I've passed nearly my whole summer working in this beautiful and reliable Italian restaurant in Belgium.I might be biased during this review, not only because I've worked there but also because this is my uncle's restaurant.. But I will try to be not like this.
Everything in the restaurant reminds me the South of Italy and the beauty of its places and landscapes that we usually undervalue.
There you can find paintings of Metaponto and beautiful rustic columns. Also the atmosphere is very cosy.. Waiters and all the stuff are as friendly as you might think to eat at home. But they don't exaggerate, they only try everyday to do their job well and to satisfy requests from the customers . I've found it very surprising. The stuff is also able to speak two or more languages.. And that is very important.
On the menu you can find a good range of items. Everything is cooked with Italian and fresh ingredients of the highest quality.
Pizzas are absolutely delicious.. Lots of young people come there only for pizzas..
But the dish that I prefer most is "Piccata S. Daniele", a special tasteful meat dish made of pork meat,vinegar and pasta ! .. And it is not too much expensive, it's only 16 Euros. I would highly recommend it!
The restaurant is located just a short walk from the centre of the city.
I will no doubt be back there as soon as possible !
Hi Caroline,
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a good Christmas and New Year. Happy New Year for 2013.
Am so sorry I have been so slow in getting back to the blog. Life is a little rushed just at the moment. Well, here goes:
This is an excellent review and the opening paragraph is also excellent and virtually error-free. Just in the last line of the paragraph you start the sentence with "but" which is generally not considered good style, and the word order with the negative would be "try not to be like this."
In paragraph 2 instead of "its places and landscapes" I would say, "the places and landscapes there that we......"
The waiters (you need the definite article here.
Very important - the difference between "stuff" and "staff". Stuff is possessions whereas you mean the people who work there i.e. staff!! Here I would probably re-phrase it to e.g. "the waiters and all the staff are so friendly that you might think you are eating at home" (or "that you could be eating at home..."
Instead of "but" I would use "however" as it's the beginning of a sentence. "every day" = 2 separate words. As one word it's an adjective, e.g. "an everyday task" or something like that.
Staff here would be better treated as a plural noun since you are talking about several individuals. I would say "All the staff are able to speak two or more languages, and that is very important."
3rd paragraph:
"... fresh Italian ingredients of the highest quality."
"The pizzas are ..... and lots of young people come there only for the pizzas." (Definite article in both cases.)
4th paragraph:
"However" instead of "but" (again it's the beginning of a sentence).
"like the most" rather than "prefer the most"
... a special spicy meat dish made with pork meat ......."
Instead of "and" at the beginning of the sentence you could use "Moreover" or "Furthermore" it is not too expensive - it's only 16 euros. I would highly recommend it....."
In the final paragraph you say "I will no doubt be back there as soon as possible" but you said in your opening paragraph "I've passed nearly ...." meaning that you are still there so the two don't make sense together!!
These comments are on little points and don't detract from the excellence of the whole review. A very high standard!! Good work.
With best wishes.
Dear Sherida,
ReplyDeleteI hope you had a great Christmas and an Happy New Year 2013 too.
Thanks for your suggestions and your time..
I will try to get better and better and to follow all your advices..
Best Regards,
Caroline