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AdventurousDining

The best of weird and wonderful dining.

ired of eating at the same boring restaurants? Looking for a change? Here

are some restaurants that offer original menus, original locations, and

original service for an... yes, you guessed it, original restaurant experience. See

for yourself which ones you fancy.

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An Exciting Dinner

Looking for something

adventurous? TheArchipelago in

London is just the thing for you.

At 10.50, the most popular

meal in this restaurant is

roodile. !es, you read it orretly, roodile. "tis served #ith a yello# plum dip. "f that is not

daring enough for you, there are plenty of other

dishes on the menu. "f you are feeling $rave, try

the %Love &ug 'alad( or a deliious plate of

lousts and rikets for just ).50. *ood luk.

A Restaurant with a View

+ant to enjoy the sights #hile

youre eating? Try The Top of

the World Restaurant. At -00

feet / m a$ove Las 2egas,

diners an enjoy a spetaular vie# of Las 2egas

in this revolving restaurant. 3o#ever, the real

adventure starts at the end of the meal. Thats

#hen the ustomers are taken from their seats at

ground level to the o$servation rooms in elevators

that travel at a remarka$le speed. 3old on to yourstomah4

A Theatrical Experience

Longing for dinner #ith some drama?

ine #ith mimes atMim in

&arelona. The servie is uni6ue.

!our #aiter #ill ommuniate your

order in mime and keep you

entertained #ith performanes in $et#een ourses.The loation is also speial. 7ustomers eat in

theatrial surroundings. 8o# the 6uestion is, ho#

do you mime %"9ll have the lo$ster, please(?

An Unusual Setting

on9t are a$out presentation?!ou9ll $e fine at The Toilet

Bowl in Tai#an. The theme of

this restaurant is the toilet, and

you #ould $e surprised ho# many people 6ueue

up for the e:periene of eating on toilet seats.

on9t $e put off $y the $o#ls #hih are shaped

like #estern;style toilets < it9s all part of the

senery4

All of these restaurants provide speial attrationsfor a uni6ue dining adventure. &eause after all,

that9s #hat eating out should $e < an e:periene.

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Exercises

Pre-reading

=ake a list of some unusual dishes that you have eaten or heard a$out. o you kno# a$out any

unusual restaurants? Think a$out an unusual loation, an unusual menu, an unusual #ay of

serving, et.

Reading I

Look at the follo#ing titles from the artile>

a. An :iting inner

b. A @estaurant #ith a 2ie#

c. A Theatrial :periene

d. An nusual 'etting

+hat #ould you e:pet to find at these restaurants? @ead to hek your ideas.

Reading II

+hih restaurant from the artile...

1. ...inludes a sho# during the meal?. ...has an interesting menu?

!. ...features a utility that you #ouldn9t e:pet to find in a restaurant?

". ...inludes a free ride?

#. ...re6uires ustomers to order in an unusual #ay?

Discussi$n

1. +hih restaurant from the artile #ould you try? +hy? +hih restaurant #ouldn9t you

like to try? +hy not?

. o you have a favourite restaurant? +hat makes it your favourite restaurant?

3o# often do you eat out? o you like to try ne# restaurants? +hy? +hy not?