1.Smoked Salmon and Aperitif
Head Waiter:Good evening,sir.Do you have a reservation,sir?
Customer:I am afraid not.
H.W:Just a moment,please.
H.W:I'm very sorry,we’re full now.Would you mind waiting about ten minutes,sir?
C:No,I don't mind.
H.W:Here is the chair,sir.
C:Thank you.
H.W:I'm very sorry to have kept you waiting,sir.
C:Okay?Thank you.
H.W:This way,please.
C:Thank you.
H.W:Is this table all right?
C:Yes,good.I don't have much time tonight.I have to see my friend at eight thirty in the lobby.
H.W:Is that right,sir?
H.W:Menu,sir.
C:Thank you.
Captain:May I take your order,sir?
C:Yes,I want to have this smoked salmon.Is it good?
Cap:Yes,very good,sir.It is Japanese origin,and it comes from Hokkaido,north area of Japan.
C:Oh,yes?Hokkaido,I know.The Winter Olympic Games were held there several years ago.
Cap:Yes,that's right,sir.Have you been there,sir?
C:No,I've never been there.But I know it by newspapers that the Olympic Games were held at Sapporo.
Cap:I see.
Cap:Anything else,sir?
C:No,nothing else.But I'd like to have a Scotch on the rocks.That’s all tonight.
Cap:Certainly.Just a moment,please.
C:Okay.
Waiter:Scotch on the rocks,sir.
C:Thank you.
W:Smoked salmon,sir.
C:Oh,it looks nice.Thank you.
C:Captain.This smoked salmon is very good.Excellent.May I have some more capers?
Cap:Thank you,sir.Right now,sir.
Cap:Take your time,please.
C:Thank you.But now it's eight ten.What time is it by your watch?
Cap:It's eight ten also.My watch is correct.
C:Thanks.
W:Here is your check,sir.
C:Okay.
C:Well,I've to go now.
C:How much I owe you?
Cashier:Twenty three hundred and thirty yen,sir.Ten percent service charge and tax are included,sir.
C:Oh,it's a reasonable price.Okay.
Ca:Thank you,sir.Good night,sir.
C:Good night.
2.Cocktails and Simple Relish
Head Waiter:Good afternoon,sir.
Customer:A table for one,please.
H.W:Yes,sir.I'll seat you,sir.
C:Thank you.
H.W:Please be seated.
C:Okay,thank you.
H.W:The waiter brings the menu right now,sir.
C:Thank you.
Waiter:Here is the menu,sir.What would you like this afternoon?
C:Let me see……,don't you have cheese-burget?
W:No,sir.We serve it in the coffee shop on the first floor.
C:Oh,I see.Do you have any snack or something light?
W:Well,I can recommend this chief's salad,containing ham,turkey,cheese,tomato,celery,stuffed egg,anchovies on crisp lettuce served with our special dressing,sir.
C:I see,I'll try it.Just a moment.I’ll have a dry Martini before that.Make it extra dry.Do you have any simple relish?I mean appetizers.
W:How about cheese-and-crackers,potato chips,ham,cheese and salami sausage?
C:Cheese-and-crackers,please.
W:All right,sir.Just a moment.
W:Very dry martini,sir.
C:Thank you.
W:This is American Kraft cheese and crackers,sir.
C:Okay,fine.
W:May I serve you chef's salad now?
C:Sure.
W:How do you find our special dressing?
C:Yes,good,thank you.
W:Are you through,sir?
C:I'm through.
W:Would you like coffee or tea?
C:Coffee in a regular cup,please.
W:This is special sugar for coffee.This is granulated sugar,sir.
C:I like granulated sugar better.
W:Here is the check,sir.
W:Five thousand yen bill,sir.
W:Here is your change.Thank you.
C:Thank you.This is for you.
W:Thank you,sir.Come again,please.
3.Drinks from The Bar
Head Waiter:Good afternoon.This way,please.
Customer:Thank you.
H.W:Here is the menu,sir.
C:Yes.
Waiter:Would you like anything to drink from the bar?
C:Yes,I'd like to have a C.C. water.
W:C.C.water.Certainly,sir.
W:C.C.water.,sir.
C:Thank you.Leave the menu here.I'll order later.
W:Yes,sir.Take your time,please.
W:May I help you,sir?
C:Yes,I'll order my meal now.
W:Yes,please.
C:I'll have oysters on half shell,chili con carne and garlic toast.Do you serve garlic toast?
W:That's all right.We’ll serve it.
C:Okay,thank you.
W:Oysters on half shell and garlic toast.
C:That's right.
W:Excuse me,oysters on half shell,sir.
C:Thank you.
C:Hum……,waiter,oysters are very good.
W:Thank you,sir.Oysters are now in season in Japan.Especially,from October to February.
C:Is that right?
W:Chili con carne,sir.
C:Okay,good.
C:This is also good taste.Delicious.During my army life,I had very good chili con carne in the officers' mess.
W:Is that right,sir?I had been working in the officers' mess of the American armed forces after the Second Great War.
C:Oh,you did.
W:I remember that the chili con carne was very good taste.
C:Yes,very good.
C:Now,I am retired.Civilian.
W:Oh,you are.How long are you staying in Japan?
C:Tonight,I've to fly back to my country.
W:Oh,I regret that you are leaving so soon.
W:May I clear your table,sir?
C:Surely.
W:Dessert menu,sir.
C:Do you have old fashioned strawberry short cake?
W:I'm sorry,but it is served only in dinner time,sir.
C:Oh,what a pity!
C:I'll have this Irish coffee.No sweet.
W:Irish coffee.All right,sir.
C:And also bring me the check.
W:Thank you,sir.
C:Should I pay you or the cashier?
W:Cashier,please.
C:Thanks a lot.
W:Thank you,sir.Have a nice trip.
4.Caviar Romanoff and Steak
Captain:Good evening,sir.Two people.This way,please.
Customer:Yes,two,please.
Cap:Watch your steps,please.
C:Okay,thank you.
Cap:Please be seated,sir.
C:Yes,I'd rather sit here.
Cap:Yes,sir.
C:Show me the menu,please.
Cap:Right now,sir.
Waiter:Good evening,sir.Have you decided?
C:Yes,we have decided.
C:I'll have chilled fresh caviar,tenderloin steak medium rare,tossed green salad with thousand island dressing and rolls-and-butter.
W:Yes,chiled fresh caviar,tenderloin steak medium rare,tossed green salad with thousand island dressing and rolls-and-butter.
C:Yes,please.
W:What about the gentleman?
C:I think I believe……tomato soup no cream,and crabmeat curry-and-rice.That's all.
W:Yes,tomato soup no cream and crabmeat curry-and-rice.Just a minute,sir.
W:Would you care for anything to drink,sir?
C:Well,what shall we have……?
C:I'll have a bloody mary.
C:I'll have orange juice.
W:Which do you prefer fresh or canned?
C:Canned is all right.I don't touch any alcoholic drink.
W:Yes,sir.
W:Bloody mary and orange juice,sir.
C:Thanks.
W:Fresh caviar,sir.This is Romanoff caviar,sir.
C:Oh,very good,thank you.
W:Tomato soup,sir.Croutons,please.
C:Thank you.
W:Tenderloin steak,sir.Would you like lemon butter?
C:No,thank you.
W:Crabmeat curry-and-rice,sir.Here is condiment.
C:Okay,thank you.
C:Excuse me,waiter.Could I have some more water cress?
W:Cerainly,I will.
W:Here you are.
C:Thanks a lot.
W:Are you through,now?
C:Yes,we're all through.
W:Dessert menu,sir.Would you like any sweet,coffee or tea?
C:I'll take just coffee,demi tasse,please.
C:I'll have a banana split,and coffee in a regular cup.
W:You take just demi tasse,and you banana split and coffee in a regular cup.All right,sir.
W:Here is the check,sir.
C:Thank you.
C:The food is good and service is good.Every thing is fine.Thank you.
W:I'm very glad to hear that.Thank you very much.
5.Cocktails and Brandy
Head Waiter:Good evening.I'll seat you.This way,please.
Customer:Yes,thank you.
H.W:Please be seated.
C:Oh,it's too noisy.I didn’t come to listen in music.I've come to take dinner.
H.W:Sorry,sir.
H.W:How about this seat,sir?
C:Yes,that will be fine.Thank you.
Waiter:Would you like anything to drink from the bar?
C:Dry martini,Beefeater,please.
W:Dry martini,Beefeater.All right,sir.
C:What's good on the menu today?
W:I think beef stroganoff is very good today,sir.
C:What comes with it?
W:Buttered spinach and noodles,sir.
C:Okay,I'll take beef stroganoff,and could I have buttered rice instead of noodles?
W:Surely.
C:Thank you.
W:Would you like to have some soup or hors d'oeuvre?