Restaurant behaviour – roleplay scenario Order the most expensive item on the menu.
Order the cheapest appetizer.
Ask for information about the seafood plates.
Order the ‘Prixfixe’ but ask to change the main into a different one.
Order a steak.
Order three dishes and ask for them to be brought together.
Order a steak but ask to share it with your date.
You’re not hungry, just order a salad.
You are having dinner with three other diners, order a different dessert for each one.
Order a whole lobster but ask for an explanation on how to eat it.

Your child will be 13 years old in two days, order a children’s menu for him.
Order a stuffed lobster tail but find out the exact price first.
Ask for a “French onion soup” with no onions.
Ask for an (off the menu) vegetarian main.
Find out if there are any specials today.
Ask for the waiter’s suggestions.
You own a restaurant too, try to find out as much as you can about their ingredients and cooking methods – but be discreet about it.
Send back a dish that just arrived, which you didn’t order.
Your place setting is missing a fork and your partner is missing a knife. Ask for them.
Order three dishes but ask to change a different ingredient in each one, for example: for appetizer – a spicy lobster that isn’t spicy. For main – a ‘clam zuppa’ with crab instead of clams. For sides – a ‘Cole slaw’ with no carrots.
You work in a fish market and you’re a seafood expert. You don’t trust this restaurant’s reputation, question your server about the specific details of their seafood dishes.
Ask for the bill and then ask for a discount on half of the items which you didn’t like or didn’t arrive on time.
Explain to your waiter/ waitress that you’re in a hurry to get back to work and ask them to recommend the fastest dish combination available.
Try to change your order after the waiter has already placed it with the kitchen.
It’s your birthday. Try to get something for free.