Quick answer
Order with Я бу́ду… or Мне, пожа́луйста…. Ask for the bill with Счёт, пожа́луйста.
Arriving
Ordering
Paying
The whole dialogue
Tipping
Around 10 % is normal in cities and not expected everywhere else. Say Сда́чи не на́до — “keep the change” — if you want to leave it in cash.
Typical mistakes
Я хочу́ борщ. — as an order
Я бу́ду борщ.
Both work, but Я бу́ду is what waiters hear all day.
Мо́жно счёт? — pronounced “schet”
счёт = “schyot”
ё is always stressed and sounds “yo”.
Check yourself
How do you ask for the bill?