oodisusuallygoodandoftenexcellent;thepricesarereasonable;andtheserviceismostlyfine.
ChoosingaRestaurant选择餐馆
Somerestaurantsareopenforbreakfast;berofrestaurantscallthemselves"familyrestaurants"oftheseservenoalcoholandhavefairlyrestrictedmenuswhichincludesteaks,hamburgers,omelettes(炒蛋)andsandwiches,mayalsoservesmallerandcheaperchildren'sportios(份餐)thatmanyAmericanrestaurantsare"speciatly"mayserveonly,ormainly,steaks,seafood,etc.
WhentoEat供餐时间
Manyrestaurants,especiallythemoreexpensiveones,openatabout11:30a.m.(midday,ratherthan1p.m.,isthemostnormaltimeforlunchintheUSA),andsomeremainopenuntiltheevening,soitispossibletoorderamealthroughouttheafternoon.
6p.m.,thanwaitinguntillater.
ReservingaTable预订餐位
illsometimesseeshortqueuesofpeoplewaitingfortablesatrestaurants-it'smorepleasanttowaitinthebar,ofcourse,ifthereisone-buttherequeuesmorequickly.
ArrivingatRestaurant到达餐馆
Whenyouarriveatmostrestaurant,youshouldnotjustgoinandsitdown-unlessyouseeasignsaying"Pleaseseatyourself"llyyouwillhavetowaitfora"hostess"or"captain"(领班)toescort(陪同)ntherewillbeasignthatreads"Pleasewaittobeseated".
Donotexpecttoshareatablewithotherparties,stisn'tdone.
Manyrestauranthaveano-smokingsection,insomeplacebylows.
OneexcellentAmericancustomisthatafteryouhavesatdownyourwaiterorwaitresswilloftenbringyouaglassorwater(withicenaturally)andwillkeeponrefillingitthroughoutthemeal.(MostAmericanareincapableofeatingamealwithoutdrinkingsomethingatthesametime.)
Whenyourwaiterorwaitresstakesyourorder,personordersseparately,exceptinthemostexpensiverestaurants.
Summoningawaiter召唤侍者
yaskyouhowyouare(You'resupposedjusttosay"Fine"),inquirewhetheryouhaveagooddayand,lateronsaythathehopesyouwillenjoyyourmeal.
TosummonawaiterinaAmericanrestaurantyoumaycall"Bill",or"Mary",or"Claude",ersandwaitressesoftenactuallyintroducethemselveswhentheyfirstcometoyourtableorwearnametags,youarepermittedtousetheirfirstnames.
payingtheBill付款
Thebill(oftencalledthe"check")tiquette(规矩)bookssaythatyoushouldleaveatenpercenttip(小费)forlunch,ipshouldbecalculatedonthebasisofthetotalbeforetheadditionoftax.
Atmanyrestaurantyoucanaskthewaitertobringthebillandthanpayatacashdeskonthewayout