Haben Sie schon gewählt?
Have you decided what you want?Was darf es sein?/Was möchten Sie?
What is it to be?/What would you like?If help is needed choosing, say:Was empfehlen Sie?
What do you recommend?This is likely to elicit a response such as:Ich empfehle Ihnen das Brathähnchen.
I would recommend the roast chicken.See 42.3b (p. 110) on verb completion.
Other questions one is likely to want to ask are:Was ist denn Eisbein?
What is ‘Eisbein’?Or, more formally:Können Sie erklären, was ein Eisbein ist?
Can you explain what ‘Eisbein’ is?Sauerkraut – was ist das?
What is ‘Sauerkraut’?Haben Sie ein Schinkenbrot, bitte?
Do you have a(n open) ham sandwich?Was für Suppen haben Sie?
What soups do you have?See 24.2a (p. 43) for the determiner was für ein.
Welche Eissorten haben Sie?
What ice cream flavours do you have?To check on a dish’s ingredients, ask:Sind in dieser Torte Nüsse?
Are there any nuts in this gateau/flan?Enthält dieser Obstsalat Kiwi?
Is there kiwi in this fruit salad?(c) OrderingIt should be noted that in German restaurants it is not uncommon to order all courses
in one go at the start of the meal:Ich nehme Menü drei./Ich nehme das Menü zu 15 Euro.
I’ll have menu number 3/the 15 euro menu.Als Hauptgericht/Vorspeise/möchten wir...
For our main course/starters we would like...63
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