Restaurant reservations: Setting preferences for seating, such as indoor, outdoor, or specific views.
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Key Phrases
Quisiera reservar una mesa para este sábado por la noche.
I'd like to reserve a table for this Saturday night.
Para cuatro, por favor.
For four, please.
Preferimos dentro, cerca de la ventana si hay sitio.
We prefer inside, near the window if there's space.
Skills You'll Learn
How to make a restaurant reservation politely.
Cómo hacer una reserva en un restaurante de forma educada.
How to say the number of people and preferred time.
Cómo decir el número de personas y la hora preferida.
How to request seating preferences such as inside, near the window, or a quiet corner.
Cómo pedir preferencias de mesa, como dentro, cerca de la ventana o en un rincón tranquilo.
Lesson Roleplay
Imagine you are calling a restaurant in Spain to book a quiet table for four on Saturday night, asking politely about seating options and requesting a more secluded spot for your family.
Hola, quisiera reservar una mesa para este sábado por la noche.
Hello, I’d like to reserve a table for this Saturday night.
Claro, ¿para cuántas personas sería?
Of course, for how many people would it be?
Para cuatro, por favor. Si es posible, queremos un ambiente tranquilo.
For four, please. If possible, we’d like a quiet atmosphere.
Por supuesto. ¿Prefieren mesa dentro o en la terraza?
Of course. Do you prefer a table inside or on the terrace?
Preferimos dentro, cerca de la ventana si hay sitio.
We prefer inside, near the window if there’s space.
Lesson Vocabulary & Phrases
Quisiera
kee-SYEH-rah
I would like
💬 [Quisiera] is a polite softer way to say "I want" in requests, especially in shops and restaurants. You can reuse the pattern with another verb: [quisiera saber] = "I'd like to know," [quisiera cambiar la reserva] = "I'd like to change the reservation."
See breakdown →Reservar
reh-sehr-VAHR
To reserve
Una mesa
OO-nah MEH-sah
A table
Quisiera reservar una mesa.
kee-SYEH-rah reh-sehr-VAHR OO-nah MEH-sah
I'd like to reserve a table.
💬 [Quisiera reservar...] is a very standard polite way to make a request in Spain. You can swap in other things after it: [quisiera una mesa fuera] or [quisiera cambiar la hora].
See breakdown →Para este sábado
PAH-rah EHS-teh SAH-bah-doh
For this Saturday
Por la noche
pohr lah NO-cheh
At night
Para este sábado por la noche
PAH-rah EHS-teh SAH-bah-doh pohr lah NO-cheh
For this Saturday night
Claro.
KLAH-roh
Of course.
¿Para cuántas personas?
PAH-rah KWAHN-tahs pehr-SOH-nahs
For how many people?
💬 [¿Para cuántas personas?] literally uses "for how many people," which is the normal Spanish way to ask party size. Reuse [para + number]: [para dos], [para seis].
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