Hotel Vocab Format

A) Objects 1 Pictures

Words Restaurant
1. Menu
Meanings
a list of dishes available in a
restaurant

2. Dining table a table at which meals are eaten

3. Chair a seat for one person that has a
back, usually four legs, and
sometimes two arms

4. Tablecloth a large piece of cloth that covers
a table during a meal and
protects or decorates it

5. Mug a large cup with straight sides
6. Knife used for hot drinks
a tool, usually with a metal blade
and a handle, used for cutting
and spreading food

7. Spoon an object consisting of a round,
8. Fork hollow part and a handle, used
9. Glass for mixing, serving, and eating
food
a small object with three or four
points and a handle, that you use
to pick up food and eat with

a small container for drinks made
of glass

10. Dish a container, flatter than a bowl
and sometimes with a lid, from
which food can be served

11. Tray a flat object, usually with raised
edges, used for carrying food and
drinks

12. Bowl a round container that is open at
13. Cutlery the top and is deep enough to
hold fruit, sugar, etc.
knives, forks, and spoons used for
eating food

14. Beverage a drink of any type

15. Fillet a piece of meat or fish without
bones

16. Teapots a container for making and serving
tea with a handle and a shaped
opening for pouring

17. Coaster a small piece of wood, plastic, or
18. Place mat other material that you put a
glass or cup on to protect a
surface from heat or liquid
a piece of cloth, paper, or plastic
put on a table under someone’s
plate and eating utensils

19. Centerpiece a decorative object put in the
center of a table, especially for a
formal meal

20. Chandelier a decorative light that hangs from
the ceiling and has several parts
like branches for holding bulbs or,
especially in the past, candles

21. Napkin a small square piece of cloth or
paper, used while you are eating
to protect your clothes or to
clean your mouth or fingers

22. Utensils a tool with a particular use,
especially in a kitchen or house

23. Spreader knife a small knife with rounded blade
used for buttering bread at table

24. Tongs a device used for picking up
25. Toothpick objects, consisting of two long
pieces joined at one end and
pressed together at the other end
in order to hold an object
between them
a small, thin, pointed stick of
wood, plastic, or metal that can
be used for removing pieces of
food from between the teeth,
especially after a meal

26. Cheeseboard a board on which cheese is cut or
served

27. Cake stand a decorative plate or plates on a
central support, for holding cakes,
sandwiches, etc

28. Coat stand a tall stand for hanging coats and
hats on

29. Corkscrew a device for removing corks from
30. Ashtray bottles, that consists of a handle
with a twisted metal rod to push
into the corkand pull it out
a small dish or container,
sometimes decorative, in which
people can leave cigarette ash
and cigarette butts

31. Cup a small, round container, often
with a handle, used for drinking
tea, coffee, etc.:

32. Apron a piece of clothing that you wear
over the front of other clothes to
keep the clothes clean while you
are doing something dirty, such as
cooking or cleaning

33. Dessert trolley (in a restaurant) a trolley on which
desserts are brought to the table
so that diners can choose from
them

34. Wine glass a glass for drinking wine, with a
long stem

35. Spatula a cooking utensil with a wide, flat
blade that is not sharp, used
especially for lifting food out of
pans

36. Oven the part of a cooker with a door,
used to bake or roast food

37. Bake to cook inside an oven, without
using added liquid or fat

38. Grill to cook food over fire or hot
coals, usually on a metal frame

39. Fry to cook food in hot oil or fat

B) Persons Meanings Pictures
Words

40. Waiter a man whose job is to bring
41. Waitress the food to customers at
42. Cashier their tables in a restaurant
43. Gourmet
44. Chef a woman whose job is to
45. Sous chef bring the food to customers
at their tables in a
restaurant
a person whose job is to
receive and pay out money
in a shop, bank, restaurant,
etc.
a person who knows a lot
about food and cooking,
and who enjoys eating
high-quality food
a skilled and trained cook
who works in a hotel or
restaurant, especially the
most important cook
the second most important
cook in a hotel or restaurant
kitchen, who helps the chef

46. Dishwasher a professional who is
47. Bartender responsible for cleaning
dishes in a foodservice
environment to ensure that
there is always plenty of
clean tableware at hand
someone who makes and
serves drinks in a bar

48. Barista a person who serves
49. Pastry Chef customers in a coffee shop
(= a small restaurant that
50. Busser serves coffee)
a cook who specializes in
making foods such as
pastries, cakes, biscuits and
desserts (= sweet dishes
eaten at the end of a meal),
especially one who works in
a restaurant
a person who clears tables
in a restaurant or cafeteria.