## Step 2a - Reading

#### Restaurant review

You are going to read reviews written about a variety of restaurants in London.

- First read the texts.
- Do the vocabulary exercise.
- Study the vocabulary.
- Do the second exercise.

Read the texts.

The Ritz Food: traditional British or fusion cuisine Price per person: £80 This spectacular palace-style dining room is famous as one of London’s most luxurious, romantic restaurants. It’s hard to resist splashing out on the exquisite 5-course menu. The staff are discreet and extremely polite. It’s hardly surprising that the clients are a mixture of celebrities, business executives and wealthy tourists. Come here for a memorable dining experience, which will certainly do damage to your bank account!

Yo sushi! Food: Japanese Price per person: £10-15 The best known sushi place in town. This restaurant is great both for its raw fish and its kitsch Japanese décor. Service is efficient and speedy. You can eat delicious sushi for a few pounds, serve yourself unlimited beer, select food from a conveyor belt and even have a relaxing head massage! Sometimes there are karaoke nights here. This restaurant is bright and unromantic but great fun.

Amaretto Food: Italian Price per person: £15-20 A family-owned restaurant that has faithful clients coming back again and again. Amaretto offers classic Italian food in warm and friendly surroundings. Whatever time you come here, this restaurant is always busy and lively. The pizzas and pasta dishes are well recommended as being tasty and excellent value for money. Great for families or big groups of friends.

Levant Food: Lebanese/Middle Eastern Price per person: £20-30 An exotic Middle Eastern restaurant which is perfect for a romantic evening. The atmosphere is moody and intimate, with lots of candles, soft cushions and coloured glass lanterns. When you find the entrance, hidden away down a small street, you are greeted by luscious plants and the smell of incence and exotic perfumes. The menu offers a feast of authentic Lebanese food for people who like to try something new and unusual. If you stay late, you will even be able to watch a belly-dancing show!

The George Inn Food: traditional British pub food Price per person: £5-10 A dark and smoky looking pub, which was built in 1780. Come here if you want to taste traditional English fish and chips or steak and kidney pie in a lively atmosphere. The food isn’t great, the service is slow, but this pub serves a good range of beers and ales.