Ordering food

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Server: Are you ready to order? 


Customers: We are. 


Customer: Excuse me. I have a question. 


Server: Yes


Customer: I’m in the mood for lamp, but the sauce looks too fatty. Can I order the lamb without a sauce? 


Server: Sure. 


Customer: What does it come with? 


Server: French fries


Customer: I don’t like fried food. Could I have grilled vegetables instead? 


Server: I think we have grilled papers


Customer: Perfect! 


Server: Would you like to start with an appetizer? 


Customer: Is there oil on the tomato salad? 


Server: There’s a lot of olive oil, yes. 


Customer: Could I get it without the oil? 


Server: Hm - hm, but it won’t taste very good. 


Customer: Then I’ll just have a mixed green salad. 


Server: And you? 


Customer: I’m sorry, I have another question. Is there salt on the lamb? 


Server: It’s cooked with salt and pepper, yes. 


Customer: I don’t want a lot of salt. I think I will have the fish instead. What’s in the sauce? 


Server: Lemon, butter, milk. 


Customer: Oh, that’s too much dairy. Maybe I’ll have a large salad for my entree and no appetizer. What’s in the salad? 


Server: Lettuce, carrots, peppers, onions, egg. 


Customer: Oh no egg, please. 


Server: Salad no egg. Anything to drink? 


Customer: Just water please. 


Server: And for you. 


Customers: I’ll have the special, the special, the special. 


Server: Great! 


Customer: Can I ask you another question? 


Customers: No!