When you are travelling, you may want to visit the bar, instead of just sightseeing and eating local food. So, it is important for you to know the English expressions in paying the bill and making orders. Do you know what to say if you want to order the same drink as your friend? If you are interested in it, let’s check out this article!
Keep it open / Run a tab
When it’s your first order and you know that you will keep making order, you can tell the bartender :
I’ll have a whiskey on the rocks. Keep it open, please.
Put it on my tab
You want to have another drink, but you aren’t paying the bill yet. You can talk to the bartender like this :
I’ll have a bottle of beer and put it on my tab, please.
Make it two
When you want to order the same drink as the other, you can say :
Straight alcohol sounds good. Make it two.
Close and pay my tab
When you have enjoyed the night thoroughly and want to check the bill, you can simply ask the bartender :
I want to close and pay my tab, please.
Remember the expressions above and you can go to the bar without hesitations and confusion! Let’s enjoy the drinks!
