Read a fictional menu

Find prices, meal times and useful requests on a short English menu.

River Café: fictional practice menu

Opening hours: 08:00–16:00. All dollar prices below are the complete prices for this exercise; no extra charge is added.

ItemMeaningPriceAvailable
Coffeecoffee: a dark drink made from roasted beans$3.00All opening hours
Waterwater: the clear liquid that people drink$0.00All opening hours
Breakfast platebreakfast: The first meal of the day.$5.0008:00–11:00
Lunch platelunch: A meal eaten in the middle of the day.$8.0011:00–14:00
Vegetable bowlvegetable: a plant or plant part eaten as food$6.00All opening hours

Play Read a fictional menu

Use only the menu above. Dollar amounts and serving hours are fictional exercise inputs. Six questions, no timer; read the reason after answering.

All answers and reasons
Which named meal is listed specifically for 08:00–11:00?
Breakfast plate The breakfast plate has the stated 08:00–11:00 serving window. Coffee and water are drinks available throughout opening hours. Read the guide
Which listed drink costs nothing?
Water The fictional menu lists water at $0. Coffee costs $3; the other choices are meals. Read the guide
What is the listed cost of coffee plus a lunch plate, with no extra charge?
$11 Add the listed amounts: coffee $3 + lunch plate $8 = $11. No other charge is supplied. Read the guide
Which listed meal costs $6?
Vegetable bowl The vegetable bowl is $6. The breakfast plate is $5 and the lunch plate is $8. Read the guide
You want to know what is included with a dish. What do you ask?
What comes with this dish? Use this to ask what is included with a meal. A diner wants to know whether the dish includes a side item. Read the guide
You have finished eating and want to see the amount due. What do you ask?
Could we have the bill, please? Use this to request the meal's bill. The diners have finished and want to see the amount due. Read the guide

Read what is stated

  • Availability and price are separate details. Read both columns.
  • This fictional menu does not establish real restaurant policies, ingredients or extra charges.

Keep practising

study restaurant phrases , or read fictional bills .