| A | B |
| Por favor, ¿me trae ...? | Would you please bring me ...? |
| la salsa picante | hot sauce |
| la sal | salt |
| la pimienta | pepper |
| el menú | menu |
| el aceite | oil |
| el vinagre | vinegar |
| la cuenta | the bill |
| ¿Cómo quiere la carne? | How would you like the meat done? |
| jugosa (o) | rare |
| medio cocida (o) | medium |
| bien cocida (o) | well done |
| ¿Qué tal la comida? | How is your food/ meal? |
| está muy rica (o) | it's delicious |
| está agria (o) | it's sour |
| está demasiado dulce | it's too sweet |
| está demasiado salada (o) | it's too salty |
| está seca (o) | it's dry |
| está muy picante | it's very spicy |
| está muy dura (o) | it's very hard |
| De postre, ¿qué desea(n)? | What would you like for dessert? |
| Para mí (él, ella) ... | For me (him, her) ... |
| el flan | custard |
| el helado | ice cream |
| ... de vainilla | vanilla |
| ... de chocolate | chocolate |
| ... de fresa | strawberry |
| ... con galletas | ... with cookies |
| la torta | cake |
| el helado frito | fried ice cream |
| las sopapillas | deep fried dessert with honey on it (¡ricas!) |
| ¿Cuánto dejamos de propina? | How much do we leave for a tip? |
| el camarero (la camarera) | waitperson |
| el mesero (la mesera) | busperson |
| Gracias, que le vaya muy bien | Thank you, have a nice day (evening) |
| tortillas de maíz | corn tortillas |
| tortillas de harina | flour tortillas |
| la salsa fresca | fresh salsa made with chunky pieces of onion, tomato and chiles |
| el pico de gallo | another name for salsa fresca |
| el agua de horchata | sweet drink made from rice milk (¡rico!) |