Reading practice - describing food and restaurants
These days, it's very common to blog about your food or to write online restaurant reviews. This is as true in Spanish-speaking countries as it is in Britain.
Here are some adjectives that you might use to describe your food:
| asqueroso/a | disgusting |
| bueno/a | good |
| cremoso/a | creamy |
| delicioso/a | delicious |
| fresco/a | fresh |
| grasiento/a | greasy |
| malo/a | bad |
| malsano/a | unhealthy |
| picante | spicy |
| refrescante | refreshing |
| rico/a | delicious |
| sabroso/a | tasty |
| salado/a | salty |
| sano/a, saludable | healthy |
| asqueroso/a |
| disgusting |
| bueno/a |
| good |
| cremoso/a |
| creamy |
| delicioso/a |
| delicious |
| fresco/a |
| fresh |
| grasiento/a |
| greasy |
| malo/a |
| bad |
| malsano/a |
| unhealthy |
| picante |
| spicy |
| refrescante |
| refreshing |
| rico/a |
| delicious |
| sabroso/a |
| tasty |
| salado/a |
| salty |
| sano/a, saludable |
| healthy |
Here is a restaurant review from an online forum.
**** 隆El sitio acogedor, la atenci贸n muy buena y la comida espectacular!
Yo eleg铆 la merluza por recomendaci贸n del camarero y estaba muy, muy sabrosa. El postre cremoso fue riqu铆simo. Calidad y precio muy buenos en mi opini贸n. Sin duda, volver茅.
Question
Which two things does the reviewer say? Write the correct letters.
| A | The restaurant was very expensive |
| B | The reviewer ordered what the waiter suggested |
| C | The reviewer did not like the waiter's suggestion |
| D | The reviewer was too full for dessert |
| E | The reviewer intends to go back to the restaurant |
| A |
| The restaurant was very expensive |
| B |
| The reviewer ordered what the waiter suggested |
| C |
| The reviewer did not like the waiter's suggestion |
| D |
| The reviewer was too full for dessert |
| E |
| The reviewer intends to go back to the restaurant |
The correct answers are B and E.
Transcript:
Yo eleg铆 la merluza por recomendaci贸n del camarero y estaba muy muy sabrosa. El postre cremoso fue riqu铆simo. Calidad y precio muy buenos en mi opini贸n. Sin duda volver茅.
Translation:
I chose the hake based on the waiter's recommendation and it was very, very tasty. The creamy dessert was extremely delicious. Very good quality and price in my opinion. Without doubt, I will return.
Here is another online review:
** Aceptable
Los camareros son educados pero muy lentos y tardaron en traer las bebidas. En general la comida no estaba mala pero la verdad es que el restaurante se tiene que modernizar. La ubicaci贸n del restaurante no es muy buena.
Question
Choose the correct answer for each question.
What was wrong with the waiters?
| A | They were rude | |
| B | They were slow | |
| C | They brought the wrong drinks |
| A |
| They were rude |
| B |
| They were slow |
| C |
| They brought the wrong drinks |
| A | They were rude | |
| B | They were slow | 鉁 |
| C | They brought the wrong drinks |
| A |
| They were rude |
| B |
| They were slow |
| 鉁 |
| C |
| They brought the wrong drinks |
B.Los camareros son educados pero muy lentos y tardaron en traer las bebidas. (The waiters are polite but very slow and took a long time to bring the drinks.)
Question
What didn't the reviewer like about the restaurant?
| A | The location | |
| B | The food | |
| C | It was too modern |
| A |
| The location |
| B |
| The food |
| C |
| It was too modern |
| A | The location | 鉁 |
| B | The food | |
| C | It was too modern |
| A |
| The location |
| 鉁 |
| B |
| The food |
| C |
| It was too modern |
A.La ubicaci贸n del restaurante no es muy buena. (The location of the restaurant isn't very good.)
Translation:
** Acceptable
The waiters are polite but very slow and took a long time to bring the drinks. In general, the food wasn't bad, but the truth is the restaurant needs modernising. The location of the restaurant isn't very good.