Dining Skills for Young Eaters

What should you do first when you enter a restaurant like IHOP?

• Start eating at any table

• Wait to be seated by a host

• Go to the kitchen

• Sit at the counter

When looking at the menu, what is the best way to decide what to order?

• Choose the first thing you see

• Ask the server for recommendations

• Order everything on the menu

• Pick something you have never tried before

How should you signal to the server that you are ready to order?

• Shout across the room

• Raise your hand or make eye contact

• Snap your fingers

• Wave your menu in the air

What is a polite way to ask for the check at a restaurant?

• "Give me the bill now!"

• "Can I please have the check?"

• "I’m leaving, so bring the check."

• "Check, please!"

If you spill something on the table, what should you do?

• Ignore it and hope no one notices

• Clean it up with a napkin and inform the server

• Blame it on someone else

• Leave it for the server to clean

What is the appropriate way to use utensils at a restaurant?

• Use your hands for everything

• Use the fork and knife provided

• Use a spoon for all foods

• Use chopsticks for pancakes

How should you behave if your food order is incorrect?

• Yell at the server

• Politely inform the server of the mistake

• Refuse to pay

• Leave the restaurant immediately

What is a good way to show appreciation for good service?

• Leave without saying anything

• Leave a tip and say thank you

• Complain about something small

• Ask for a discount

If you need to use the restroom, what should you do?

• Go without telling anyone

• Ask the server where it is

• Wait until you get home

• Use the kitchen sink

What should you do if you see someone you know at the restaurant?

• Ignore them completely

• Say hello and wave

• Join their table without asking

• Ask them to pay for your meal