At a restaurant

Question

What is the proper way to order food at a nice restaurant? Would i use Querer, or Traer? and what conjugation?

Great question...welcome to the forum! - --Mariana--, Oct 12, 2012

Answer 1

Noetel said.

"Me gustaría tener...".

Don't use "tener" for "Can I have....I would like to have....etc." when you are asking for things because it's not correct in Spanish.

Rather, "Me gustaría pedir...." (I would like to order.....)

Would it work just as well to say, "Me gustaría una ensalada"? (without the pedir) - rheit, Oct 12, 2012

Answer 2

I think you can use "¿Podría traerme...?" Andbe pretty polite. Also "Me gustaría tener...". You can use "Quiero....", but it seems a little abrupt to me. I'm sure there are others you can use as well.

Thanks mate I knew someone would come to the rescue , would it be right in saying that there are cultural differences in the way to order? - ray76, Oct 12, 2012

Answer 3

I´ve had good luck with quisiera pedir. Native speakers don´t blink an eye at that (unlike many things I pretend to know how to say) so I figure it´s pretty valid.

Hahaha...funny! - --Mariana--, Oct 12, 2012

Answer 4

Good question mate . Welcome to the fora, I would prefer to wait for

one of our native speakers to advise you on this . Buena suerte.