Beverage Vocabulary

Western Restaurant
Thomas xiong
Galactic Peace International Hotel
10 November 2011
TRAINING RULES!
NO sleeping!


NO Talking!
Please pay
attention!
Water
Hot Water

Cold Water

Ice Water

Water with Lemon or Lime

Tap Water
From the faucet

Purified or Filtered Water
Evian Water


Perrier Water


Mineral Water


Bottled Water


Soft Drinks

Coca-Cola

Sprite

Tonic Water

Soda Water

Ginger Ale


Other Soft Drinks we do not have:

Diet-Coke

Root Beer

Miranda / Fanta

7-Up

Mountain Dew

Also called Pop, Soda, Soda-Pop, Coke
Juice
Fresh or Fresh Squeezed

From Concentrate or Container


Orange Juice

Apple Juice

Tomato Juice

Carrot Juice


Any kind of fruit can become a fruit juice!


Cucumber Juice

Pear Juice

Watermelon Juice

Coconut Juice

Coffee
Not all foreigners know about coffee!

If someone just asks for coffee

They probably want regular, inexpensive coffee (like at breakfast
in the Western Restaurant)

Would you like regular drip coffee or would you like to see
our coffee menu?

Is regular drip coffee okay?

Make a suggestion! Many people like the (name) coffee

Coffee Drinks
Coffee or Just a cup of coffee means a plain cup of coffee
served with a side of sugar and milk.

Espresso (strong coffee drink)

Latte (espresso with steamed milk)

Cappuccino (espresso, warm milk & milk foam)

Caramel Macchiato (caramel, espresso and steamed milk)

Americano (espresso & hot water)

Mocha (espresso with chocolate and steamed milk)

Iced (Any coffee drink served cold with ice)

Blended (coffee drink blended with ice or a Granita)

Tea
Chinese is not an acceptable description of tea!

Use questions about tea as an opportunity to teach foreigners about your culture.


Types of Tea we serve:


Jasmine

Tie Guan Yin

De Yu Huo Cha

Ren Shen Wunon Chinese Red Tea

Nong Jin Tea

Pu Er Chinese Red Tea










Biluo Chun Green Tea

Rose

Chrysanthemum

Wu Yuan Mao Jian

Guo Ku Nao

Lemon

Other Hot Drinks
Hot Chocolate
Milk Tea


Hot Milk
Hot Soy Bean Milk
Other Cold Drinks
Milk
If a foreign guest asks for
milk, they want it cold!
Do not put ice in it!

Ice Chocolate

Ice Tea

Ice Lemon Tea
Milkshake or Smoothie
Chocolate
Vanilla
Strawberry
Melon
Other types too!

Answering Questions
In most places, bartenders / waitresses / waiters have
tried all the items on the menu

If you dont know the answer to a question, do not say
I dont know. Tell the guest that you will find out!

If someone looks at the wine list or menu make sure
you tell them which wines we are out of before they
order.

If someone has too much to drink they are drunk

Beer Words
COLD


This is warm


Draught or On Tap


Bottle


Can


Open


Bottle Opener


Local


Domestic


Imported

Types of Beer at Galactic
Nanchang 8
(local)


Nanchang Beer
(local)


Tsing Tao
(domestic)


Budweiser
(imported U.S.A.)


Corona
(imported Mexico)

Carsberg
(imported -- Germany)



Heineken
(imported -- Netherlands)



Guinness Stout
(imported -- Ireland)



Tiger
(imported -- Singapore)

Wine Terms
By the Glass


By the Bottle


Red Wine


White Wine


Year of wine
The year of a wine is important to the taste
Types of Wine at Galactic
Ask the guest if they would like
to see the wine list. They can
then choose their own

Know what wines we do not
have at all times!

Local Wine

Domestic Wine

Imported Wine
Know what country!



Champagne & Sparkling Wine
Only special wine with bubbles that comes
from one region in France is actually
Champagne all other bubbly wine is called
Sparking Wine

Serve all sparkling wines in a champagne
glass

Types of Alcohol
Aperitif is the French word for a before
dinner drink

Liqueurs are sweet drinks that normally
are served in small quantities

Cognac is from one region of France, it
is brown, old and expensive!

Whiskey can be from any country and is
brown in color







Types of Alcohol
Rum can be brown or clear and is a
sweet alcohol

Gin is clear, usually comes from the
United Kingdom and is frequently mixed
with tonic or juice

Vodka is a clear alcohol made from
potatoes and is traditionally from Russia

Tequila is a brown alcohol made from
the agave cactus in Mexico

Types of Alcoholic Drinks

A cocktail or mixed drink is a drink that is a
combination of alcohol and something else, like
juice or soda

The martini is a traditional drink to order at a
hotel bar you frequently see this drink in movies
(such as 007 or old movies).

Alcohol served just over ice is called on the
rocks

Alcohol served without ice or anything else is
called neat.


ANY QUESTIONS?