L - Unit 4 - A2

Unusual Places to Eat

Alexander:

"We were on a honeymoon, and we saw some brochures about this restaurant. It was my wife's birthday, so I thought, why not? It's expensive, but you don't find many restaurants like this. It was difficult to get a reservation because it only takes twelve people. When we arrived, we had drinks on the deck above, and someone gave us a talk about how they built the restaurant. Then we took off our shoes and descended, down, down the spiral stairs and into the restaurant. Actually, the restaurant itself isn't very exciting, the décor I mean, but it doesn't need to be because what is totally amazing is the view—it takes your breath away. All around and above your head are hundreds, maybe thousands, of fish, all colors in a blue, blue sea. I was sitting opposite my wife when a turtle appeared just behind her head. In fact, we were so busy looking at it all, we almost forgot that we were there to eat. The food was delicious, fish of course, but to be honest, we felt a bit bad eating white fish surrounded by white fish. There was just one problem, a guest at the next table. He spoke really loudly and complained about everything. We couldn't find anything to complain about. It was the perfect honeymoon restaurant."

Hans:

"I booked online, of course. It's the only way you can book. And I went with my sons—they are five and eight years old—and I thought they would like it a lot. They were very excited. They had the idea that the waiters were robots, so when we arrived and there was nobody there at all, they were a bit disappointed. But the whole place was amazing. It was like walking inside a computer, so the boys soon became excited again. We picked up a card and sat down at one of the big round, red tables. The boys loved the touch-screen TVs. They got the idea immediately and started choosing food from the pictures. While we were waiting, they were texting their mother to tell her how fantastic it all was. In just a few minutes, pots with our meals inside came flying down the spiral tubing in the middle of the table. The boys couldn't believe it; they were shouting with excitement. We all had steak and salad, and then the boys had baked bananas with ice cream and chocolate. It was delicious. There was an older lady sitting next to us. She was a bit confused, so we helped her. She said, 'I think this is more for young people than people my age.' Maybe she's right."