Not sure what to eat because you are too hungry to think? Feeling unenthused because you have tried all the options on the menu? Looking to get out of the ordinary and aim for something special? Want to impress all your friends by engaging with the locals in Chinese? No matter the reasons, you may ask the waiter to give you some recommendations of their foods to seek a second opinion.

(You can start by asking this…)

Qǐng wèn nǐ yǒu méi yǒu tuī jiàn de shí wù (cài, cān diǎn, liào lǐ, yǐn liào…)?

請問你有沒有推薦的食物（菜、餐點、料理、飲料）？

Do you have a dish that you recommend?

(zhè xiē kàn qǐ lái dōu hěn hǎo chī,) nǐ yǒu méi yǒu tuī jiàn de?

（這些看起來都很好吃，）請問你有沒有推薦的？

(All of them look pretty good, but) do you have something that you recommend?

They might respond accordingly as follows:

Yǒu, nǐ kě yǐ shì shì kàn ______, zhè zhì wǒ men zhè biān zuì rè mén de (zuì shòu huān yín 的) liào lǐ…

有, 你可以試試看 ______, 這是我們 這邊最熱門的 (最受歡迎的) 食物（菜、餐點、料理、飲料）…

Yes! You can try …, this is our most popular dish around here.

Yǒu, nǐ kě yǐ cān kǎo wǒ men de zhǔ chú tuī jiàn, wǒ men yǒu…, … yě hěn hǎo chī。Kàn nǐ yào nǎ yí ge.

有, 你可以參考我們的 主廚推薦, 我們有…, … 也很好吃。看你要哪一個

Yes! You can refer to our chef speicals. We have (this), and (that) is also delicious. It’s up to you which one you prefer.