Essential Italian vocabulary for eating out: courses, dishes, drinks, service and paying the bill.
ristorante
restaurant
tavolo
table
sedia
chair
menu
menu
cameriere
waiter
cameriera
waitress
ordine
order; (also) order, sequence
ordinare
to order
primo piatto
first course (usually pasta, risotto or soup)
secondo piatto
second course, main course (meat or fish)
contorno
side dish (usually vegetables)
insalata
salad
zuppa
soup
pasta
pasta
pane
bread
riso
rice
carne
meat
pesce
fish
pollo
chicken
manzo
beef
maiale
pork; pig
agnello
lamb
uovo
egg
formaggio
cheese
burro
butter
olio
oil
pomodoro
tomato
cipolla
onion
aglio
garlic
pepe
pepper (the spice)
sale
salt
acqua
water
vino
wine
birra
beer
caffè
coffee
tè
tea
succo
juice
dolce
dessert; (adj.) sweet
gelato
ice cream, gelato
conto
bill, check
prezzo
price
mancia
tip (gratuity)