10 Things to KNOW about ORDERING FOOD in a French Restaurant

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Many years ago my Canadian girlfriend and I were in Paris and she spoke French, but still seemed nervous speaking because there are differences and she was rusty. We were at a restaurant and she was ordering and somewhat stumbling. She turned to me and said something to that effect while the waiter was still there. He then says switching to perfect English, “no you’re doing great, keep going, get the practice!” We all chuckled.

"The price you see on the menu is the price you pay" What a relief. This is the way it should be everywhere.

I used to travel to Paris for work. My French is not good at all, but I always started with ‘bonjour’ and gave my broken French my best shot. But I always was ready with in French, ‘I apologize my French is not good.’ 99 times out of 100, their response was, ‘not to worry my English is not good either’. Even though it was way better than my French! Never had a bad interaction with this small bit of humility on my part and some basic language prep.

I'm french myself but I really enjoy your videos I agree with most of your tips and etiquette tricks, you're both really sympathetic and the format is really catchy and informative at the same time! Keep up the good work, I'm sure a lot of people are greatful for your help 🎉

l pointed at something on a Menu in France and said " l'll have that !" . The waiter said " you can't have that !" . l said " Why not ? " . He said " Because it says " page four "!!! .

As Americans we knew a little French and used it. The service persons treated us amazingly! Luv France!❤

En tant que français et ancien serveur, j'ai beaucoup aimé la manière dont vous présentez les choses. Vous avez parfaitement compris. On sent bcp d'empathie envers le staff et ça fait plaisir 🙂

You are so right when you advise to make an effort to speak French. I always hear from others about their poor experiences in Paris and how unfriendly Parisians were. I always try to start a conversation in French and it is obvious that people appreciate the effort. We have never been treated poorly or rudely in Paris by service or retail personnel. On one trip to Paris my wife, daughter and I were on the subway to our stop in Le Marais. The train stopped and all passengers had to get off. Luckily, I understood enough French to understand that the train would go no further. General strike! Amid the chaos I entered a store and approached a young man explaining in French as best I could that I was lost and needed to get to Le Marais. He was so nice that he switched to English and accompanied us outside the store explaining where we had to go and what train to catch. I just discovered your channel and it's great. This video is so helpful. Merci!

It's been almost 40 years ago now, but I remember, my companion and I walked into a little pastry shop in Salzburg. We just walked in without acknowledging the people behind the counter and discussed what we saw in the cases. When I looked up and saw their faces, I didn't need to know the language, I could see in their faces that they were insulted. I felt bad about that. So afterwards, wherever I go in a shop, especially in Europe, I say "hello" in whatever language is appropriate.

I was nervous about ordering in France because I don’t speak French. But when I was in France two weeks ago, I didn’t have problems ordering in any of the restaurants. All of the wait staff In France were amazing. If they didn’t speak English, they showed us how to take a picture of the menu, and it translated to English. I also tipped 20% cash extra because they were so nice to us. They really appreciated it, and would usually bring us a free dessert or extra drink. Even in the grocery stores, people were super nice to us when trying to figure out food items in English. Can’t wait to go back one day!

Bonjour, svp and merci are the magic words here in france! this video is worth sharing❤🇨🇵 merci!

My French is a decades old, Canadian version and I stumble along…but always with a smile. In dozens of trips to Paris I’ve never had a bad experience, even when the server had no English. It’s an adventure and they want to please you. Just be respectful don’t take yourself too seriously. You’ll learn something new very time.

Thank you for ranking the types of food establishments. It helps a lot! Great video, as always!

Always enjoy watching your videos. Very helpful tips that lessen the worries of visiting Paris/France. Merci beaucoup, Antoine and Colleen! 💗🥂☕️

This is one of your best videos yet! Every traveler needs to see this one. Thank you for providing so many helpful videos!!

Perfect description of the french parisian way of eating....love it....

I’m so thankful for your videos! Definitely the most practical I have found in all of my research for our trip! :)

Absolutely the best, thoughtful and helpful guide/advice. You two take some of our anxiety away when traveling to France. Thank you very much for all of your great contents!

Being an old born parisian I must say that your tips and hints were just brilliant. Yes, that's the way to go!