Restaurant reservations: Setting preferences for seating, such as indoor, outdoor, or specific views.
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Key Phrases
Je voudrais réserver une table.
I'd like to reserve a table.
Vous préférez à l'intérieur ou en terrasse ?
Would you prefer inside or on the terrace?
Nous avons une table avec vue sur le jardin.
We have a table with a view of the garden.
Skills You'll Learn
How to make a restaurant reservation politely.
Comment réserver une table au restaurant poliment.
How to express seating preferences like terrace, shade, and a quiet spot.
Comment exprimer des préférences de place comme la terrasse, l'ombre et un endroit calme.
How to respond to reservation options and confirm what suits you.
Comment répondre aux propositions de réservation et confirmer ce qui vous convient.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a French restaurant to book a table for Saturday evening, asking for a quiet terrace table in the shade with a nice garden view for your family.
Bonjour, je voudrais réserver une table pour samedi soir, s'il vous plaît.
Hello, I’d like to reserve a table for Saturday evening, please.
Bien sûr, avec plaisir. Vous préférez à l'intérieur ou en terrasse ?
Of course, with pleasure. Would you prefer inside or on the terrace?
Si possible, en terrasse. Ma famille aime l'air frais.
If possible, on the terrace. My family likes the fresh air.
Très bien. Vous voulez une table au soleil ou plutôt à l'ombre ?
Very well. Would you like a table in the sun or rather in the shade?
Plutôt à l'ombre, et avec une jolie vue si possible.
Rather in the shade, and with a nice view if possible.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Je voudrais
zhuh voo-dray
I would like
💬 [Je voudrais] is a very common polite way to ask for something in France, softer than a direct [je veux]. You can reuse it with another verb: [Je voudrais réserver], [Je voudrais changer de table].
See breakdown →Réserver
ray-zair-vay
To book / to reserve
Une table
ewn tahbl
A table
Je voudrais réserver une table.
zhuh voo-dray ray-zair-vay ewn tahbl
I'd like to reserve a table.
Pour samedi soir
poor sam-dee swahr
For Saturday evening
S'il vous plaît
seel eel voo pleh
Please
Bien sûr.
byen sewr
Of course.
Avec plaisir.
ah-vek pleh-zeer
With pleasure.
🇫🇷 In service situations, [Avec plaisir.] sounds a bit warmer than [Bien sûr.]. Staff might use either, but both are polite and natural.
See breakdown →À l'intérieur
ah l an-tay-ree-uhr
Inside
💬 [À l'intérieur] means "inside" in the sense of indoors. French often uses this fuller phrase where English might just say "inside."
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