Adventurous

Dining
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? The Archipelago 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. "t
is 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 $rave, try
the %Love &ug 'alad( or a deliious plate of
lousts and rikets for just ).50. *ood luk.
A Restaurant with a View
+ant to enjoy the sights #hile
you,re eating? Try The Top of
the World Restaurant. At -00
feet ./00 m1 a$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. That,s
#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 your
stomah4
A Theatrical Experience
Longing for dinner #ith some drama?
5ine #ith mimes at Mim 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
5on9t 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.
5on9t $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 attrations
for a uni6ue dining adventure. &eause after all,
that9s #hat eating out should $e < an e:periene.
Exercises
Pre-reading
=ake a list of some unusual dishes that you have eaten or heard a$out. 5o 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 5inner
b. A @estaurant #ith a 2ie#
c. A Theatrial ?:periene
d. An Anusual '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?
. 5o you have a favourite restaurant? +hat makes it your favourite restaurant?
3o# often do you eat out? 5o you like to try ne# restaurants? +hy? +hy not?