Meze Tray & Restaurant Language

According to my textbook, when you're in restaurant in Turkey, a waiter may bring to your table a huge tray of starters. The custom, apparently, is to stop him, pick what you want and send the rest back.

A word to use to that end is "yeter", which means "that's enough".

To get the waiter's attention, say "Bakar mısınız!". Literally, that means "Would you look!" However, it's apparently similar to saying "garçon" at a French restaurant.

Hesap means the bill. Üstü kalsın means keep the change.

Meze means "a savory food (eaten while drinking something alcoholic), appetizer, hors d´oeuvre."

Other, critical Turkish words:

English	Turkish
ice cream	dondurma
chocolate	çikolata
chocolate ice cream	çikolata dondurma
yummy	lezzetli
strawberries	çilekler
strawberries and cream	çilekler ve krema
confectionery	şekerleme imalathanesi

Note: şekerleme imalathanesi apparently means, literally, sugar factory. Shades of Willy Wonka!