Sophie I really don’t think so!
2.24 Lesson 4F
Out of the ordinary Competing for customers There are hundreds of restaurants in every big city. Often
they serve similar food at similar prices – so how do they
attract customers? Most restaurants try to offer good food
and great service – and they hope customers come back
again and again. But some restaurants offer a gimmick –
something unusual to make their restaurant different from all
the others.
Location, location, location Sometimes the gimmick is the restaurant’s location. El
Diablo, on the Spanish island of Lanzarote, is on a volcano.
The chef uses heat from the volcano to cook the food. Or
how about an underwater restaurant? At Ithaa, a restaurant
in the Maldives, you can have dinner five metres below the
Indian Ocean and watch sharks and turtles while you eat. Or
you can go to the other extreme and choose Dinner in the
Sky. Here, customers enjoy their meal at a special table 50
metres in the air. The company has restaurants in 45
different countries. It’s an amazing experience – but don’t
drop your knife or fork!
Are you sitting comfortably? People often complain about the seats in aeroplanes:
they’re uncomfortable and there isn’t enough space. So
surely a restaurant inside an aeroplane is a bad idea. Well
maybe not. In Accra, the capital of Ghana, you can have
lunch or dinner inside an old DC-10 aeroplane. The waiter
brings your food and drink on a trolley! Other restaurants
offer extra comfort. At the Hammock Café in Sri Lanka, there
are hammocks instead of chairs. And at B.E.D. in Miami,
Florida, there are only beds. On each bed there is a candle
and a tray.
Solutions Third Edition Elementary
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