unit 9 Eating out
3 Restaurants
Are you hungry? Yes,a bit.
Do you want to get something to Eat,then/
Yes, OK.Have you got anywhere in mind?
Well,there's a really nice plzza place just round the corner.
Well,actually,I went for a Plzza last night.
I don't really feel like another one.Do you know anywhere else?
Well,there's a really nice thal place in soho.
Right.Is it very splcy?I don't really like very hot food.
No,it's not too bad.They've got lots of dishes to choose from.
Honestly it's really nice food.
I'm sure you'll like it.
OK then,I'll try anything once.
Shall we walk or do you want to get the bus?
I don't mind.It's up to you.
Hi Hans,
I just thought I'd send you a quick e-mail to let you know how I'm getting on.
I'm studying at the scholl you told me about-the Oxbridge Centre.
It's really nice and the teachers are very friendly.
Most of the students are much younger than me,so we don't have much to talk about.
Luckily though,there's a very nice Russian student in my class called Martina,
who's about my age.
A few days ago we went to Michelangelo's-that Italian place you told me about.
Unfortunately,it was a disaster from start to finish.
When we got there,there was a huge queue.
We had to wait half an hour for a table.
Then we had to wait for ages for our food,
and when it finally came,the waiter had mixed up our order!
He brought me fish instead of chicken!
Martina had ordered pasta,but she got a pizza!Unbelievable!
By that time though,we were both so hungry that we decided not to complain!
Unfortunately,
my fish was cold and Martina's pizza just didn't really taste of anything.
It was horrible!
When they brought us the bill,
they'd charged us for a bottle of wine we hadn't even ordered!
When we complained about it,the manager didn't even apologise!
He just said it was Saturday night and they were very busy.
It wasn't very cheap either.
It cost us abot 25 each and that ws without the service charge.
When I got up to leave,I spilt some coke all over Martina's dress.
She wasn't very impressed,I can tell you!
I rang her yesterday to see if she wanted to go out with me again,
but she wasn't interested.
What do you think I should do?
Anyway,I hope you're well.See you soon.
All the best Enrico
4 While you listen
Good evening,sir.
Hi,We'd like a table for two,please.
Have you booked?No,I'm afraid we haven't.Are you very busy?
Could you just wait one moment and I'll see what's available?
Yes sir,we've got a table but it has been booked from half nine.
I don't think we'd want to stay later than that.What's the time now?
It's not quite seven o'clock.
That'd be enough time then,wouldn't it?Yes,fine.
Would you like to follow me? Here's the menu.Can I get you something to drink?
What do you want to drink? Wine?Beer?
Um,I'm not sure.Could you just give us a moment,please?
Of course.Wow!What a choice!Can you recommend anything?
It's all nice really,
but when I've been before we've usually just ordered one of the set menus here.
They bring you lots of different dishes and then we can just share them.
That sounds all right.Which one shall we get?
I don't mind.It's up to you.
OK.Well,how about menu D?
I quite like the sound of the coconut soup and the beef dish.
OK.Fine.Do you know what lychees are?
Oh,they're a kind of fruit.They're really nice and sweet.
Are you happy having wine?
Yes.Red or white?I prefer red,myself.
OK.Shall we just get a bottle of the house red,then?
Yes.Can you catch the waiter's eye?
Yes,sir.Are you ready to order?
Yes,we'd like the set menu D,please.
I'm afraid you need a minimum of three people for that menu.
Oh right,right.
You can either have this one,or there's a vegetarian option,menu E.
What do you think?I don't really want the vegetarian one,myself.
No-me neither.So Menu A,then? Yes,please.
And to drink?
Could we have a bottle of the house red? House red.
Yes,and could we have some water as well,please?
Still or sparkling?
Sparkling,if that's OK with you,Kenny.
Yes,fine.
I'm sorry about that.Whenever I've come before there's been a group of us.
I didn't realise you had to have a certain number of people to order that menu.
That's OK.Don't worry about it.
7 Sorry,but I didn't order this