Book a table by phone
The short phrases for the number of people, the time and the name, and how to say where you would like to sit.
Restaurant: Complete Visit
Official Sparrway Free A2
Practise the essential communication needed for a restaurant visit: book a table, confirm the reservation, choose seating, order food and drinks, respond to the waiter, ask for the bill, choose a payment method and end the visit politely.
Start this scenario
Preview: Restaurant: Complete Visit
Book a table, order your meal, pay the bill and complete a restaurant visit in English.
By the end of the scenario, you can independently communicate the essential meaning needed to complete a familiar restaurant visit from booking to payment at A2 level.
What you take away
What this scenario teaches
Every outcome below is checked by the app while you play, not after.
Confirm the booking at the door
What to say when the hostess checks the reservation, offers a seat or asks you to wait.
Order without hesitation
Ask for the menu, name a dish and a drink, and add a simple preference the waiter can act on.
Ask for the bill and pay
The set phrases for the bill, the payment method and a polite goodbye.
Scene by scene
How the scenes run
Scene 1
Phone Booking
Call the restaurant and book a table. Say how many people are coming, give the time and reservation name, and choose where you would like to sit.
Scene 2
Hostess Desk
Arrive at the restaurant, confirm your reservation and group size, agree on seating, and respond if you need to wait or are offered the cloakroom.
Scene 3
Table Order
Ask for the menu and order food and drinks. Give simple preferences when needed and make your choices clear to the waiter.
Scene 4
Payment & Farewell
Respond to the waiter after the meal, allow the table to be cleared, ask for the bill, choose how to pay and finish the visit politely.
Platform fields
What the platform records
These fields travel with the scenario into the app. They are shown here for transparency and are not used as catalogue filters.
Learning Outcomes
Book a table
Confirm the reservation
Choose seating
Order food and drinks
Respond to the waiter
Ask for the bill
Choose a payment method
End the visit politely
Action IDs
greet_host
confirm_people
confirm_time
provide_name
choose_location
confirm_reservation
confirm_group_size
choose_seating
handle_wait
respond_coat
request_menu
order_first_dish
order_drink
order_main_course
specify_cooking_preference
respond_feedback
allow_plate_removal
request_bill
specify_payment
close_visit
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The Table Is Booked. Now Say It.
Four scenes from the phone call to the bill, with a hostess and a waiter who answer what you actually say. Open the A2 visit in the app and practise it for yourself.
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