How to Say ‘Do you have a table?’ in Mexican Spanish
¿Tiene mesa?
tee-EH-neh MEH-sah
[tee-EH-neh MEH-sah]
🇲🇽 In Mexico: At a restaurant, locals are more likely to ask this to mean "Do you have a table available?" than to ask for a literal table. It sounds natural when you arrive and want to know if they can seat you.
Phrase Breakdown
Tiene
[tee-EH-neh]
do you have
Polite form of 'tener'; here it asks if the restaurant has an available table.
¿Tiene una mesa libre?
Do you have a free table?
mesa
[MEH-sah]
table
Here it means a restaurant table or seating availability.
No hay mesa adentro, solo afuera.
There is no table inside, only outside.
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