How to order food in English at a restaurant?

Of course! Here's your check. Your total comes to $86.50. I'll leave this here — no rush.

好的！这是您的账单。总计86.50美元。放在这里——不着急。

In the US, the standard tip for table service is 15 to 20 percent. For good service, most people tip 18 to 20 percent. On $86.50, that would be about $15 to $17.

在美国，餐桌服务的标准小费是15%到20%。服务好的话大多数人给18%到20%。86.50美元的话大约15到17美元。

💡 在美国，小费是服务员收入的重要组成部分。不给小费是非常不礼貌的行为。15%是最低标准，18-20%是正常水平。

Yes! When I run your card, you'll see a line on the receipt where you can write in the tip amount and the total. Or if you'd prefer, you can leave cash on the table.

可以！刷卡后收据上有一行可以写小费金额和总额。或者如果您愿意的话，也可以把现金留在桌上。

That's exactly right. Thank you so much — you're very generous. I hope you enjoyed your meal. Have a wonderful evening!

完全正确。非常感谢——您太慷慨了。希望您享受了这顿餐。祝您有美好的夜晚！

Of course! How would you like to split it? I can divide it evenly, or I can split it by what each person ordered.

当然可以！怎么分？可以平均分，也可以按各自点的来分。

No problem. I'll need a moment to sort that out. What about the shared appetizers and the bottle of wine? Should I split those evenly?

没问题。我需要一点时间整理。那共享的前菜和那瓶酒呢？平均分吗？

Got it. I'll bring four separate checks. For the two card payments, I'll run them separately. Here they are — each one shows the individual items plus a quarter of the shared dishes.

明白了。我出四张单独的账单。两张卡分开刷。给您——每张上面有个人点的菜加上四分之一的共享菜品。

Yes, each person should add a tip to their own check. The easiest way is for everyone to tip 18 or 20 percent on their individual total. That way the server gets a fair tip overall.

是的，每个人在自己的账单上加小费。最简单的方法是每人按自己的小计给18%或20%。这样服务员整体会收到合理的小费。

💡 分账时容易出现小费不足的情况。确保每个人都在自己那份上加了合理的小费，不要只算菜钱不算税和小费。

Sure, I'll Venmo you right now. What's your username? Or I can just search by phone number.

好，我现在就转。你的用户名是什么？或者我可以用手机号搜索。