# Dining Out In Italy

**Language:** Italian  
**CEFR Level:** A2  

> Master the art of Italian dining, from ordering specialties to disputing a bill. Practice your listening and speaking on the go as you navigate a dinner date gone wrong!

**Setting:** Florence offers incredible culinary experiences, but tonight's dinner will test Sarah and Mark's patience. Follow their chaotic restaurant evening from a hopeful reservation to a polite but firm complaint.

## Lessons

### 1. Reserving A Table

Sarah and Mark arrive at a highly recommended restaurant, hoping their reservation stands up against the massive crowd.

**Vocabulary:**
- la prenotazione (Reservation)
- la fila (Queue / line)
- il menu (Menu)
- entusiasta (Enthusiastic)
- aspettare (To wait)
- disponibile (Available)
- interminabile (Endless / never-ending)

**Objectives:**
- Make and manage restaurant reservations

### 2. Ordering The Specialties

Seated at a good table, they try to order the restaurant's famous dishes, only to find some items are missing.

**Vocabulary:**
- la specialità (Specialty)
- il capotavola (Head of the table)
- finito (Finished / sold out)
- ordinare (To order)
- il risotto ai funghi (Mushroom risotto)
- il branzino (Sea bass)
- il vino (Wine)

**Objectives:**
- Order food and handle unavailability
- Quantify nouns and adjectives

### 3. A Disappointing First Course

The food finally arrives, but the quality and temperature are far from what they expected.

**Vocabulary:**
- la porzione (Portion / serving)
- scotto (Overcooked)
- insipido (Tasteless / bland)
- salato (Salty)
- freddo (Cold)
- immangiabile (Inedible)
- fresco (Fresh)

**Objectives:**
- Discuss food quality and preparation
- Describe a dining experience

### 4. Desserts And Replacements

The kitchen sends out replacement main courses and some fresh desserts to save the evening.

**Vocabulary:**
- il pollo arrosto (Roast chicken)
- arrosto (Roasted)
- al forno (Baked)
- la panna cotta (Cooked cream dessert)
- le fragole (Strawberries)
- il miele (Honey)
- delizioso (Delicious)

**Objectives:**
- Discuss food quality and preparation