REVIEW Adjectives commonly used for describing Adjectives commonly used for describing

1.1 Restaurant Review RESTAURANTS (POSITIVE REVIEW) RESTAURANTS (POSITIVE REVIEW)

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You saw this in the local newspaper recently. Write your review in
at least 200 – 250 words in an appropriate style
INTERIOR WAITER/WAITRESS
 Good service
 Friendly
 Lavish
 Welcoming
 Cosy ambience
 Quick
 warm colours
 Pleasant
 polite

INTERIOR
Understanding the Question PRICE
1. What are you required to write? A review  spacious
2. Who are you writing for? Local newspaper  decent  cheap
3. What is your content?what you like or don’t like...  clean  reasonable
Whether you would recommend to others  maximum  affordable
4. What kind of language style is used? Informal or semi- seating capacity  moderate
formal
5. How many words? At least 200 words
6. Do you need to use paragraphs? Yes
Adjectives commonly used for describing MENU/MEAL
SPECIALTY
RESTAURANTS (POSITIVE REVIEW)
 varieties
 mouth-watering
EXTERIOR  premium ingredients Caters for
used vegetarians too
 modern
 absolutely amazing
 decent
 tasty
 clean
 fantastic
 welcoming
 satisfying
environment

Adjectives commonly used for describing Adjectives commonly used for describing MORE ADJECTIVES FOR DESCRIBING FOOD
RESTAURANTS (NEGATIVE REVIEW) RESTAURANTS (NEGATIVE REVIEW

MENU/MEAL MEALS TASTES

 horrible PRICE yummy savory
 bad disgusting sour
 awful  sky high awful bitter
 disgusting  expensive horrible peppery
  exorbitant
poor food quality spicy
 bland  overpriced
TEXTURES SMELLS
 over cooked crispy Stinking
 salty tender Fragrant
 not edible smooth smelly
creamy
chewy
WAITER / WAITRESS INTERIOR oily
greasy
 rude  messy
 slow  dirty floor
 unfriendly  irrelevant decorations
 unwelcoming  tables are not cleared
 grumpy  noisy
 old furniture
 poor lighting
POSITIVE NEGATIVE

Modern Slow
EXTERIOR Delicious, Soggy
SERVICE Impressive Unreasonable
 bad location (busy Freshly ground Annoying
street/ insufficient  Nobody greets you Yummy Hard
parking space etc)  You get ignored disappointing
 unwelcoming  Managers don’t
 old building help out
 the place is deserted

RESTAURANT REVIEW W hat a pity tho ugh tha t the s ervice was dis appointing. W ait ers hardly s miled. T hankfully, the owner, Ms N onie, a middle-age d charming w oman, was always around t o exchange convers atio ns with her cus to mers . D es pite this downs ide, I highly recomme nd N onie’s Salt & Peppe r.
Fiza’s Busy Bean Cafe, Kluang Mall

scoop of vanilla ice-cream for dessert. Furthermore, all Had lunch with my buddy.
Nonie’s Salt & Pepper We love the modern ambience of this
the products were fresh and of the best quality. The
new cafe. There is a variety of delicious
dishes had the warmth of home-cooked food. A range
local and western food with plenty of
Nonie’s Salt & Pepper is a restaurant located in the of hot and cold drinks are sold at a reasonable price.
flavour. Quite impressive for a new
heart of Kluang. To be precise, it is snuggled between restaurant.
White Lake and the business centre. It is the favourite What a pity though that the service was disappointing.
cafe’ for people of all ages. I was there with my family Waiters hardly smiled. Thankfully, the owner, Ms However, the service was
Nonie, a middle-aged charming woman, was always slow. I had to wait 30 minutes before
last weekend.
around to exchange conversations with her customers. my chicken chop was served. By the
Despite this downside, I highly recommend Nonie’s time the order arrived, I had lost my
As you enter the place, you are welcomed by a warm Salt & Pepper. appetite. And the chips were soggy,
and delightful atmosphere. There are old paintings too. On top of that, we had to wait ten
that display the history of Kluang. In addition, a cosy minutes before being given a place to
#Take note of the COHESIVE DEVICES / sit. Perhaps it was our fault we did not
lounge awaits those who only want to have a quick make any reservation but the cafe was
drink and a chat. LINKERS and adjectives
half-empty. It was unreasonable that
they asked us to wait that long.
On top of that, a wide range of mouth-watering menu REMEMBER to end your review with a summary of why
you think others should ( or shouldn’t) visit the I love the coffee though. It
items are available. The main course I had consisted of
restaurant. was freshly ground. But the pistachio
tangy Thai salmon with ginger and shitake ice-cream we ordered was horrible. I
mushrooms. This was followed by a delicious apple Eg.: I highly recommend....... OR couldn’t finish the dessert. We left
strudel with a feeling disappointed. Not worth the
Don’t let appearances fool you.... RM35.00 I paid for.