This guide includes the 300 most commonly used Spanish words in restaurant kitchens. It’s the perfect way to communicate with your Spanish-speaking restaurant staff without learning a new language. Bookmark this page, and retrieve it when you need it.
General Restaurant Terms
In this section you’ll find the most basic Spanish restaurant terms. How do I address my employees in Spanish? How do tell them their schedules? What’re the words for the different courses? (Remember to use “el” and “o” for masculine nouns and adjective and to use “la” and “a” for feminine nouns and adjectives.)
Allergy – la Alérgia
Appetizer – la Botana
Bathroom – el Cuarto de baño
Breakfast – el Desayuno
Cleaning staff – la Personal para limpieza
to Clock in – Fichar
to Clock out – Fichar la salida
Cook – el Cocinero
Dessert – el Postre
Dinner – la Cena
Dish Washers – los Lavaplatos
Drinks – las Bebidas
Entrée – el Plato fuerte
Food – la Comida
Host – el Anfitrión
Hostess – la Anfitriona
Kitchen – la Cocina
Kitchen staff – el Personal para la cocina
Laundry workers – los Lavanderos / las Lavanderas
Lunch – el Almuerzo
Meal – la Comida
Patron – el Huésped / la Huéspeda
Recipe – la Receta Restaurant – el Restaurante
Restaurant manager – el/la Gerente del restaurante
Table – la Mesa
Vegetarian – el Vegetariano / la Vegetariana
Waiter – el Camarero
Waitress – la Camarera
Work shift – el Turno
