When you go to a restaurant...

Sober

1. Let the wife order first to determine if the waiter is British or actually from Italy, France etc

2. If waiter is British then I pronounce as best I can but with no accent.

3. If waiter is not British then I adopt a (probably) ridiculous accent and also point to the menu. There may be head-nodding too and perhaps a look of pleading for comprehension.


Not so sober

1. Be more Alpha, tbh.
 
divine` said:
...that is a set type of food, ie. Italian, Indian whatever, how do you go about ordering?

ie. the Menu lists something you like the look of and it's called something like, using Italian as an example, Carne Mista or Pollo Cacciatore.

Would you order by attempting to say the above phrases in your best (rubbish) Italian accent, or just say 'Mixed meat pizza' or 'mozzarella filled chicken breast'?

Just interested really.
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if i cant promonounce it, i just point to it :) They get the idea
 
I just pronounce it properly whilst pointing, without a lame ass attempt at an italian accent that inevitable makes you look stupid.
 
I always have a shot at correct pronounciation unless it is clearly hopeless - in which case I point to the menu and make the waiter pronounce it for me (usually after I make a small half-stuttering start to the dish's name). Go for it, whats the worst that could happen?
 
I'd love to see people trying to pronounce the stuff and putting on an obscure accent too (especially Chinese and Japanese) as that would be hilarious.
 
Triad2000 said:
I'm lame, I try and pronounce the word and point at the item on the menu at the same time.
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That's the correct way for an English person to order food when at a restaurant.
I often look at the waiter while I'm waiting for the correction, in order to let them know that I don't have a clue how to pronounce what I've just asked for. Not that they need any help figuring that one out.

I also have a habit of picking something off the menu purely based on how complex it is to pronounce.
 
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TheDean said:
You blatantly put on the best accent you can, then slap the waiteress on the bum and say 'Grazi!' ;) (if in an Italian of course)
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This is obviously the correct course of action *

* disclaimer - unless your with your other half, in which case it's not. Or you're being served by a man...
 
I try to pronounce it, but avoid over-doing (or doing at all) the accent. I'll ask if I'm really not sure what it is, so I know for next time. I have purposely avoided food in the past because I was scared of sounding a numpty, but now I'm not bothered - especially if it looks awesome.

However, I will just ask for 'the chicken and spicy beef pizza' rather than 'super-hot-meaty-whopperlicious pizza' some of the daft take-away names that are given.
 
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