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A restaurant review

Learn how to write a restaurant review.

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Vega, New York

Reviewed yesterday

Great mains, pity about the chips

Came for lunch with my sister. We loved our Thai-style mains which were amazing with lots of flavour, very impressive for a vegetarian restaurant.

But the service was below average and the chips were too terrible to finish.

When we arrived at 1.40, we had to wait 20 minutes while they got our table ready. OK, so we didn't have a reservation, but the restaurant was only half full. There was no reason to make us wait at all.

We ordered the chips as a side dish and they looked delicious. But, when we tasted them, they were overcooked and swimming in oil so we left most of them. We expected a lot more for $10!

When the waiter asked if everything was ok, we said we really didn't like the chips and he said 'That's funny, I love them' and that was it. He didn't offer us anything else or take them off our bill. Also, when we didn't leave a tip, he looked annoyed.

I was really excited about visiting Vega, and the mains were just fantastic, but the rest of the experience was really disappointing.

• Use an informal or semi-formal style.
• In the title, give the main idea or opinion.
• Write about the important parts of the experience, not every detail.
• Organise your ideas into paragraphs.
• Write about the good and the bad.

Have you ever had a bad meal in a restaurant?

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There was a time when we went to a cafe that served out-door drinks in Vietnam. The decorations were pretty nice and optimistic. We hated that they served a little porpotion but it costed us around 165k( about 6.6 us dollars) per cup. There were alot of mosquitos too. Its getting 3 stars not to be shrewd.

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Last week I went to  new cafe with my family . The cafe was not very good but I love it . I was took fish and my  dad too it was soo delicius but my brother was took  hamburger andv  it taste badly. so ı do not reper this cafe

not really afortunalety !!!

Delicious food, shame about service.

Me and my family came for dinner. We loved our  Butterfly Burger mains, which were so amazing and tasted so good!

However, the service was quite slow and not the best experience.

We had to wait for the table for around thirty minutes after we got there.

The price was too expensive, costing a whooping £11.50 for just the burger, and that doesn’t include any drinks.

I would recommend if you like delicious food, I would give it 4 stars.

I loved the mains, but the side order was oily. Me and my sister, we had to wait for at least 30 minutes, we knew that we don't have a reservation, but there were just 5 costumers. The service was good, but the side order was swimming in oil. 

Recently we visited an spanish restaurant where in theory offered a good meat dishes.

I asked for a ribeye medium rare, but they brought the meat rare.  I ate the meat thinking that at the end the flavour would be great but it didn't.

I have one situation,when I went to the cafe and I order cheese cakes,but when waiteress put me my dish I saw that the plate has finger marks and I asked that she take me new one,replace meal.After I had new dish and I was very satisfade myself that not agree for less.

I had a bad experience with one cafe. I came with my sister and we ordered coffee, green tea and some desserts. Staff was not friendly and looked to us annoyed. When drinks arrived my sister try a green tea and it was so bad. It taste like a cheapest green tea in the world in my opinion. But price was too expensive for one cup of regular green tea. Coffe and desserts also was not very tasty. Staff saw we are not satisfied with food and they was just didnt care. I was shoked about it because its very popular mains cafe in my city. I leave a negative respond in google maps, cause i never had such a bad expirience

The last week I tried a cute coffee shop near my house. I think is my favorite place to get a coffee and peace time. First, the place was very nice with fall decorations. Second, the service was kind and fast, they explained me so clear somethings about the menu. Also, the food arrived really fast and the Chef walked to my table to give my food (I felt so special). Finally when I check the bill, I was in shock because was cheap. It was best bacon Sandwich I have ever eaten!

A good recommendation doesn't become a good meal! I can't say I have had a bad meal in any restaurant but I had a bad experience in a one Michelin Star Restaurant recommended by a good friend. That day, enjoying a walk around where the restaurant were located, my husband and I decided to ask for a reservation that night, but the chef told us it where all fully booked. Well, hours later, when we where going home, we saw the restaurant almost empty and we came in to ask why he told us they were all booked. The chef, invited us very annoyingly to leave the restaurant without any explanation. Next day in restaurant's web we leave a review saying what happend. The chef answered us in the same arrogant attitude, without any acceptable explanation.

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Vera is a Senior Content Writer at a Singaporean lifestyle publication, ConfirmGood where she covers stories on all things food, lifestyle, and perspectives.

Throughout my career as a content writer at various lifestyle publications in Singapore , many a time have I been tasked to write a review for a restaurant .

A review of a restaurant is incredibly important to the business. Given that 94% of diners refer to reviews before making a decision to eat somewhere, the power reviews have to sway the consumer’s decision is immense.

Having been in this profession for a while now, I can safely say that I’ve seen my fair share of good and bad examples of restaurant reviews. And boy, do I have something to say!

But before I go into the details, let’s start with the basics. How should you structure your restaurant review article?

Restaurant review format

1) lay the table.

Just as how you’d set up the table in preparation for every meal, you need to set up your article in preparation for your readers’ eyes.

Provide some background information about the restaurant, its owner(s), and what it specializes in. Check out the opening paragraph of our Carne Burgers Singapore Review : 

The reader is immediately hit with some key facts that establishes the restaurant as a reputable business. If a sustainability-focused restaurant run by a Michelin star chef doesn’t entice you, I don’t know what does.

A well-written introduction is essential as a hook to capture your reader’s attention right from the being and keep them engaged til the end of your review.

2) Start serving your mains

Now that you’ve invited your readers to the table, it’s time to show them what the restaurant has to offer.

A majority of the body of your restaurant review should showcase the best dishes the establishment has to offer. Check out what we showcased in our Seoul Garden a la carte menu review .

As a buffet restaurant, Seoul Garden has a wide selection of cooked and uncooked food items on its menu. But we only featured the most popular and best-looking items. And these are the Wagyu Picanha and Salmon slices.

You should always feature the best items that the owner wants to feature and take good pictures of them ot feature in your restaurant review. The first impression always counts 👀

Some things that should be in in this part of your review include what the dishes are, why you ordered them, and what makes them great. Describe the sight , smell , flavours , and texture of the dishes you’re reviewing. You’ll be surprised by how effective these descriptive paragraphs can be in selling the restaurant.

Quick tip 💡 Prepare an arsenal of words you can use to describe food so you can easily pull them out to use in your article.

3) Wrapping things up

End off by summarizing why you enjoyed (or did not enjoy) the food. I’d strongly recommend adding some quirky final thoughts to leave your readers with a cute aftertaste. 

You can look at what I wrote for my review on Restaurant Salt.

Tips on writing great restaurant reviews

1) learn from the best restaurant review sites.

As with learning any new skill, look at what others have already done. 

A great source of restaurant reviews are lifestyle publications. They are generally divided into different sections like travel, finance, and food. ConfirmGood’s food blog showcases some of the best places to it in Singapore.

Check out the various articles we’ve put out to learn how to write great restaurant reviews. Learn the vocabulary, structure, and writing style.

2) Look at Tripadvisor and Google restaurant reviews

This one may come as a surprise to some of you. Why would you want to refer to reviews left behind by random people? After all, these aren’t professional food writers . What’s there to learn from?

If you take a look at the list of reviews you see on such sites, you’ll notice that some of these reviews are exceptionally well written. You can pick up pretty useful vocabulary from them. I guess some people really take writing reviews on Google really seriously 🤣

Another reason why you should look at restaurant reviews is because you get to learn about what is important to a customer. Perhaps being led to the table properly is important to some. To others, it’s really just the quality of the food. See what pops up most often and take note of it.

If a restaurant hires you to write a review about them, you should include these factors in your article when promoting the business.

3) Take the best photos

Taking great pictures of the food you are reviewing is absolutely necessary. Words alone cannot do the job of convincing your readers to eat at a particular restaurant. 

Humans are visual creatures and well-taken shots of the restaurants’ best dishes can help sway your readers’ decision.

4) STOP USING “DELICIOUS”, “GREAT”, “GOOD”

Expand your food vocabulary.

If you want to write great restaurant reviews, you can’t describe that flaky pastry that oozes creamy custard fulling as delicious.

You aren’t doing the melt-in-your-mouth tender steak any justice by calling it amazing.

So just stop ❌

Again, refer to the article I listed above for some good examples of words and phrases you can use to describe food.

5) Include the restaurant’s story

A restaurant is more than its menu.

It’s also about its history, its owners’ histories, culture, and even purpose.

Establishing the restaurant’s story in the introduction of your review can help pique your readers’ interest in the place.

6) Pay attention to cultural nuances

To add to my previous point, you should always be mindful when writing about food.

Do not refer to dishes as ‘ethnic’, ‘exotic’, or worse, ‘oriental’.

Food carries with them the long history of struggle and achievements of the culture which they are from. You need to be respectful of that.

7) It’s ok to not like the food

You don’t have to lie when writing restaurant reviews.

This may even cause the restaurant to receive harsher negative reviews as they were overhyped by your article. So don’t be afraid to be honest about how you find their food. Just don’t trash them unnecessarily. 

You’re all set to start writing an awesome restaurant review !

Those are my top 7 restaurant review writing tips. I hope you’ve found them useful. Becoming a food writer is not going to be easy. But this article is a great start for you!

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21 . Amaazing food! The whole experience from start to finish is great waitress is always so friendly and kind. The food can’t get better and the prices are fair for the portion size. Always a great spot to get great food.

22 . Legitimately the best restaurant around ( CN ). Doesn’t matter what I get I end up liking it. My partner and I have been eating here for a few years now. They make the ( FN ) for breakfast and probably the best ( FN ) I’ve had.

23 . The food at ( RN ) is exceptional! Very tasty and well prepared and you can chose among many menu options. I love the service at the place and the chef is so friendly with the guests and always takes care to offer the best quality! I highly recommend this place.

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24 . My partner and I visited ( RN ) and were amazed at not only the quality of food, but also the service. We had the ( FB ) and ( FN ) for dessert. This is easily one of, if not the best meal we’ve ever eaten. I cannot recommend this place enough! Such a warm and welcoming environment!

25 . Delicious high quality plates, selection of wines and great service. We tried all their entrees, one of their desserts, and everything was de-li-cious. Highly recommended.

26 . Searching for places to eat in the local area and this place popped up. I don’t normally leave reviews but I feel compelled as the food was absolutely exquisite. The ( FN ) may be the best dessert I’ve ever had! Just annoyed I had to share it.

27 . Absolutely amazing place to eat, we will be making a reservation for our next visit in ( CN )! 10 of 10 for every single aspect of this meal, and this is coming from people who know and love great food!

28 . Absolutely amazing! The place is beautiful and staff are super friendly and the food is delicious. I love that you get a lot of food as well for the price. It’s definitely not like other expensive restaurants and you only get a small amount of food. I am definitely going back.

29 . The menus options are an excellent value. The dining experience overall is very pleasant. I highly recommend this restaurant.

30 . Everything about this restaurant was great. The place was clean and smelled good. The staff and greeter was very nice. Our waiter was awesome, the staff also worked as a team in bringing and cleaning up our food. The food was fresh and awesome. Then we also had dessert and that was really good as well. Great atmosphere with really nice people.

31 . Absolutely amazing! The place is beautiful and staff are super friendly and the food is delicious. I love that you get a lot of food as well for the price. It’s definitely not like other expensive restaurants and you only get a small amount of food. I am definitely going back.

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Writing an engaging restaurant review doesn't have to be difficult. Follow these 10 tips plus examples to craft an informative and persuasive review that will help other diners make informed decisions.

Writing a restaurant review can be a daunting task, but it doesn't have to be. With the right tips and examples, you can craft an informative and engaging review that will help other diners make informed decisions. To get started, do a background investigation of the restaurant. Visit the establishment as a customer, not a reviewer, and take note of the variety of offers, prices, and the amount of food you get for what you pay.

Use specific details to relate food quality , such as ingredients, spiciness, texture and appearance. Consider taking pictures of your meal as an easy reference. Most professional critics visit a restaurant more than once to get a balanced view of what to expect. If you are a restaurateur, your work will be reviewed online.

It's unavoidable, even though it may seem invasive and rude. The best thing you can do is face the beast head-on by asking your guests to review you and interacting with guests online. When writing your review, inform readers immediately that it contains useful information and is worth reading. Open the review with an attractive line that promises an interesting reward (whether delicious or dreadful).

A good restaurant review should advocate for the needs of potential customers and provide feedback that companies can use to improve or evaluate their service. If you've visited a restaurant several times and only once had a bad experience, be sure to write it down in your review. When the online review system was introduced, restaurants and other businesses also improved their quality and service to get more positive feedback from guests. So, don't write a bad review while you're at the restaurant instead of talking to a manager about a problem that may have arisen.

Ask them (kindly) if they would take the time to share their thoughts, opinions and experiences on a review site where your restaurant is listed. A good restaurant review can point you to your new favorite spot or help you avoid a gastronomic disaster. While the main purpose of a restaurant review is to persuade readers to visit (or avoid) a particular food establishment, it is also a valuable exercise in using sensory details to stimulate readers' interests and appetite.

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How to Write a Restaurant Review Essay

You’ve probably been to a restaurant, whether it was for dinner with family or friends or just because you were craving some delicious food. But have you ever stopped to think about what makes a great restaurant?

There are so many different things that can make or break your experience at a restaurant. It could be the ambiance, the food taste, or even how quickly it arrived at your table. And sometimes, you cannot know all these unless you read a restaurant review.

But even if you do not know how to write one, this article covers all you need to know about writing a restaurant review. Further, you will learn what makes a restaurant review stand out, be valuable, and score a high grade if asked to write one by your professor.

Generally, a restaurant review essay consists of three major parts; the introduction, body, and conclusion. Each section can be one or more paragraphs and has a distinctive role and information. Let’s see how these three parts play out and make the entire essay.

Major parts of a restaurant review essay

The introduction.

This is the first part of the review essay and gives a brief background on the spot. The information includes the name of the restaurant, location, and contact details in case you need to make reservations or get more information about the place before visiting it.

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Ideally, this is one paragraph, although sometimes it may be longer. However, aim for a concise section because it is a pacesetter to the review.

The body section is where you talk about what makes this place unique. You can start with an overview of the food served here by describing each item on their menu, followed by its price range.

Further, you can mention how good their service is compared to other restaurants in the city or state. You can also mention some interesting facts about this establishment, like whether they have won any awards from local authorities or not.

The Conclusion

The conclusion is the last part and sums up the entire review. It is also the section you restate your opinion and verdict about the joint.

How to Write an Effective Review

Even if it is your first time writing, or you have not perfected your art, these tips will help you to write an effective restaurant review essay

Choose a Restaurant

It is common knowledge the first step in writing an effective restaurant review essay is choosing a restaurant. However, your choice should be meticulous so that you do not find yourself lacking material to write about.

Ideally, you should choose one that has been around for some time, has received good reviews from others, or has received several awards from local newspapers or magazines. Further, look for an establishment offering different cuisines such as Chinese or Mexican. This way, you won’t be limited by only having one type of food to write on.

To find a restaurant, you can research the restaurant by visiting it, checking its website, or asking your friends if they have ever been there. You can also read online reviews from other customers who have visited this place. In addition, make sure that you check out each review carefully before deciding whether or not they are credible enough for you to use in your paper.

Start with a Draft

Now that you’ve chosen a restaurant, it’s time to write your review. You may be tempted to jump straight into it, but before writing anything down, take a few minutes to think about what you want to say.

What did you like and dislike about the food? How was their service? Did they have a great ambiance? Was it expensive or cheap? Write down these thoughts to be fresh in mind when writing your final draft.

If you’re unsure how many stars out of five this place deserves, just guess for now. Later, you can go over each section individually and decide exactly how many stars each rating should be worth.

Give background information about the restaurant

Spot reviews must have crucial details which help readers know where to find the place and what to expect.

Thus when writing a restaurant review, you’ll want to give your readers some background information about the restaurant. This includes;

• The name of the restaurant
• The location of the restaurant
• What kind of food do they serve (e.g., Asian fusion)
• How long they’ve been open and how popular they are

Clearly state your stand and view about the restaurant

If you have had a personal experience with the restaurant, it is recommended to express your viewpoint. But even if you have not, state it but be objective and professional by quoting other credible reviews.

To be perfect in this area, follow the following tips.

• Be honest with your review.
• Be fair with your review.
• Be specific about what you liked and disliked.

Avoid Using the “I” Pronoun Constantly

Despite a review being about your experience, excessive use of “I” makes it appear subjective. This is because when writing a restaurant review essay, the goal is to focus on the restaurant itself, not necessarily your personal experience with it.

However, you can include brief comments on your personal feelings, but they should be limited and used only when relevant and helpful to the reader. Your primary focus should be on describing what happened at the restaurant and how it affected you rather than focusing on yourself as an individual.

Include pros and cons

Your review must be objective and not subjective, which is achieved if you give both sides of the story. If you don’t like something about the restaurant, don’t be afraid to say But if there are some things that are great about the restaurant, make sure you mention them too.

Furthermore, ensure your paragraphs are well-structured and easy for readers to understand. For example, if there are three reasons why people should visit this restaurant, explain them one by one instead of all at once.

This separation helps readers understand each reason clearly without confusion or distraction from other points made in the paragraph before or after.

Restate your Stance in the Conclusion

The final paragraph of a restaurant review essay should restate your opinion and provide readers with a summary of the strengths and weaknesses you have identified. The last sentence of this paragraph should clearly state whether or not you would recommend this restaurant to friends and family.

Further, restating your stance is helpful because it helps you to reinforce your point. The reader will likely be able to recall what you have said in the beginning and then apply it to what you have said later on in this paragraph.

We hope this article has given you a better understanding of how to write a restaurant review essay. Remember that it’s always important to have an open mind when reviewing any business to give accurate information about your experience.

However, remember you can always revise your essay after you have completed it to add any other information or opinions that may have come up since you wrote the first draft. That way, by turning in your paper, your essay will read as though a restaurant connoisseur and chief critic wrote it.

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Learning how to spice up your descriptive writing, with help from The Times and a student-written review.

By Katherine Schulten and Jeremy Engle

Our new Mentor Text series spotlights writing from The Times that students can learn from and emulate.

This entry, like several others we are publishing, aims to help support students participating in our Fifth Annual Student Review Contest . Each spotlights both a Times review and a review written by a teenage winner of one of our previous review contests.

For even more on teaching with reviews, please see our related unit plan .

At El Molcajete, the tacos look like bouquets, brimming with cilantro, loosely bundled in paper sleeves twisted tight at one end and gaping at the mouth. They are heavy with meat: hanks of shredded barbacoa, dark and caramelly cecina, cabeza more a stage of melt than flesh.

So begins Ligaya Mishan’s review of a “humble” place in the Bronx that cooks for the neighborhood and seeks no publicity.

But if you read her piece, you may find yourself heading to Westchester Avenue to find it, so vividly does Ms. Mishan describe the suadero and the sauces, the tacos and the tostadas.

Each week, The New York Times reviews a variety of dining experiences , from food carts to the most famous and expensive restaurants in the world. You’ll find not only distinctive and memorable takes on a wide variety of foods and cuisines, but also rich descriptions of the entire dining experience, including service, décor and ambience. No matter what they are reviewing, however, these writers are trying to engage your senses.

Below, we’ve selected several mentor texts — one by a student and several from Times food critics — to show how honing your adjectives, metaphors and similes can make your readers feel as if they are there with you at the table, biting into something interesting.

Before You Read

Think of a memorable dish you’ve had, whether delicious or awful. It could be your breakfast or lunch from today, a recent restaurant order, something your grandmother makes for you every time you visit, or that chocolate cake you had on your 10th birthday.

Now, take five minutes to describe the dish in writing in as much detail as you can — but without naming the dish, or even the cuisine, if you can avoid it. Later a partner will guess what you’re describing.

As you write, try to:

be so specific that listeners who have not had the dish feel they can see, smell, taste and maybe even touch it.

make your description fresh, even if you’re describing something everyone has eaten a thousand times. Don’t lean on clichés; instead, try to pin down exactly how the food engaged your senses.

Next, choose a partner and take turns reading your descriptions aloud. Then, debrief together:

Were you able to guess each other’s foods? How, if so?

What are some of the best sensory words and phrases you both came up with?

Between you, how many different aspects of these meals did you mention? For example, did either of you talk about the ingredients, the appearance, the texture or the price?

Student Mentor Text: “ China Canteen: A Humble Shrine to the Sichuan Kitchen ” by Emily Tian

Next, read a winning student restaurant review from our 2018 contest, chosen here for its vivid descriptive language and inventive use of metaphors.

Here is just one paragraph from it:

The Sichuan fish is electric. Filleted tilapia simmers under a blistery rain of peppers. Its spice-bombed fragrance, lightened by bean sprouts, infuses the room; our neighbors turn to ask us what we ordered.

What would the paragraph lose if, instead, it read like this?

The Sichuan fish is excellent. The tilapia is covered in peppers. Its heavy fragrance makes the whole room smell.

Ms. Tian’s piece shows the kind of vivid writing and word play that made us choose her review as a winner. As you read, notice the profusion of sensory details by underlining all of the sights, sounds, smells, textures and tastes you come across. Here is the piece in its entirety:

China Canteen, off Hungerford Drive in Rockville, Maryland, is known to its Chinese customers as 老四川: Old Sichuan. The restaurant has planted itself on the border of a nondescript strip mall for eighteen years — old indeed for an area where restaurants surface and sink in droves. Between the inked horse paintings and specials handwritten in sloping green Expo, the restaurant wears its age plainly. Chinese parents and kids are seated in cracked maroon booths, deftly breaking apart bamboo chopsticks and pouring steaming cups of tea. Even our broad-shouldered Hispanic server has waited tables here for over a decade. He takes our party’s orders in Mandarin. We first try a traditional dish, 夫妻肺片, which translates literally to husband-wife-lung-slices. It’s not really lung, the menu coaches us, but the marriage of thinly sliced beef tendon and chili oil, constellated with peanuts, is nevertheless a breathless one. The Sichuan fish is electric. Filleted tilapia simmers under a blistery rain of peppers. Its spice-bombed fragrance, lightened by bean sprouts, infuses the room; our neighbors turn to ask us what we ordered. To the chef’s credit, milder dishes don’t erode against the numbing ones. I find myself reaching again for the pi pa tofu: silken tofu beaten with shrimp then gently fried. The size of a toddler’s fist, each ball is soaked in a delicate broth of shiitake mushrooms and bok choy. For $17.99, we share a platter of tea-smoked duck, which arrives wreathed by sprigs of green onion and airy buns painted with sweet bean paste. As with many Chinese joints, however, the bowls of white rice have become something of a chef’s shrug. And skip the scallion pancakes: the cumbersome dough all but smothers the pale ringlets of scallion. Lunch specials will set customers back $7.99, but they sport none of the traditional plates that charge the rest of the menu. The restaurant is run by two brothers and their father, all from the Sichuan Province. Mr. Yu, the younger brother, who greets regulars and recommends dishes to new diners with a Buddha-like warmth, says they have no plans for renovations. Every three years, they’ve renewed their license; if business is decent, they see no reason to change. Of course, it might not be so simple: Along Rockville Pike alone, China Canteen must train its steady firepower against nearly-translucent soup dumplings, A&J’s dense, chewy noodles, and sunny, Instagram-happy newcomers like the pan-Asian food hall, The Spot. But the Yu brothers brush those thoughts aside. For now, they’re most comfortable in the kitchen, braising fish, cubing duck blood, dicing chicken, slicking the wok with red oil and peppercorns. And I, for one, am not looking for anything else.

What details stood out? How does your own description from the Before You Read activity compare to the words and phrases that this student reviewer uses?

Which descriptions did you find to be most inventive or surprising and why? How did they affect you as a reader?

What else do you notice or admire about this review? What lessons might it have for your writing?

Times Mentor Texts

As you saw in the student review above, a good piece will make you feel as if you’re having the experience too, whether it’s in a cracked maroon booth in a nondescript strip mall in Rockville, Md., or while witnessing the “ stunning production ” of eating at French Laundry in California, where servers bring out gold-rimmed dish sets and place them down in unison.

Rather than quote just one review, we’ve chosen some evocative paragraphs from pieces on a range of cuisines and restaurants.

Capturing the atmosphere and ambience of a dining experience:

“ A Taste of Home for California’s Punjabi Truck Drivers ,” by Tejal Rao

The rotis were flawless, king-size rounds. Each one was thin and even, freckled with char and shimmering. The dough had been rolled and cooked to order, so the rotis came out hot and supple, stacked on a paper plate alongside deli containers of dal and a few plastic spoons. It was a modest-looking setup. But if you were tired and bleary-eyed from the road, like so many of the drivers who parked their big rigs in the lot behind Punjabi Dhaba, it was a luxurious break from fast-food chains and gas-station snacks.

“ Nigerian Street Food and the Full Power of Spice at Brooklyn Suya ,” by Ligaya Mishan

There are three levels of heat in the spice rubs at Brooklyn Suya, starting with mild, which is in fact hot. Not too hot, just enough to open the pores and bring a faint sheen to the skin. It’s the next level up that slows you down, insists you take your time and pause every few bites. The highest level says stop. The mouth turns to kindling. A small sun is born. “Are you sure?” the woman behind the counter said doubtfully when I requested the highest. “Me, I stick to the lowest.”

“ California’s Luxury Dining Circuit: Delicious and Dull ,” by Tejal Rao

At times, overwhelmed by the opulence, I felt like a character in a sci-fi movie who had sneaked onto a spaceship for the 1 percent, now orbiting a burning planet.

Describing the food:

“ A Stand-Up Example of Sit-Down Pizza ” by Pete Wells

The crust is so tender it barely fights fork, knife or teeth. Some diners will wish it put up more crackly resistance. You inhale it at least as much as you eat it. When you have finished, some of the most popular pizzas in town will seem tough, leathery, overworked. Even if this is not the style you crave, you’ll know that it’s the work of a baker who has spent years listening to the dough. There is a place for people who are as obsessed with pizza as Mr. Mangieri, and the place is New York City.

“ Sichuan Food, Bracing and Measured, in Brooklyn ,” by Marian Bull

At Birds of a Feather in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, a bowl of slippery, feather-light pork won tons in chile oil has a red ring suspended around its edge that, to the spice-averse, may look like a warning. But the heat arrives gently, the oil used sparingly in a special sauce that’s more sweet and tangy than it is fiery. The chef, Ziqiang Lu, sprinkles the dish with a confetti of stir-fried dried chiles ground together with rattan peppercorns, a type of green Sichuan peppercorn so floral that it smells as if it’s in the process of blooming.

“ Where Dessert Is Much More Than an Afterthought ,” by Tejal Rao

At Birdie G’s, this fat, enchanting rose-petal pie was a real beast of a slice, wobbling exuberantly, but it wasn’t nearly as sugary, or as voluptuously floral, as it first appeared. It was architecturally sound, built on a salty, roughly textured crust. And it had a restrained, mellow flavor, carefully tempered with acidity.

Describing an extraordinary experien ce: Sushi Nakazawa

“ The Student Does the Master Proud ,” by Pete Wells, is about one of the very few restaurants The Times has rated “extraordinary.”

Behind the counter of Sushi Nakazawa, the chef is nothing like the movie’s humble stepchild. He laughs, he jokes, he handles live animals. One evening he held out a tray of sea urchins, their spikes groping the air, and asked each of us to choose one. The tiger shrimp he set down on white plates another night had more energy. With a flick of its tail one jumped up in front of a woman at the counter’s end. She jumped even higher. Another customer, more game, picked up the shrimp just above its wriggling legs, pointed toward his mouth in pantomime (Mr. Nakazawa is learning English), and asked the chef, “What is the best way?” The best way is to wait until Mr. Nakazawa yanks off its head, strips its shell and drapes the raw shrimp over a cushion of rice. Everything is gently pressed over rice, in the two-century-old Edo style of sushi that Mr. Nakazawa respects and refines.

Now Try This: Using Mentor Sentences

If a critic simply writes, “The tacos look tasty,” what is she telling us? Tasty how? What about their presentation makes the writer think they would be good? What does “tasty” mean, exactly?

Compare that with the sentence that begins this lesson, from Ligaya Mishan’s review of the restaurant in the Bronx. Can you picture what she’s showing you? Does it make you hungry?

At El Molcajete, the tacos look like bouquets, brimming with cilantro, loosely bundled in paper sleeves twisted tight at one end and gaping at the mouth.

How could you borrow and adapt this structure to describe a dish you are eating? Try it. You might write, “At [name of restaurant], the [dish] looks like [comparison],” then describe how in as much detail as possible.

Then, have a meal and take notes on everything, from the way the host greets you to when the check arrives. What are you seeing, hearing, tasting and experiencing? If you are doing this in a classroom context, you might consider going together to the school cafeteria to write about today’s lunch.

You can use mentor sentences like these, borrowed from the texts above, to construct your own. You might use the same structure, or just include the same elements.

For example …

Here is a mentor sentence from our student reviewer for capturing the atmosphere of the restaurant:

Chinese parents and kids are seated in cracked maroon booths, deftly breaking apart bamboo chopsticks and pouring steaming cups of tea.

To write your own, observe who is in the restaurant and what they’re doing. What details of what is on or around the table reveal something important, the way “cracked maroon booths” do here?

Here is a mentor sentence for describing not-so-delicious food:

And skip the scallion pancakes: the cumbersome dough all but smothers the pale ringlets of scallion.

To adapt this, just steal the opening (“And skip the [whatever dish wasn’t good]”:), then carefully choose your descriptive words the way this writer did (“cumbersome”; “all but smothers”; “pale ringlets”) to make us see — or taste, or smell — why.

Finally, here is a simple but effective mentor-sentence structure for describing a notable chef or other interesting member of the restaurant staff — or even a fellow customer.

He laughs, he jokes, he handles live animals.

What three things does someone in your restaurant setting do that shows who they are, how they add to the experience, or what the place or the food is like in general? For example, you might describe a fellow diner this way: “She smacks, she gnaws, she mops up every bit of food on her plate and still asks for more.”

Or, find your own! Which sentences from the reviews you have read offer you something you’d like to try?

More Mentor Texts for Using Sensory Language

Think only restaurant reviews use vivid sensual description? Take a look at these reviews of technology, dance, sculpture and fashion.

Times Review: In “ The Rebirth of New York Fashion ,” a 2019 fashion review by Vanessa Friedman.

Thus the doors opened at the far end of the room, and a wave of models flowed out — every one in the show — expanding to fill the space with color and movement and joy. They swirled past the audience en masse like a kaleidoscope of butterflies, and then reappeared one by one, each a singular character of Mr. Jacobs’s imagination: a woman in a long, golden bias-cut gown; in a short explosion of petals; in a perfectly cut gray trouser suit, fedora perched jauntily on her head. A woman in newsboy stripes and a feather boa; in gangster plaid; in a knit lunch suit covered in sequins.

Student Review: “ The Functional Art at Your Fingertips ,” a winning technology review from our 2018 Student Review contest by Simon Levien.

Fujitsu went with Topre key switches, lightly tactile rubber domes making each key a cushion. Typing is like pleasing pitter-patter, a sound fondly dubbed the Topre “thick-thock.” I’d say it feels like punching a pillow, soft but quick — perfect to add some oomph to your typing speed and stamina.

Times Review: “ Misty Copeland Leads the Charge at Fall for Dance ,” a 2019 dance review by Gia Kourlas.

Wearing a gold leotard under a gossamer tunic by the talented designers Reid Bartelme and Harriet Jung, Ms. Copeland shimmered as if in a cloud. Her arms rose and fell as she retreated to the back of the stage and, for a brief moment, undulated like a swan’s wings. As she glided across the stage, advancing with spins that came to sudden stops or extending a leg to the side in développé, her progression through the steps could be read as an unwavering journey, refined and forthright.

Student Review: “ Rashid Johnson’s ‘Stranger’ and the Desire to Be One ,” a winning art review from our 2017 Student Review contest by Amaya Oswald.

Beginning with three massive, metal-wired structures, the first room of the experience excellently captures Johnson’s personal identity; each cage-like framework embraces bottle-green African plants tangled in the metal, attempting to escape their containments. Jutting out from the wire shelves lie books about the African-American experience in the United States, and propped in the center of the wire cage are timid yellow heads carved with African shea butter with crosshatched mouths and deep, sad eyes. The fusion of these many native African materials and diverse art forms serves to create a vibrancy and richness emphasized by being confined in one room. This arrangement is shocking against the barren English brick walls of the exhibition room and makes the structure feel especially alien.

Student Review: “ 432 Park Avenue — A Splinter in the Sky ,” a winning architecture review from our 2016 review contest by Gabriel Gonzalez.

Towering over established landmarks, it impudently demands attention, claiming its height as a verification of superiority. However, it doesn’t take much digging to reveal that the skyscraper’s design was inspired by nothing other than a trash can. Yep, that’s right. New York City has its very own trash can in its skyline. The can in question was designed by Josef Hoffman, and sports the same blocky, square design of the tower — without all the glass. Instead of using rectangular windows, or a tower cloaked in glass, the architect decided to go with square windows that look out of place on the slim tower, and make it appear as if it were composed of gray Lego bricks. The choice of square windows makes the building appear squat, giving passer-by a confusing image of an anorexic giant that seems uncomfortably compressed.

Questions for Any Review About the Use of Sensory Language

What are the most memorable descriptions in this piece? Why? Which of your five senses did this writing most engage? How?

Which descriptions did you find to be most inventive or surprising? Why?

Were there places in the writing where you felt there was too much description? Too little? Where and why?

Jeremy Engle joined The Learning Network as a staff editor in 2018 after spending more than 20 years as a classroom humanities and documentary-making teacher, professional developer and curriculum designer working with students and teachers across the country. More about Jeremy Engle

For the Love of Food

Five Tips for Writing a Good Food Review (With a food review Example)

What is the best way to write a good food review? Food reviews are essential for restaurants, but they can be challenging to write. It’s not just about describing how good your meal tasted. You need to provide other valuable information so that readers will know what they are getting themselves into before trying out the place. Here are five tips for writing a good food review and a food review example!

Tip #01: Describe the Food in Detail

One of the most important things you can do when writing a food review is to describe everything in detail. This includes what it looks like, smells like, and tastes like. You want to paint a picture for your readers so that they can get an idea of what they’re potentially in for.

This is especially important with things like desserts because many people don’t necessarily know what to expect when trying something new. You may be familiar with it, but that doesn’t mean the rest of your readers are too! This can also help you stand out among other reviewers if they look into places similar to yours and want more information.

Tip #02: Tell the Reader If It’s Worth the Price

One of the most important things people want to know when they’re looking into a restaurant is whether or not it’s worth their money. So you need to be honest in your food reviews and tell readers if the meal was worth what they paid for it. This includes considering how much everything costs and whether or not you got your money’s worth.

If you didn’t think the food was worth it, then say so! People will appreciate your honesty and may even be more likely to check out a different restaurant based on your review. However, if you thought the food was excellent and value for money, let people know that too!

Tip #03: Food Doesn’t Have to be Perfect

When writing a food review example, it’s important not to expect the food to taste exactly like what was described or shown on TV. Food doesn’t always turn out as great as we want it to because many factors are involved in cooking something up. Sometimes recipes don’t work right. Other times chefs make mistakes! It happens all the time, and that is okay. Not everything will go smoothly when preparing food for your customers – look at Gordon Ramsey if you need proof of that!

However, even though things may have gone wrong with this particular meal, they should write off the restaurant entirely. If their service was good, but the pancake batter didn’t mix properly, then that’s okay. Food doesn’t have to be perfect, but it needs to taste still great!

Tip #04: Stay Objective as Possible

One of the hardest things about writing a food review example is being objective – especially if you liked the meal and want people to try out this restaurant for themselves! However, staying objective is important because readers will see right through your bias and may not appreciate that part of your review. You also need to remain impartial, so you don’t look like someone who wants free food from these restaurants even though they didn’t enjoy their experience there at all. Be honest with what happened during your visit and let everyone know why or why not they should go check it out too! Keeping an open mind is critical.

Tip #05: Take Photos!

Photos are a great way to supplement your food review and help people get an idea of what they’re in for. If you have the time, take some photos of the food before you start eating it so that you can show off how good everything looks. This is especially helpful if there’s something unique about the dish or if it’s just really photogenic! Also, not everyone has the same opportunity to try out a restaurant, so providing pictures will help sway their decision one way or another.

A Food Review Example

I love Indian food, so I was pretty excited when I found out about a new Indian restaurant in town. The restaurant is called “New India” and it’s located on the edge of town. The restaurant has a modern look to it with wood floors and white walls. I was greeted by the host and she seated me in a booth.

The menu had a good selection of dishes, but I decided to order the sampler platter so that I could try a little bit of everything. The waiter brought out my food and it smelled amazing! The platter came with chicken tikka, lamb biryani, naan bread, and a salad.

The chicken tikka was my favourite dish – it was so tender and juicy! I also really liked the naan bread, which was soft and warm.

The lamb biryani wasn’t my favourite because it didn’t have a lot of flavours, but overall I thought everything tasted great!

I’d definitely recommend this restaurant to anyone who’s looking for good Indian food at reasonable prices in town. It would be a perfect place to take your family or friends out to eat if you’re celebrating an event like someone’s birthday or graduation. Food is served buffet style here so everyone can get exactly what they want. Overall, New India gets five stars from me – their customer service is phenomenal too!

Conclusion on Food Review Examples

And there you have it – five tips for writing a good food review! By following these guidelines, you’ll be able to provide valuable information for potential diners and help guide them in the right direction. Food reviewing is a great way to share your experience with others and can be an exciting read for everyone involved, so why not give it a shot yourself?

Start writing short reviews in Google Maps and helping others. Who knows, you might develop a talent for it!

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How to Write a Food Review

Last Updated: August 28, 2023 Fact Checked

This article was co-authored by Wayne Dang . Wayne Dang is a Fast Food Expert & Video Creator specializing in sharing restaurant and fast food reviews. Wayne has a follower base of over 90,000 YouTube subscribers and his videos have over 21 million views. He also has over 1.2 million followers on Tiktok. Wayne is known for his high energy and entertaining content. Some of his most popular content includes secret menu reviews and trying special items at restaurants. This article has been fact-checked, ensuring the accuracy of any cited facts and confirming the authority of its sources. This article has been viewed 865,648 times.

The job of a food reviewer is to accurately convey the taste, texture, smell, and presentation of a restaurant's food. You not only comment on the food but also on the atmosphere, staff knowledge and attentiveness, the speed of service, the general impression of the restaurant or cafe. A great food review puts the reader at your table with you, allowing them to decide whether or not they want to visit the restaurant when they're done reading.

Writing Your Review

• Start by reading the restaurant's website. Look up the owner and executive chef to get an idea of their training, style, and past ventures.

• Promise a story or surprise, such as "it may have taken a while to get to my mouth, but I've found the best paella on the planet." Make sure, however, that you deliver on the promise later!
• Give an interesting, tangential fact, like "Chef Zurlo only started cooking 2 years ago, yet she's quickly risen through the ranks to operate Oakland's best new bagel shop."
• Describe a particularly captivating or compelling part of the ambiance, good or bad, like a great view or a funny smell from the kitchen.

• Presentation: How'd the dish look when it arrived, and how did it make you feel? Excited? Hungry? Like royalty? Like you were in your family's kitchen again?
• Taste: The big, obvious one, but that is only because it is so important. Use descriptive language, metaphor, and simile to put your reader in your shoes, or mouth. Name spices or flavors when you can.
• Texture: This usually includes cooking process as well. Did it melt in your mouth? Was it still hot when it arrived? Was it juicy and tender or tough and brittle? Were their multiple textures (such as something soft with a crunchy crust), and did they work well together?

• This includes the atmosphere, the surface, and the location. The more specific details, the better. Try for one good detail about every interaction/part of the restaurant.

• What kind of atmosphere are they going for here? Do they pull it off?
• How do your preferences match the restaurants? If you hate seafood, but that is the restaurant's specialty, you may want to tone down the negative reviews of the salmon or tell your readers that you aren't generally a fan of fish.

• "While my servers were incredibly kind and accommodating, it doesn't change the fact that the food was a bit cold when it came out."
• "Head chef Mathew Tucci has designed an amazing menu, and it's a shame that he only has 10 tables to serve to in his small little restaurant."

• If there is little of merit in the restaurant and you firmly believe is should be avoided, feel free to write a negative review. However, you should usually try a restaurant a second time, making sure that you didn't try out a fluke of a dish, before attacking it.

Getting The Right Details

• If you are an established reviewer you should make reservations under a different name.
• You should still bring a notebook or small recorder with you to take notes, though you can also take them on your phone. To write a great review, you should be taking notes.

• Do the decorations create an appealing ambiance?
• How are people enjoying their meals? At large, talkative tables or many small, intimate dates?

• As a food reviewer, you need to try everything you can to get a good idea of the restaurant.
• What you order is, of course, a matter of personal preference. However, asking the servers for recommendations is a great way to see what the kitchen and staff are proudest off. Most servers have tasted everything on the menu with the chef's guidance, so they should be able to help you order and determine what you're eating.

Eating Like a Food Critic

• If you are at a restaurant that allows it, try and snap a quick picture with your phone. This will make it much easier to write about the appearance later.

• Make sure you eat the dish the way it was intended first-- don't pick out any ingredients or try things separately until later.

• Writing down specific details now about why you liked/disliked a dish will make your writing much, much easier later.

• Texture. How does the food feel in your mouth? Again, be specific, as there is a variety of textures, all of which can be good or bad.
• Spices: Are the spices consistent throughout the meal? Can you tell what some of the spices are?
• Complexity: A hard one to describe, complexity is a measure of the variety of flavors in a food. A good cook doesn't just go for "lemon-flavored" or "garlic & pepper," they go for a nuanced, unique taste to their food. Do the individual parts of the dish come together to make something new or better than the sum of their parts?

• Be sure to write down the exact name of each dish for later reference. Your reader will want to know what to order or avoid.

Sample Reviews

Expert Q&A

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• Avoid superlatives like "the very best" or "the absolute worst," as they kill your credibility and don't actually give the reader that much information. Best and worst are subjective, and you want to give your reader facts. Thanks Helpful 0 Not Helpful 0

• Telling a restaurant that you are reviewing them can lead to free food or drinks, but it also leads to a false representation of the restaurant's quality and is not recommended. Thanks Helpful 6 Not Helpful 0

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To write a food review, start by choosing 3-5 dishes that you sampled to focus on. Then, describe the impression those dishes made on you, good or bad, including specific details and reasons. For each dish, try to write about the presentation, the taste, and the texture of the food. In addition to describing the food, include interesting details about the atmosphere of the restaurant and the overall ambiance. To learn how to eat food like a food critic, scroll down! Did this summary help you? Yes No

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The Olive Garden is known for its well-selected menus dedicated to featuring highly vegetarian and healthy defined food selections. Practically, it could be noted that with such form of food choices, the Olive Garden Restaurant offers an invigorating food choice that a wide array of customers could choose from. This insists on the heightened form of reputation that the business itself is noted for. With the menus following a highly-Italian setup, the restaurant’s ambiance follows through the same reputation. Low lights and practically designed tables that highly features the Italian culture; this is what the Olive Garden is well noted for. Customers often keep coming back for the fine ambiance of the restaurant making the actual eating time more enjoyable and practically satisfying.

Matched up with the perfect set of menus, customers of the Olive Garden are served well with their expectations that are better improved by the ambiance that the restaurant is known for. What else makes the experience exceptional? The service that the staff members of the restaurant provide is what makes the experience more definitive; one that would specifically make the clients feel welcomed thus receiving good service from the individuals who are assigned to assist the customers. One thing that was exceptional in the process is that each table is assigned to one dining staff. This makes it easier for the waiter/waitress to give attention to a customer with a properly focused manner. Noticeably, the customers are then given what they need, when they need [this is especially true when specific requirements are asked for by customers in relation to how particular menus they have ordered ought to be prepared]. Customizing meals for loyal customers make it easier for the organization to keep good clients who are willing to spend time in the restaurant and is also considered as an exceptional feature of the eatery. Italians are noted for good food, and by offering customers the freedom to choose specific preparation styles for the food they want to eat makes the experience more satisfying to the palate.

As for the pricing of the menus offered, Olive Garden’s food is right on the money; everything that has been paid for is added into the value of the food that has been paid for. Relatively, It could be realized that the capacity of the restaurant to give what the customers long for makes a definite impact on the name that the restaurant carries especially among members of the market that they are able to save. This reputation makes it easier for worded marketing to pass on positively from one specific customer towards another prospected client. What else is the restaurant’s administration doing to increase positive reputation among its expected customers?

Creating meal vouchers for discounts and free meals is a sure come-on from the operators of the restaurant. Franchises from all over the land are asked to follow a standard form of service that the organization is noted for. Relatively, this means that the people serving in the restaurant are following a particular protocol that would determine the overall service reputation of the business. When promos are served in a specific franchise, there are particular promos that are also empowered to be followed by other branches [depending on the needs and demands of the market that they tend to serve]. What is insisted on most of these marketing operations to redefine the function of the business is that of the desire of the company to gain more customers through redefining the services and the food that they are willing to customize to meet up with what satisfies the palate of the market it hopes to influence. For someone who loves food but wants to eat with the perfectly defined ambiance, the Olive Garden is a surely positive and worthy choice to make.

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Restaurant Essay: Review & Evaluation of a Restaurant, Topics, Prompts

It might be quite an unusual topic to write about. Don’t worry, we will explain how to outline your work and advise what you should and shouldn’t do.

In this article, we will tell you how to write a restaurant review essay. We have prepared some tips, a list of topics, writing prompts, and three essay samples. You will also find the FAQ section at the end of the article. Let’s begin!

• 🍽️ Restaurant Essay Writing Tips
• 🥗 85 Restaurant Essay Topics
• 📊 Restaurant Evaluation Samples

🍽️ Restaurant Essay. Writing Tips

Here are some valuable tips on restaurant essay writing. Use these hacks to save your time and nerves and make a perfect writing piece.

Start a Restaurant Essay with Research

Research essays of other scholars and professional critics’ reviews. Based on the discovered information, decide what kind of essay suits you the best. Also, research the restaurant that you will describe in the paper.

Here are the things you need to consider:

• Vocabulary. Notice the specific language that appears in this type of writing. Make a small glossary and search for the meaning of frequently used words.
• Structure. Probably, you need to write a descriptive paper. Research its structure and observe how others implement it in long and short essays.
• Critical thinking. Everything you have found needs evaluation . Not all of the information is relevant. And more importantly, not all of the sources are worth your attention.
• Your notes. Make sure you include all the ideas you’ve found for your restaurants essay.       

Be Objective in Any Kind of Essay about Restaurant

Sure, the paper should reflect your opinion. But don’t make it a Google review. You need to support your thoughts with solid argumentation and evidence.

Follow these tips to be more objective:

• Use exact numbers. For example, instead of “many,” write the number or percentage.
• Write in the third person. Unless you have other instructions, avoid using the word “I” and such statements as “I believe,” “I think,” or “in my opinion.” But if your topic is “My favorite restaurant,” or you do a review based on your experience , it is okay to make it first-person.
• Don’t use words that can exaggerate your writing. Such terms as “very,” “really,” “never” are better to avoid.
• Support your statements with facts. If you express a thought, prove it with credible sources.

Outline Your Restaurant Essay

You need an outline to create a roadmap to your restaurant essay. It is also useful when it comes to planning your time and the content of the paper.

• Introduction. Explain the focus of the paper and provide background. Introduce the questions that you will answer in the following paragraphs. Don’t forget to make the last sentence your thesis statement. It will be a summary of what you will describe in the body of your essay.
• Body . The content of body paragraphs depends on the type of paper. For example, in an argumentative essay, each passage presents a separate argument. Let’s suppose you write an essay about your favorite restaurant. Describe these aspects separately: cuisine, interior, and service . Add details and analyze them.
• Conclusion. Summarize the main points of your essay and synthesize the information. Restate your thesis and don’t introduce any new information.

🥗 85 Food & Restaurant Essay Topics

Here we will suggest some titles for your restaurant evaluation essay. You can pick one of those or use it as a starting point.

Restaurant Review Essay

• How do restaurants and cafes use social media for their benefit?
• Describe a business plan to enhance a restaurant’s revenue.
• What is the best time to visit a restaurant?
• Describe your most unpleasant experience in a restaurant.
• Review a popular restaurant in your town .
• Restaurant takeaway food review: Does it feel the same to eat restaurant food at home?
• Tell a story about visiting a restaurant as a child.
• What restaurant would you recommend to people who visit your town?
• Fast food restaurants: Review .
• Describe a restaurant you would never visit again .
• Review a restaurant that is the nearest to your home.
• Best Food Superstores’ negative customer experience .

Restaurant Evaluation Essay

• Evaluation of the main course in a restaurant.
• Evaluation of the service provided in a restaurant .
• Pizza Hut Restaurant’s evaluation using Porter’s Five Forces model .
• Evaluation of entertainment in a restaurant.
• Evaluation of the interior in a restaurant.
• Evaluation of the quality of food in a restaurant.
• Evaluation of the concept of a restaurant.
• Evaluation of a popular chain of restaurants .
• The Penang Mutiara Restaurant operations management .
• How can you define that the restaurant you visit is a good one?
• Evaluation of Highlands Restaurant .
• What three criteria would you use to evaluate any restaurant ?
• Legal Seafood Company’s mission, culture and philosophy .
• Compare your expectations and an authentic experience visiting a restaurant.
• Frank’s All-American BarBeQue restaurant analysis .

My Favorite Restaurant Essay

• Describe an imaginary ideal restaurant you would like to visit.
• Describe your favorite fast-food restaurant chain .
• How many favorite restaurants did you have in your life?
• Describe your favorite restaurant that you visited while traveling .
• What was your favorite restaurant in childhood?
• What are the things that your favorite restaurant lacks?
• Tell your readers about the first experience visiting your favorite restaurant .
• Describe your favorite dish served in a restaurant.
• The reasons why you like your favorite restaurant .
• How do people choose their favorite restaurants?

Home Cooking vs. Restaurant Cooking Essay

• The advantages and disadvantages of eating in a restaurant .
• Restaurant training: Country cooking program .
• Is it possible for a regular person to cook like restaurant chefs?
• Describe your favorite meal that you can cook at home.
• Mexican cuisine: restaurant vs. home food.
• Tell about a dish that is traditional in your family.
• Is there something that you can cook better than in a restaurant?
• Restaurant business model : How much should the dishes cost?
• Do you prefer eating at home or in restaurants?
• Is there a restaurant dish that you would like to learn to cook?
• Why do people visit restaurants instead of eating at home?

Other Restaurant Essay Topics

• Restaurant services and competitive advantage .
• Operations management and productivity at Hard Rock Cafe .
• Strategic marketing of Oishi Gourmet Restaurant .
• Mega sport events impact on London’s restaurant market .
• Novikov Group: Internationalization of the Russian restaurant business .
• Cafe Coffee Day: Business plan .
• Briefing for restaurant employees .
• Restaurant outsourcing: Case study .
• Managers’ motivation in the US restaurant business .
• Effective management of a restaurant .
• Motivating the Nectar Restaurant waitresses .
• “Angliss Restaurant”: Angliss Entertainment Complex’s code of conduct .

Food Essay Topics

• Fresh food for low income families and individuals .
• Genetically modified food overview .
• History of sustainable global food economy .
• Ben Foods Pte.: Online ERP integration sales catalogue .
• Youngsters’ and television: Impact of food advertisements on an increase in obesity rates .
• Loving Organic Foods: Case report .
• Effects of climate change on agriculture and food .
• Whole Foods Market Inc.’s finance and capital .
• McDonald’s fast food company: Operations management .
• Kudler Fine Foods Company’s marketing research .
• Technology transfer in global food management .
• The Whole Foods Company’s opportunities and threats .
• Kudler Fine Foods Store’s marketing analysis .
• Whole Foods Market company analysis .
• Foodstuffs Company’s strategic human resource management .
• Kraft Food Group’s integrative analysis .
• Bay Health Foods Company’s environments .
• Sainsbury’s Supermarket: The UK food retail industry .
• Indian ethnic food in the UK: The new product development .
• Multinational company in the fast food industry: McDonald’s .
• McDonald’s leadership role in the fast-food industry .
• An evaluation of the Prospects for Sainsbury’s Supermarkets in the UK food retail industry .
• Fast food industry: Service quality and customer retention .
• The triple bottom line in a snack food company .
• Working conditions in the seafood industry .

📊 Restaurant Evaluation Essay Sample

Here are a few samples of essays on restaurants and cuisine. Use them as references for your future writing. You can also find some inspiration or ideas in the passages.

Restaurant Review Essay: Modernity in the Heart of Brooklyn

Modernity is a contemporary experimental restaurant located in the heart of Brooklyn. A blue neon sign which blinks from time to time attracts your attention immediately. This restaurant is a good place for people who look for the unusual interior, interesting food, and fast service . The restaurant looks like a futuristic mix of bright colors, unusual furniture, and futurism. There are two floors, a bar on the first floor and tables of different sizes and shapes on the second floor. The walls are decorated with abstract paintings, pictures of aliens and UFOs, and small neon signs like the one above the entrance. The staff wears uniforms that remind space suits. Light techno music and static sounds are playing. The restaurant is consistent with its name. The menu might seem confusing when you first open it. Such dishes as “Martian’s brain” or “Unicorn’s milk” turn out to be pumpkin soup served with colorful bread and a milkshake. I ordered a dish called “Jupiter on vacation” and a “Weightlessness” drink. They brought me a chicken bowl with blue seasoning that reminded Jupiter and a dark cherry drink with zero calories. Modernity is a place where you can try amazing food, but it is pretty simple in taste. As soon as I arrived and chose a table, a smiling waiter gave me the menu. I just had to press the “Emergency evacuation” button to see him again and place my order. They brought it in five minutes, which is quite fast for a restaurant full of visitors. The waiters and waitresses seem busy and going from one part of the restaurant to another. I recommend visiting Modernity at least once to see the way it looks and enjoy the service. It is a place where every detail is conceptual and exciting. If you are looking for a restaurant where you can take some photos and enjoy a creative atmosphere, Modernity is a good choice.

A cafe called Cliff is not far from where I live. You might not even notice it in the surrounding trees; however, this is what makes Cliff worth visiting. I love this place because of its qualitative coffee and meals, beautiful location, and service. They serve specialty coffee, which made me their regular customer. Its taste is a perfect mix of bitterness, chocolate flavor, and a bit of sour aftertaste. I am a big coffee lover, so this café impressed me. Cliff also offers twenty different deserts that are an excellent match to a cup of coffee. Some of them are vegan options; that is why anyone can choose a treat for themselves. You can also order a sandwich or a salad here, and the food is always fresh. Their approach to nature deserves respect. The café’s outside area looks like a small park with tiny chairs, tables, and benches. If you ask for a blanket or bring your own, you can enjoy your meal sitting on the lawn in a comfortable position. Cliff is a ten-minute walk from my apartment, so I often go there to study surrounded by these beautiful trees. The interior combines brown and grey colors; most of the objects are made of concrete and wood. The waiters and baristas are cheerful and always ready for a small chat. They help me with my choice and complete the orders fast. Cliff also has quite a fast Internet connection. That is the reason why I regularly see at least ten freelancers working there constantly. The music that plays there is not too loud, but you can still hear it from any spot. Cliff looks clean and neat, that is why I enjoy every minute I spend there. There are many good coffee shops in the area, and this one is worth your attention. Try this place if you enjoy nature, polite service, and a peaceful atmosphere. Choose your favorite coffee drink and a small dessert to dine in the garden.

I don’t visit restaurants so often because my father is a chef. He has been in the culinary sphere for more than 20 years, working in an Italian restaurant. I prefer eating at home to eat as delicious food as in restaurants, hone my culinary skills, and spend more time with my family. Every meal my father cooks at home is a product of his professional approach and good taste. He even creates his dishes and invites us to try them. He changes recipes, experiments with flavors and seasonings, and describes everything he did while we were testing the dish. I feel like a famous food critic each time I try to guess the ingredients and the way of cooking. The next thing I love about eating at home is cooking. I enjoy spending time in the kitchen, even though I know I will not do it professionally one day. My dream is to become a software engineer, but good cooking skills are always a benefit. Having such a teacher as my father, I am sure my culinary skills become better each time. We buy groceries, cook, eat, and clean up together. It is like a small ritual that became a tradition in our family. That is far more than just visiting a restaurant to me. We don’t wear fancy clothes, stand in a queue or make reservations, and spend as much time as we want together. We find it more convenient since we have fun and don’t have to go anywhere. Eating at home can be a better experience than eating in a restaurant if you enjoy cooking. There are so many things to explore. You can try different cuisines, experiment with recipes, and teach each other. If you haven’t tried such time spending, I highly recommend it!

How to Structure a Restaurant Essay?

Most academic essays consist of five paragraphs. In your restaurant essay, include an introduction, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion. You can also make a small glossary before the introduction or in it.

How to Write a Restaurant Review Essay?

Share your experience through making a narrative. Provide some background information about a restaurant and describe your general opinion. Explain your point in the following paragraphs, support it with evidence. Conclude your essay with a summary of the evaluation and state whether you recommend it or not.

How to Write the Name of a Restaurant in an Essay?

If you want to avoid mistakes, visit the restaurant’s website. You can find the exact spelling there. In your essay, start it with a capital letter. Don’t use quotation marks unless they appear in the official name of the restaurant. If the restaurant doesn’t have a website, try to find their social media accounts.

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500 words Long Essay on Restaurant Review for Kids of Class 3 to Class 9

When people are looking to try some new restaurant, they start looking for online reviews. Reviews are by far the best way to judge whether you should or shouldn’t try a restaurant. Today’s essay is a review of a Papua restaurant. 

Papua restaurant is situated in the heart of a small town in Makuta Province, Peru. It is perched on top of mara hill. It’s a favorite hangout place for couples, families, and sportsmen. The atmosphere is welcoming and admirable. Out of all the different restaurants I visited in Peru, this one had the most beautiful climate and eye-catching scenery. When you enter you get aw-stuck by the amazing interior and beautiful environment. You start to feel all cozy and comfortable when you sit and look around.

The restaurant offers its customers a wide range of entertainment options. These include live bands, plays, clubbing, camping, etc. All these facilities enable the customers to explore the countryside. They do also offer accommodation services with a wide array of choices for couples, singles, and families. Their accommodation rooms are well-designed and provide a magnificent view of Mara hill.

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Now we come to the most important section, which is none other than the food section. The restaurant offers a wide variety of delicious food items including fried rice, steak, different cuisines, Chinese & Italian food along with mouth-watering dessert and chicken dishes. The owner himself instructed the waiters to attend to each customer for the best quality. 

They also had a small snack bar that I loved. From the snack bar, I ate Ceviche, one of the most popular snacks in Peru. It was chilly, sour, and lively at the same time. I never tried raw fish before that and was skeptical at first but when I finally tried it, it blew my mind away. I would love to try it again, even a million times more. Based on my experience of the food I tried in this restaurant, how it tasted, and how well it was presented I would recommend it to all of you reading my review.

Let’s now talk about the room service. It was also good but not great, it wasn’t great because the rooms were less clean and untidy. Whenever I ordered food it arrived late because the room service was not quick enough. Other than that, they came every time I prompted. They were really friendly, skilled, and dedicated individuals. Despite all that, they still need to work on the tidiness of the rooms and the time they take to deliver the food. 

The pros and cons of the Restaurant:

Overall it was a great experience. If I were to score it on a scale of 1 to 10, I would give it a 9 or else a 4.5-star review. 

The Pros of this Hotel

The atmosphere, the taste of food, outside view, meals, dining experience, and price of food were all amazing. In addition to this, the accommodation services offered by the restaurant at those prices were a blessing.    

The Cons of this Hotel

As I also mentioned above, based on my experience, the restaurant had one downside and it was the room service. Other than that I was completely satisfied with all other services offered.

My Recommendation

Concisely, Papua restaurants deliver the best dining experience with exquisite flavors. I highly recommend going there and to experience it yourself. I am hopeful that everyone will enjoy all they offer and not just the food. I would love to visit again if I ever get a chance to travel to Peru. 

Short 150-200 Words Restaurant Review Essay in English for Children and Kids from Primary and High School

I am writing a review of the beautiful Papua restaurant I recently visited during my time in Peru. This hotel is situated in the heart of a small town in Makuta Province, Peru. It is constructed on top of the elegant Mara hill. 

When you enter the hotel you get awe-stuck by the delightful merge of antique art and modern designs. The designs and architecture coupled with elegant lighting leave you all cozy and relaxed. From the top of the mountains where the lounge is pegged, there was a breathtaking view of the slopes and the short waterfall. 

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Adjacent to a winding road downhill there are the rolling plains that add to its beauty. They offer live bands, clubbing, camping, and accommodation services. During my stay, I had the pleasure of experiencing their accommodation, clubbing, and food services.

The restaurant’s menu was mouth-watering with a plethora of options. Most meals were prepared from fresh, healthy organic ingredients found in abundance within the restaurant vicinity. Some of their recipes featured local flavors which you should surely try out, they were rare and delicious delicacies. 

The accommodation was also very neat and tidy with room service always standing by for anything we needed. On top of that, the breathtaking view I had from my room was something I will never forget.

I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who is thinking about visiting Peru. The quality of food, the location, family atmosphere, and accommodation services were all up to the mark. It’s also a great couple and family space. Based on my experience, I would give it a 5-star review and would love to visit again if I ever can. 

FAQ’s About Restaurant Review Essay 

Q1: how to write a restaurant review essay .

Answer: Start with the introduction of the restaurant in the opening paragraph. Talk about their services and how you felt about them in the body. End it with positive or negative feedback.

Q2: How do you start a restaurant review essay?

Answer: Start the hotel review essay by giving an introduction to the restaurant. Like where it’s located, how it looked at first sight, why did you visit it in the first place, and then move on to the body section. 

Q3: How do you write a review essay?

Answer: For this, you should first introduce what you are going to review. After that provide strong arguments when you discuss how you felt there. End it with a conclusion based on those arguments. 

Q4: How do you write a restaurant food review?

To do a food review always make sure you focus on all the aspects of the food and not just the taste. These criteria might include hygiene, food presentation, freshness, the menu, and most importantly the taste.

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9 Moscow restaurants that won over the Michelin experts

White Rabbit restaurant.

Two Michelin stars: Chef’s Table (1st floor); recommendation: Fireplace Hall (2nd floor)

Artest is located in a two-story 19th-century mansion in central Moscow. On the ground floor is the Chef’s Table (where guests sit at the same table and are personally served dishes from the chef); on the second is a hall with a fireplace. The restaurant, opened only at the beginning of this year by experienced Russian restaurateur Arkady Novikov, takes its name from the first three letters of the given and last names of Artem Estafiev, a young chef from St. Petersburg. Estafiev already has experience of several large restaurants in Russia’s two capitals under his belt, plus internships in Spain and France. Artem uses farm products and creates his own innovations in the restaurant’s “laboratory”, where he makes vinegars from vegetables and berries (carrots, chokeberries, etc.), experiments with Japanese  koji  mushrooms, and keeps products at high temperatures. The exquisite cuisine is complemented by wines (more than 400 on the wine list) and unusual cocktails based on  kombucha  and fermented products.

"Vremya" set: potato, tomato.

What to order: “Vremya” set, blackened vegetables and fruits. Average check: 15,000 – 20,000 rubles (Chef's Table) / 2,800 – 9,000 rubles (Fireplace Hall) Address: 15/2, Trubnikovskiy Pereulok street Website:   artest.rest

2. Twins Garden

Two Michelin Stars, Green Michelin Star, Best Service Award

Since 2017, brothers Ivan and Sergey Berezutsky have been serving creative and hi-tech dishes to guests at their Twins Garden restaurant. In their own laboratory, the chefs combine gastronomy with science: they ferment products, print food with a 3D printer and use freeze drying. Also installed here is a “kinetic farm” with products hanging in the air – symbolizing the 100-hectare farm in the Yaroslavl region from where most of the products are supplied. Part of the farm is located in the forest, so the restaurant always has seasonal berries, herbs and mushrooms at its disposal. The farm also rears goats, cows and poultry, and produces cheeses.

Far Eastern shrimp dumplings with strawberries, asparagus and trout caviar.

In addition to the main menu, you can order the “Rediscover Russia” set with local products from different regions of the country. The second set meal with the telling name “Vegetables” gives you a taste from the tops to roots. The picture is completed by 14 varieties of wines made from vegetables, mushrooms and herbs (how do you like wine made from tomatoes or boletus?!). The restaurant is famed for its extensive wine list, which is more like a book, featuring over 1,000 labels from all over the world.

What to order: “Rediscover Russia” set; Far Eastern shrimp dumplings with strawberries, asparagus and trout caviar.

Average check: 2,500 – 15,000 rubles

Address: 7th/8th floor, 8A, Na Strastnom Shopping Center, Strastnoy Bulvar street

Website:   twinsgarden.ru/en/

3. White Rabbit

One Michelin star

The restaurant is located under a glass dome on the 16th floor of the Smolensky Passage mall and offers a stunning panoramic view of Moscow. The restaurant’s brand chef, Vladimir Mukhin, is ranked the ninth best in the world, according to the Best Chef Awards. He experiments with alternative sources of protein and new technologies, including sensory food design (where color, shape and sound affect how the dish is perceived). Each signature set that Vladimir presents at the chef’s table is an audacious gastronomic performance.

Okroshka with brine and white milk mushrooms in an ice dish.

What to order: “Black Swan” set;  okroshka  soup with brine and white milk mushrooms in an ice dish; Borodino bread with coconut lard; apricot with black caviar.

Average check: 2,500 – 12,500 rubles.

Address: 16th floor, 3 Smolensky Passage Shopping Center, Smolenskaya Ploschad square

Website:   whiterabbitmoscow.ru/en/

Another establishment from the White Rabbit Family alliance offering modern, original fare. Here, chef Anatoly Kazakov riffs on Russian themes, using French techniques. The dishes speak for themselves: Sakhalin scallop with morels and cauliflower; turnip, rutabaga and turnips with honey and feijoa; Pozharsky cutlet with cucumber ketchup and mashed potato with black truffle.

Pigeon with Jerusalem artichoke and soaked cowberries.

What to order:  Pigeon with Jerusalem artichoke and soaked cowberries; crab, millet, Poshekhonsky cheese and sweet Abkhaz lemon jelly in celery root.

Average check: 2,500 – 7,000 rubles.

Address: 2nd floor, 31 VEB.RF Retail and Business Center, Novinsky Bulvar street

Website:   selfiemoscow.ru/en/  

5. Sakhalin

Sakhalin serves a mix of Mediterranean and Asian cuisine, built around fish, shells and other seafood from the Russian Far East. As desired, guests can select them from the icebox or aquarium in the center of the restaurant, which, inter alia, amazes diners with its 360-degree panoramic views of Moscow from the 22nd and 23rd floors. The head chef is Aleksei Kogai, who has worked in the pan-Asian style for the White Rabbit Family alliance since 2011.

“Goldfish” rolls; Tiramisu in the form of a can of black caviar.

What to order: “Goldfish” rolls; Sakhalin salad; Tiramisu in the form of a can of black caviar.

Average check: 3,000 – 11,000 rubles

Address: 22nd floor, Azimut Hotel, 8 Smolenskaya Ulitsa street

Website:   sakhalin-moscow.ru/en/  

This restaurant is located on the second floor of the luxurious National Hotel overlooking the Kremlin. Beluga is described as a restaurant of Russian delicacies: its menu boasts more than 20 types of caviar and one of the world’s longest vodka lists. The head of the kitchen is Evgeny Vikentiev, an avant-garde chef from St Petersburg, who effortlessly combines pike-and-foie gras  pelmeni  with hay-and-mushroom broth, cheesecake with crispy reindeer lichen, and grape snails with buckwheat.

Octopus with coconut kefir and eggplant; Grape snails with buckwheat.

What to order: “Theory of New Delicacies” set.

Average check: 2,500 – 12,000 rubles.

Address: 2nd floor, National Hotel, 15/1 Mokhovaya Ulitsa street

Website:  belugamoscow.ru/en

Located in the historic building of the Metropol Hotel, a stone’s throw from the Bolshoi Theater and the Kremlin. The menu contains four main “stories” from chef Andrei Shmakov: “Healthy Lifestyle”, “Dacha”, “Farm” and “Russia”, each consisting of four dishes. For example, the “Russia” set tempts diners with duck-and-cherry borsch and muksun with warm potatoes. There is a separate menu section with six types of caviar (served with buckwheat fritters, potatoes, pickled cucumbers or smetana), plus more traditional offerings, including desserts. Andrei Shmakov, who created the menu, joined the Metropol kitchen in 2013, after previous stints in Estonia and St Petersburg, having trained at the legendary Noma in Copenhagen and Chez Dominique in Helsinki.

Beef jerky and smoked beetroot with parmesan and mustard ice cream.

What to order:  Beef jerky and smoked beetroot with parmesan and mustard ice cream; salmon, cod and halibut pie with asparagus and herb and caviar sauce; pie with pine nuts, chocolate, chanterelles and pine-flavored ice cream.

Average check: 2,500 – 6,000 rubles

Address: Metropol Hotel, 2 Teatralny Proezd street

Website:   savvarest.ru/en/  

8. Grand Cru

This wine restaurant in a prestigious area of ​​Moscow near Patriarch’s Ponds is run by French chef David Hemmerle, who has experience of working at exclusive restaurants in France and the UAE under his belt. Hemmerle’s menu at Grand Cru is rich in seasonal, local produce combined with expertly prepared sauces.  Très français .

Stuffed farm chicken breast with chanterelles.

What to order:  Stuffed farm chicken breast with chanterelles; young carrots and ginger sauce; tart with Kamchatka crab mousse and pike caviar.

Average check: 3,000 – 7,000 rubles

Address: 22/2 Malaya Bronnaya street.

Website:   grandcru.ru/en/

9. Biologie

One Michelin star, Green Michelin star

Opened about a year ago, the Biologie gastrobar with its laconic menu is located in a wooden building in a Moscow suburb; the dining area is decorated in a chalet style. Chef Ekaterina Alekhina adheres to the tenets of conscious consumption, respect for nature and minimal food waste in the kitchen.

Grilled scallop with beurre noisette and cream based on spent coffee grounds and pears.

What to order:  Grilled scallop with  beurre   noisette  and cream based on spent coffee grounds and pears.

Average check: 2,100 – 4,000 rubles

Address: 30/2 Lenin street, Ilyinskoe village

Website:   biologie.ru/en/ Average-check information comes from the Michelin Guide.

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It was my first trip to Moscow and before going to Moscow I have consulted about this city with my advisor. He told me that Moscow is a very expensive city having hotel rooms for about $1000 and $12 coffees.

Moscow’s Airports:

There are three international airports in Moscow that are Domodedovo, Vnukovo and the third one is Sheremetyevo.  All of them are constructed outside the Moscow.

Accommodation:

The next thing after landing over the airport is the issue of accommodation. Where should I go to stay was the first question in my mind? But thanks to my advisor who was with me throughout the whole journey. He took me to the Godzilla’s Hostel which is the oldest and the largest hostel of the city. You will get this hostel in the historical center. I found this area with numerous cafes which were inexpensive and that was the good news for me. We both found this place quite good for us because it has also a metro located station at the roadside.

Transportation System:

This city has the best transport system in the whole world. This big town has a little bit cold weather in winter and I along with my advisor decided to walk through the streets in this chilly weather. But soon we got to know that Moscow metro is more likely to be traveled in the city. For one ride and two rides, Moscow’s metro cost $0.80 for 50 rubles and $1.60 for 100 rubles. There was also an option of 32 rubles in one ride for $0.50. This option is known as Troika card. But we both traveled into two rides of 100 rubles.

Free Tour of Sightseeing:

As you know that Moscow one of the most expensive world’s city, I and my advisor wanted to visit Moscow in as less budget as possible. So free tour to Moscow is a good choice for us. What does it offer? Walking free tours in the city center and daily we left our hostel room and depart from there 10:45 in the morning to visit the Moscow city in the metro. It took two and a half an hour to visit various landmarks etc.

Next amazing option you can get there is sightseeing bus of Moscow which charges $12.50 for one day route.

Moscow’s Culture:

To know about the culture of Moscow, we both entered into the museum. There are so many museums, exhibitions and different type of galleries in the city. Though the prices of the museums are different from one another but many museums has a free entry every month’s third Thursday.

Well, Moscow has many standard restaurants which are enough expensive to empty your pockets but it doesn’t mean that you can’t do fine dining within your budget. You will have hundreds of dishes in The Grable Chain restaurant’s buffet.

We both went to Grable restaurant and had marinated mushrooms, salted herring, and pork shashlik. We ate a delicious food within our budget.

We stayed in Moscow for about 3 days and then we are left with empty pockets except we have the money to come back to our city. So we decided that it is now the time to say goodbye to Moscow and come back to our home sweet home.

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