Ordering in a café

man in restaurant

Listen to people ordering food and drinks in a café to practise and improve your listening skills.

Do the preparation task first. Then listen to the audio and do the exercises.

Preparation

Transcript

Customer 1: Can I have an orange juice, please?

Server: Regular or large?

Customer 1: How big is a large?

Server: This is a large. This is a regular.

Customer 1: I'll have a large, then, please. Without ice.

Server: OK, coming up.

Customer 1: Sorry, I wanted freshly squeezed orange juice.

Server: I'm afraid we only have bottled juices.

Customer 1: Oh, then I'll have an apple juice instead, please.

Server: Here you go. That's £3.50, please.

Customer: Thanks.

Server: Thank you.


Server: Can I help anyone?

Customer 2: Who's next?

Customer 3: You were first, I think.

Customer 2: What teas do you have?

Server: Breakfast tea, mint and green tea.

Customer 2: A mint tea and a slice of lemon cake, please.

Server: To eat in or take away?

Customer 2: Take away, please.

Server: There you go. That'll be £4.20, please.

Customer 2: Sorry, I've only got a fifty.

Server: That's OK. Here's your change … 5, 10, 30, 50.


Server: Who's next?

Customer 4: Can I have a ...

Customer 3: Sorry, I think I was in front of you. 

Customer 4: Oh, sorry! 

Customer 3: Can I have a chocolate chip cookie, please?

Server: Would you like a drink with that?

Customer 3: No, thanks. Just the cookie.

Server: OK, then. That's 95p, please.

Customer 3: Thanks. I think that's right.

Server: 50, 70, 80, 85, 90, 92, 94, yep, 95. Thank you.

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Submitted by cittàutopica on Wed, 15/04/2026 - 19:12

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I like going to the cafés (in my country we call them "bar")  and I go to them almost every day.

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Submitted by daninovaes on Wed, 08/04/2026 - 00:21

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I love cafés so i go often and generally I eat it the place.

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Submitted by IBRA86 on Sun, 05/04/2026 - 18:21

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I’m a huge coffee lover. I usually hit the coffee shops with my big brother and bring some of my mom's amazing cake with us.

Submitted by Maiss on Fri, 03/04/2026 - 20:19

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Every week I buy Nescafé cup and a piece of sweets from the café where I live..

Submitted by Mr. Insomnia on Mon, 23/03/2026 - 16:42

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I sometimes buy snacks or desserts from cafés near my university.

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Submitted by kahloul on Tue, 17/03/2026 - 22:09

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i always drink coffe at home. and i prefer to make juce by myself. i rarely ordered drinks at a cafe.

Submitted by mai123 on Sun, 08/03/2026 - 21:19

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I prefer to drink caffe at home and now I don't work, so I am makingit at home but in every weekend we are go to Timhourtines in order to Cappcchinos and donates.

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Submitted by Eskafeca on Thu, 29/01/2026 - 20:21

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I love cafes, so I always buy something to snack on or drink.

Submitted by Sinatra_Junior on Sat, 03/01/2026 - 16:33

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I prefer making my own drink from coffee at home, watching TV, and eating Brazilian tapioca.