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After being seated the waiter might ask "Would you like to start with a drink?" and you can reply "Yes, we’d like (type of drink)" while you decide on your food.”

Would you like to start with a drink?

Vil du starte med en drink?

Yes, we’d like some water

Ja, vi vil ha litt vann

After some time, the waiter will ask "Are you ready to order?" or "Can I take your order?". To order use either "I’d like ...", or "I’ll have ..."

Are you ready to order?

Er du klar til å bestille?

Can I take your order?

Kan jeg ta din bestilling?

I’ll have the salad bowl

Jeg skal ha salatbollen

If you could not decide you can ask the waiter "What would you recommend?" to get some advice or "What are the specialities?" to find out what the most famous dishes are at that restaurant. You could also ask "What are today’s specials?" to find out if there are any dishes being served today that are not usually on the menu.

What would you recommend?

Hva vil du anbefale?

What are the specialities?

Hva er spesialitetene?

What are today’s specials?

Hva er dagens spesialiteter?

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If you cannot eat certain things and the menu does not mark these ingredients, then you can point at the dish on the menu and ask the waiter "Does this contain meat/nuts/dairy?" to find out if it’s okay for you to eat. Or, when the waiter gives you the menu, you can say "I can’t eat ..., which dishes would you recommend for me?"

Does this contain nuts?

Inneholder dette nøtter?

Does this contain dairy?

Inneholder dette meieri?

Does this contain gluten?

Inneholder dette gluten?

I can’t eat meat

Jeg kan ikke spise kjøtt

I can’t eat flour

Jeg kan ikke spise mel

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Catch the waiter’s attention and ask "Can we have the bill, please?" or "Check, please." to see how much you need to pay.

Can we have the bill, please?

Kan vi få regningen vær så snill?

Check, please

Regningen vær så snill

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