke det, jeg har bestilt
Excuse me, this isn't what I ordered