Ejercicio inglés de listening – En el restaurante

Waitress: Good evening! Welcome to the restaurant. Here’s our menu. Would you like something to drink while you decide?

Customer: Thank you. I’ll just have sparkling water for now, please.

Waitress: Of course. Are you ready to order, or would you like a few more minutes?

Customer: I’m almost ready, but I have a couple of allergies and I’m also trying to follow a low-carb diet.

Waitress: No problem at all. I’ll help you choose something suitable.

Customer: Great, thanks. For the starters, I was thinking about the Caprese Salad, but I’m lactose intolerant. Does it contain a lot of cheese?

Waitress: Yes, it contains fresh mozzarella cheese.

Customer: Hmm… then maybe not. What about the Butternut Squash Soup?

Waitress: That one contains cream, so it also has dairy.

Customer: Oh, wow. Okay… and the Beef Carpaccio?

Waitress: The carpaccio comes with parmesan shavings, but we can remove them if you want. It’s also very low in carbohydrates.

Customer: That actually sounds perfect. Let’s go with the Beef Carpaccio, no parmesan please.

Waitress: Excellent choice.

Customer: Now for the main course… I usually avoid pasta, so the Rigatoni Alfredo is probably not a good idea for me.

Waitress: Yes, that dish is quite heavy and contains both pasta and cream.

Customer: Right. I was also interested in the Chicken Piccata, but I’m allergic to capers.

Waitress: We can prepare it without capers if you’d like.

Customer: Really? That’s nice. But I’m still deciding between that and the Grilled Salmon.

Waitress: The salmon is one of our healthiest dishes. It comes with asparagus and mashed potatoes.

Customer: Are the mashed potatoes very buttery?

Waitress: They do contain butter, but we can replace them with extra vegetables.

Customer: Perfect. Then I’ll have the Grilled Salmon with vegetables instead of mashed potatoes.

Waitress: Absolutely.

Customer: Okay… dessert is going to be difficult. I love cheesecake, but I definitely can’t eat that.

Waitress: Yes, the New York Cheesecake contains cream cheese and butter.

Customer: And the Tiramisu probably has dairy too, right?

Waitress: Yes, mascarpone cream.

Customer: Hmm… what about the Chocolate Lava Cake?

Waitress: That one also contains dairy, but we do have fresh fruit available that isn’t listed on the menu.

Customer: Honestly, after all this food, fruit sounds like a better idea anyway.

Waitress: Excellent choice. Would you like coffee or tea with that?

Customer: Just herbal tea, please. I try not to drink coffee at night. Thank you for helping me with the menu.

Waitress: My pleasure. Your starter will be ready shortly.