spanish menus
I looked at eamann's menu dictionary and it looks great but may I suggest a few more words for the non-spanish speaker?
For a start it has no drinks and so agua =water, cafe = coffee, cerveza = beer, te = tea and vino (tinto/blanco) = wine (red/white)
Also almuerzo = lunch (or snack), cena = dinner/supper
Then for courtesy etc, por favor = please, gracias = thank you, quiero = I would like, la cuenta = the bill, cuanto cuesta = how much does it cost, los servicios = the toilets ( though other words such as aseos may be used), senor = gentleman and senora = lady.
Finally at the hostal, cama = bed, habitation = room and noche = night.
I learned most of my (dodgy) Spanish in South America where outside the middle class little English was spoken, and agree with those that say that so long as you are willing to have a go you will get by. Gestures, smiles, bad Spanish, pictures and careful listening got me a lot further
than sticking my nose in a dictionary, worrying about getting it wrong.
Good walking
Paul