1. The Russian custom of having meals varies from family to family.

2. But we usually have three meals a day.

3. They are breakfast dinner and supper.

4. Most people eat their meals at home.

5. But sometimes they eat out.

6. There are different catering establishments where people can have meals.

7. They are restaurants, cafes, cafeterias and snack canteens.

8. Dinner is the main and the biggest meal of the day.

9. Russians usually eat it between one or two o’clock

10. If you have dinner at a restaurant you can choose dishes to you taste.

11. The choice of appetizers always wide.

12. It can be meat assorts, fish assorts or different salads.

13. They may be hot or cold snacks.

14. For the first course they serve various soups such as clear soups, chicken soup with noodles, shchi, and solyanka.

15. For the second course the customers are offered various meat and fish dishes, for example, fried fish and chips, veal cutlets or pork chops with fried potatoes, meat or fish steaks with stewed vegetables.

16. A waiter can recommend the guests special dishes of the restaurant.

17. You may finish your dinner with some dessert with tee or coffee.

18. For dessert the customer can order some kinds of ice-cream, fruit.

19. The guests are usually pleased with the quality dishes and serves, and to have a good time at the restaurant.

Meals. Supper at the Restaurant.

1. The Russian custom of having meals varies from family to family.

2. But we usually have three meals a day.

3. They are breakfast dinner and supper.

4. Most people eat their meals at home.

5. But sometimes they eat out.

6. There are different catering establishments where people can have meals.

7. They are restaurants, cafes, cafeterias and snack canteens.

8. Supper is the last meal of the day.

9. It may be light or substantial.

10. If you want to have a substantial supper you may have it at the restaurant.

11. There is usually a wide choice of main course dishes, snack and dessert on the menu.

12. As for appetizers you can choose various salads, assorted vegetables, meat or fish assorts.

13. For the main course they always have delicious meat, fish and chicken dishes.

14. A waiter can recommend you special dishes of the restaurant.

15. You may finish your supper with some dessert, for example, strawberry or vanilla ice cream, fanny cakes pastries with tee or coffee.

16. The guests are usually pleased with the quality dishes and serves, and to have a good time at the restaurant.

The menu’s structure.

1. The word menu means:

2. The dishes served in this restaurant.

3. The list of dishes and wines.

4. It is usually printed in a form of a card.

5. Each guest receives the copy of the menu.

6. Modern menus usually have appetizers, soups, entrees, main courses, desserts.

7. Appetizers can be hors- d’oeuvres, pates, and natural oysters

8. These dishes are usually cold.

9. They stimulate the appetite and are served at the beginning of the meal.

10. Soups may be thick pottage or thin consommé.

11. Soups are usually served hot, but can be served cold.

12. The entrée is a course served between the fish and the main meat courses. In the modern menu it can be seafood dishes, salads, small fried sausages or fish.

13. The main course is the most substantial course of the meal.

14. Guests usually choose their main courses first and then select other courses.

15. When chefs design menus, they usually start with the main courses and then plan the other courses.

17. In Britain it can be fruit and nuts or pudding.

18. Coffee can be served with chocolates, biscuits or fruit.

Types of menu.