第782期:French Restaurant

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Danny: So, we've been talking a lot about food. Do you have a favorite restaurant?

Alex: Yeah, I do. I haven't been there for years, but it's still my favorite. It's called The Little Snail

Danny: The Little Snail.

Alex: And it's a French restaurant, and it's in this small coastal fishing village down the coast. It's kind of funny because it's a great restaurant and you kind of expect it to be in a big city. It has really good French food, but it's in the middle of nowhere.

Danny: So, what's the decoration like then? What does it look like?

Alex: It's cute. It's very cute. I haven't been in many restaurants in France but it's kind of what I imagine a French restaurant would look like, you know like , there's just a few things hanging on the walls and very simple decor, and it's just kind of cozy like a country town.

Danny: Cozy! Sounds nice. But how's the service?

Alex: Oh, it's okay. You won't starve. They don't have lots of staff, so it can get quite busy and you're gonna have to wait a while, but you know, when the food arrives, it is so good that you do not care.

Danny: Really? What's the food like then?

Alex: Ah, well, I just love French food. It's my favorite cuisine and I usually can't afford to eat it however, but if do you like traditional French food, it is great.

Danny: Traditional French food? What's that like?

Alex: Well, usually I get some kind of meat dish, maybe a quail or kind of another bird or something, and there's usually a really delicious sauce that might be made from wine or cream and herbs and that sort of thing.

Danny: Sounds really nice.

Alex: It is really good. It's delicious.

Danny: So you said you can't really afford to eat French food. What are the prices like ?

Alex:Well, the Little Snail is good compared to a French restaurant that you get in a big city.

Danny: Really?

Alex: Two people could eat there and have a really fantastic French meal for maybe about eight dollars, which is as I said, really good French restaurant.

Danny: Really?

Alex: That's for two.

Danny: For two?

Alex: Yeah.

Danny: So is there anything special with the place?

Alex: Actually we used to go there when I was working. We would go on these business trips and my boss would take me and my other coworker there on the Friday night as a kind of thanks-for-working-hard reward. And we always used to have, I think it's called ------ I've forgotten. My French is terrible, but it's this amazing dessert, which is kind of made with pastry, and has a sweet kind of custard creme inside.

Danny: Everyone loves custard. Sound delicious

Alex: It's really good. I can't wait to get back there.