BLH3A19/BLH4A19 Writing P2 lesson

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• Studiejaar 2

Learn how to write a restaurant review.

If you think of a restaurant review.
What would be in the review?

Choose all the words that you would see in a restaurant review. Choose from these words:
Mains, side order, receptionist, service, tip, check out, reservation, order

Please read the following text.

Vega, New York

Reviewed yesterday

★★★☆☆

Great mains, pity about the chips

Came for lunch with my sister. We loved our Thai-style mains which were amazing with lots of flavour, very impressive for a vegetarian restaurant.

But the service was below average and the chips were too terrible to finish.

When we arrived at 1.40, we had to wait 20 minutes while they got our table ready. OK, so we didn't have a reservation, but the restaurant was only half full. There was no reason to make us wait at all.

We ordered the chips as a side dish and they looked delicious. But, when we tasted them, they were overcooked and swimming in oil so we left most of them. We expected a lot more for $10!

When the waiter asked if everything was ok, we said we really didn't like the chips and he said 'That's funny, I love them' and that was it. He didn't offer us anything else or take them off our bill. Also, when we didn't leave a tip, he looked annoyed.

I was really excited about visiting Vega, and the mains were just fantastic, but the rest of the experience was really disappointing.

Tips for writing a restaurant review:

1. Use an informal or semi-formal style. 
2. In the title, give the main idea or opinion. 
   
3. Write about the important parts of the experience, not every detail. 
   
4. Organise your ideas into paragraphs. 
   

Write about the good and the bad.

Please answer the following questions:

The review overall is.....

1. very positive
2. partly positive, partly negative.
3. very negative

The best thing was....

1. the service.
2. the dish.
3. the mains.

When they arrived at the restaurant, the problem was....

1. they had to wait.
2. they didn't have a reservation.
3. the restaurant was already full.

The chips were.....

1. delicious.
2. overcooked and oily.
3. more than $10.

They didnt't leave a tip because the waiter was.....

1. annoying.
2. slow.
3. unhelpful.

Vega, New York

Reviewed yesterday

★★★☆☆

Great mains, pity about the chips

Came for lunch with my sister. We loved our Thai-style mains which were amazing with lots of flavour, very impressive for a vegetarian restaurant.

But the service was below average and the chips were too terrible to finish.

When we arrived at 1.40, we had to wait 20 minutes while they got our table ready. OK, so we didn't have a reservation, but the restaurant was only half full. There was no reason to make us wait at all.

We ordered the chips as a side dish and they looked delicious. But, when we tasted them, they were overcooked and swimming in oil so we left most of them. We expected a lot more for $10!

When the waiter asked if everything was ok, we said we really didn't like the chips and he said 'That's funny, I love them' and that was it. He didn't offer us anything else or take them off our bill. Also, when we didn't leave a tip, he looked annoyed.

I was really excited about visiting Vega, and the mains were just fantastic, but the rest of the experience was really disappointing

Which words are positve? Write them down in your answer below.
terrible, amazing, fantastic, below average, impressive, delicious, overcooked, disappointing

Which words are negative?
Write them down in your answer below.
terrible, amazing, fantastic, below average, impressive, delicious, overcooked, disappointing

Complete the sentences by using the correct word.

Vega, New York

Reviewed yesterday

★★★☆☆

Great mains, pity about the chips

Came for lunch with my sister. We loved our Thai-style mains which were amazing with lots of flavour, very impressive for a vegetarian restaurant.

But the service was below average and the chips were too terrible to finish.

When we arrived at 1.40, we had to wait 20 minutes while they got our table ready. OK, so we didn't have a reservation, but the restaurant was only half full. There was no reason to make us wait at all.

We ordered the chips as a side dish and they looked delicious. But, when we tasted them, they were overcooked and swimming in oil so we left most of them. We expected a lot more for $10!

When the waiter asked if everything was ok, we said we really didn't like the chips and he said 'That's funny, I love them' and that was it. He didn't offer us anything else or take them off our bill. Also, when we didn't leave a tip, he looked annoyed.

I was really excited about visiting Vega, and the mains were just fantastic, but the rest of the experience was really disappointing

The staff gave us a warm welcome. We asked about the ingredients of the ....., because my colleague can't have anything with nuts in, and they were helpful.

1. delicious
2. menu
3. dishes
4. service

He .......a vegetable curry and I went for a toasted sandwich.

1. ordered
2. try
3. arrived
4. dishes

Unfortunately, that was off the ...., so I had a four-cheese pizza instead.

1. dishes
2. ordered
3. menu
4. bill

The food ...... fast!

1. try
2. arrived
3. service
4. ordered

The pizza was .......

1. menu
2. arrived
3. delicious
4. try

My colleague liked his curry too but it was quite spicy for him. The ..... for both of us came to $20 including the ....... charge, which we thought was reasonable.

1. ordered, dishes
2. bill, service
3. service, bill
4. menu, bill

I'll be back to .... the toasted sandwhich some time.

1. ordered
2. service
3. arrived
4. try

Have you ever had a bad meal in a restaurant?
Where was it? What did you order? What was bad about it? What did you do to solve it?

Please watch the following video.

Now watch the video again and write down the words that have a double meaning.

Which words with double meaning did you find?
Please write down both meanings below?

New words learned today

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