テーブルや椅子を動かすお客さん

(On the floor)

Customers are moving some tables and chairs to make their table and obstruct a hall way.
 
Me: Excuse me guys, how many people do you have?
Customer: We are four now but our friends are coming soon. There'll be nine of us.
Me: Nine. Well, I'm sorry this here is our hall way. We need to keep it clear, so you guys can't make a table here.
Customer: Ah really? Do you have a table for us?
Me: Sorry we don't have space to make you guys a table at the moment. You can take a seat separately or you can wait until some other customers leave.
Customer: Ahh noo. How long a wait do you think that will be?
Me: One of the table's over there are just grabbing their bill, so it shouldn't be long.
Customer: Really? All right. We'll wait. 
Me: Could you please sit here and wait for a while till we call you guys?
Customer: Thanks.

開店前の入り口にはいつも動物達が！？

(On the floor)

Manager: Are you guys ready to open the restaurant and bar?
Me: Yeah we are ready.
Bar staff: Ah is it time already to let these animals in?
Manager and me: LOL!
Manager: Don't say that about our customers!
Bar staff: Ha ha sorry, just kidding, you know but look at them.

Our bar and bistro restaurant open religiously at noon, usually just before noon customers come from everywhere, and press up to the entrance windows waiting to get their lunch meal.

It has the appearance of animal's waiting at their food bowl...

バーでブラックといわれたら

(At the bar)

Me: Are you all right?
Customer: Can I have a black please.
Me: Guinness or tooheys?
Customer: Old please.
Me: No worries, sir.
Bar staff: Here you are.
Customer: Thanks.

この会話でお客さんがいう"black"とは、ギネスのような黒っぽい色をしたビールのこと。
Tooheysにもいろんな種類があって、ここでは、Tooheys OLD Black Aleをお客さんが注文したことになる。

"消防車"という飲み物

(At the bar)

Me: Hello, are you all right?
Customer: Can I have a fire engine please.
Me: A fanta orange?
Customer: ??? A fire engine.
Bar staff: No worries, sir.
(staff next to me listening to our conversation, quickly makes a raspberry lemonade.)
Bar staff: Here you are.
Customer: Thanks.

Me: Ohh thank you. I didn't know what a "fire engine" was.
Bar staff: Yeah it's a hard one isn't it? It's old style. You know fire engine's how they are red? So they call Raspberry lemonade a fire engine. Only a few customers still call it that. I didn't know I started to work in the bar.
Me: Oh ok, thank you. I'll remember it next time.

私のバッド・デイ

Me: Are you ready to order?
Customer: Yes I am. Can I have a caesar salad?
Me: One caesar salad, anything else?
Customer: That's all.
Me: Thank you.

(After couple of minutes.)

Me: Excuse me, here you are.
Customer: ... Excuse me, I ordered a chicken caesar salad. Where is the chicken?
Me: Ah really?
Customer: Yes, I ordered a chicken caesar.
Me: Sorry I thought you ordered a plain caesar salad. I'll ask our chef to make a chicken caesar right away.
Customer: Yes please.

(In the kitchen.)

Me: Excuse me, Maybe I heard wrong, this customer says they ordered a chicken caesar. Can you make it as soon as possible?
Chef: Ah really? No worries, it'll be about five minutes.
Me: Thank you very much.

(After a couple of minutes.)

Me: Excuse me, thank you for waiting. Here is your chicken caesar. Enjoy your meal.
Customer: Thank you.



Me: Are you guys ready to order?
CustomerA: Yes we are. Can I have a schnitzel?
Me: Yes of course you can.
CustomerB: Can I have the same?
CustomerC: Me too.
Me: Three schnitzels, anything else?
CustomerA: That's all.
Me: Thank you.

...

Me: Excuse me, three schnitzels.
CustomerA: Excuse me, I wanted chips and salad on this order. I don't want to have vegetables and potatoes. 
Me: Ah schnitzel comes with vegetables and potatoes. That's on the menu here.
CustomerA: Really? I'm not going to take it.
CustomerB: Ahh no chips and salad?
CustomerC: I don't want to have this.
Me: Ok, I'll ask our manager if you can change your orders.
CustomerA: Please.

(In the kitchen.)

Chef: (look at me with the schnitzels still on my arms.) You forgot their number did you?
Me: No I still remember their table number but I have another problem.
Jack: (Manager, saw me on the floor and just came to the kitchen.) What's wrong, Cyara?
Me: Sorry they want to have chips and salad instead of vegs and potatoes.
Chef: Are you serious? All of the schnitzels???
Me: Yeah, they didn't tell me when I took their order. :(
Chef: Ahh nooo! They should have told you before this. They cannot be cancelled. It's not on the menu. Sigh.
Me: Sorry I should have double checked.
Jack: Ahh, noooooo, but that's fine. It's too hard to ask each time when you take an order especially since it is written on the menu. We'll just remake their meals.
Chef: Sigh. ...Three schnitzels with chips and salad please!!! (called to other chefs.)
Me: Thank you very much.
Chef: No worries, sigh.

...


(After that.)

Me: Excuse me, three schnitzels with chips and salad.
CustomerA: Thanks. That's what I wanted to have.
CustomerB: Ta.
CustomerC: Cheers.