C1 Food and Dining Idioms

Talking About Food & Eating Out

Categorise spoken food idioms, complete a continuous restaurant dialogue using natural eating-out phrasal verbs, and select the most authentic conversational replies.

Categorise each idiomatic phrase under its exact communicative function:

Emma: "This bistro gets completely packed on Friday nights. Did you remember to reserve a table?"

Liam: "Don't worry, I made sure to ____ under my name yesterday afternoon."

Emma: "The aroma coming off these hot garlic prawns is unbelievable!"

Liam: "Well, stop admiring them and let's ____ before they get cold!"

Emma: "We still have nearly half of this large wood-fired pizza left over."

Liam: "Let's ask the waiter to box it up so we can ____ the rest for lunch tomorrow."

Emma: "Wait, why did the manager just deliver these two complimentary desserts to our table?"

Liam: "He apologised for the kitchen delay and said the chocolate fondants are ____ tonight!"

Emma: "I paid for the concert tickets earlier. Shall we split the dinner bill?"

Liam: "No, put your wallet away. Dinner is ____."

Liam: "Next weekend we are eating with the whole study group, so no single person should have to pay."

Emma: "Agreed, it's definitely fairer if we just ____ equally among everyone."

Situation: You and a colleague are examining the wine list at an upscale restaurant, and you notice the cheapest bottle is £85. What is the most natural comment to make to your colleague?

Situation: Your host offers to serve you a third generous slice of heavy chocolate gateau after a rich four-course dinner. What is the most idiomatic, polite refusal?