Most restaurants list drinks of the last page of a menu, but drink orders are usually taken first.
       
“Drinks are the first things you order in a restaurant. Why are they always on the last page of the menu?” was posted on Twitter by Stephanie Leary on April 11, 2012.“Why do restaurants always put their drinks on the last page of the menu, but try to take your drink order as soon as you sit down?” was posted on Twitter by Dad on August 7, 2014. “If the first thing your asked to order at a restaurant is something to drink then why is the drink section on the back of the menu?” was posted on Reddit—Showerthoughts on February 19, 2017.
   
     
Twitter
Stephanie Leary
@sleary
Drinks are the first things you order in a restaurant. Why are they always on the last page of the menu?
10:40 AM · Apr 11, 2012
   
Twitter
Dad
@uberjim83
Why do restaurants always put their drinks on the last page of the menu, but try to take your drink order as soon as you sit down?
12:13 PM · Aug 7, 2014
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/Sue-yee February 19, 2017
If the first thing your asked to order at a restaurant is something to drink then why is the drink section on the back of the menu?
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/mikelabsceo March 15 ,2017
Considering it’s always the first thing asked for drinks at a restaurant should be on the first page of the menu
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/MRPcarver April 12, 2018
At a restaurant, you always order drinks first but the drinks are always at the back of the menu.
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/[deleted] October 20, 2018
Drinks are the first thing you order when you go to a restaurant, but they’re usually on the last page of the menu.
         
Twitter
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@SarcasmLiving
Drinks are the first thing you order when you go to a restaurant, but they’re usually on the last page of the menu.
9:08 PM · Oct 20, 2018
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/cantescapeindiana January 12, 2019
At restaurants the drinks are always labeled at the back of a menu, but it’s the first thing you order. 
   
Twitter
The What Else Show
@whatelseshow
Restaurants take your drink order first drinks are listed on the last page of the menu. Is there a group or organization trying to change this?
#EnoughIsEnough
7:05 PM · Jul 28, 2019
   
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Maggie Flood
@maggieflood_
Why do restaurants put the list of drinks on the last page of the menu when it’s the first thing you order…wouldn’t it just make sense to list drinks before food so I don’t look like a dummy flipping all the way to the end when the server comes by…?????
9:48 PM · Oct 27, 2019
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/NopeyNope_the_5th May 9, 2021
The drink list on a restaurant menu is never at the very front despite it being the first question asked at every restaurant.
 
Reddit—Showerthoughts
Posted by u/Oriyagi July 1, 2023
Restaurant menus always seem to put drinks, the first thing you order, on the last page of the menu.
 
Twitter
Michael Brogna
@Michael_Brogna
Why do restaurants put drinks,
which is the FIRST thing you order,
on the LAST page of the menu?
6:43 PM · Jul 2, 2023