A restaurant menu

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The Boat Restaurant

★★★★☆

489 reviews

Lunch served 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Dinner served 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.

Reviews

Info

Starters

All starters are served with bread and butter

Tomato soup

£2.00

French onion soup

£2.50

Tomato salad

£2.90

Chicken Salad

£3.30

Snacks (lunchtime only)

All snacks are served with salad and chips

Cheese omelette

£3.50

Vegetable omelette

£3.25

Cheese & tomato sandwich

£3.25

Burger

£2.90

Cheese burger

£3.20

Chicken sandwich

£3.50

Chocolate cake

£2.25

Main courses

German sausage and chips

£6.50

Grilled fish and potatoes

£6.25

Italian cheese & tomato pizza

£4.85

Thai chicken and rice

£5.95

Vegetable pasta

£4.85

Roast chicken and potatoes

£5.95

Desserts

Fruit salad and cream

£2.25

Ice cream (choose from chocolate, coffee or lemon)

£2.00

Lemon cake

£2.25

Chocolate cake

£2.25

Cheese and biscuits

£2.50

Drinks

Mineral water

£1.00

Fresh orange juice

£1.25

Soft drinks

£1.30

English tea

£0.90

Irish cream coffee

£0.90

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Discussion

What would you order from this menu?

Language level

A2 Pre-intermediate

Topics

food

restaurants

Average: 3.7 (61 votes)

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Comments

Submitted by UyenVo166 on Sat, 10/12/2019 - 06:53

This menu looks so appealing I really want to eat them all. But my eating ability is limited so i will order for my favorite food. Those are: Thai chicken and rice, chicken sandwich, fresh orange juice& ice cream. Thank you!

Submitted by Pyen on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 17:00

I’ll have for starter chicken salad, German saugage and chips for main course. I love tea so I would order English tea and for dessert I’d like a lemon cake, please

Submitted by lkngan on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 16:21

Wow the menu's delicious food, it made me crave and hungry. And i would like order potato soup, Thai chicken and rice, then I'll choose lemon cake for dessert. Hopefully one day I can introduce the food in my country to you.

Submitted by DanhVN2001 on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 12:53

I would order all food made of chicken because I like them. I would order ice-cream from 'dessert' and English Tea from 'drinks' too.

Submitted by Quocvu on Thu, 10/10/2019 - 04:48

The menu is so attractive. I think i'd like to order Irish cream coffee and chicken sandwich, their names sound strange so i want to try

Submitted by Rosie on Tue, 10/08/2019 - 07:53

Hello everybody ! I'm from Vietnam. Wow, how wonderful menu is ! I'm hungry now kkkk. Maybe I order roast chicken and potatoes first, then I will eat grilled fish. I'll try to order all foods in this menu haha, because I'm quite fat and I am voracious. Finally I choose Irish cream coffee for my dessert.

Submitted by dntvan on Sun, 10/06/2019 - 07:06

Wow! The food on this menu looks so fantastic, which makes me crave and i want to order right now. Please give me a plate of chicken salad, a plate of vegetable pasta, one lemon cake and a glass of fresh orange juice. Thanks so much!

Submitted by Vonhuhao on Sun, 10/06/2019 - 01:56

The menu is so attractive and delicious . It makes me feel tasty and I would like order roast chicken and potatoes , then i choose ice-cream for desserts to make my body better after eating the greasy main course. So one day I would like to introduce my country's culinary culture.

Submitted by ABC_01 on Sat, 10/05/2019 - 03:48

wowww ! The menu is great, lots of food I like and especially reasonably priced. I like to eat tomato pizza and ice cream the most so I will come to this restaurant to enjoy.

Submitted by Nini on Fri, 10/04/2019 - 12:10

I'd like order soup , stewing meat , roast chicken .I would order orange juice and ice-cream cake for my dessert

Submitted by Phong on Fri, 10/04/2019 - 05:32

That menu look great. It have many dishes I want to eat. Chicken and soup will be a great combine

Submitted by Phuongduyen on Mon, 09/30/2019 - 16:47

Excuse me ! Can I have my bill and pay by credit card, please. Hmm..your dishes are delicous and have good price. I love Vegetable pasta, it's good for health. Your survice is professional so I will vote 5 stars for you. I'll be back soon. Thank you !

Submitted by HuongUyen on Sun, 09/29/2019 - 04:33

The food on this menu is fascinating. I really want go eat all haha

Submitted by nguyenthao0808 on Thu, 09/26/2019 - 16:37

The restaurant's menu looks very attractive. I'll have for starter a tomato salad, for main course a Thai chicken and rice. I'd like an English tea and a lemon ice cream for my desserts. Thank you!

Submitted by AguirreAlex on Thu, 09/26/2019 - 03:03

I would order an Italian pizza and have an orange juice

Submitted by A01285646 on Wed, 09/25/2019 - 04:03

Hi I like too much the hamburger, but with fresh orange juice Nice experience

Submitted by Vietnamesepeople on Wed, 09/25/2019 - 04:02

For me, the dishes in the menu are very diverse and attractive, each type of dish is arranged clearly and scientifically on the menu, making it easy for customers to choose. Reasonable price and varied foods make me hungry right now

Submitted by A01258618 on Tue, 09/24/2019 - 22:21

I would like the Thai chicken and rice and I want drink a Irish cream coffe

Submitted by 1515 on Tue, 09/24/2019 - 18:25

the things that I like to eat in the menu are the cake and the burger . I like the menu :)

Submitted by A01285763 on Tue, 09/24/2019 - 17:47

I would order a Hamburger,Grilled fish and a juice, this is my favorite food to the weekend.I like that.

Submitted by A01285285 on Tue, 09/24/2019 - 17:41

I wish this restaurant could be in real life, because it has good prices and a really well tasting.

Submitted by A01285644 on Tue, 09/24/2019 - 13:43

I would like to order a cheese burger and to drink a English tea

Submitted by Sinhvien on Tue, 09/24/2019 - 11:40

I'd like to have German sausage and chips, fresh orange juice and fruit salad and cream in my order. Thanks!

Submitted by A01285565 on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 22:19

I would like an Roast chicken and potatoes and chocolate cake and a Irish cream coffe

Submitted by A01285562 on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 21:16

I like the Friench Onion and other thing that I like is the cheese burguer

Submitted by A01234578 on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 18:29

I would like a Vegetable pasta, lemon cake and a English drink

Submitted by A01285646 on Wed, 09/25/2019 - 04:09

I have similar tastes, good decisión

In reply to I would like a Vegetable by A01234578

Submitted by A01285704 on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 18:28

I like this menu a lot and it sure is delicious and I like its prices thanks and love the pasta

Submitted by A01285651 on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 18:28

the menu is very interesting and delicious especially in the snacks because I love the cheese burger and the cheese omelette. Also I like the desserts because it have ice cream and chocolate cake, and the prices are vey good.

Submitted by A01285601 on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 18:28

I would like to order chocolate cake

Submitted by A01285557 on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 18:27

I would order an Italian cheese and tomato pizza, because I really like pizza, and I would order a lemon cake :3

Submitted by A01285745 on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 18:27

I would drink an Irish cream coffee with a German sausage chips

Submitted by A01285428 on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 18:27

I would like to order a cheese burger and for drink a fresh orange juice, then for desserts I'd like to order a chocolate ice cream.

Submitted by A01285471 on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 18:25

I would order a roast chicken and potatoes, and a chocolate ice cream

Submitted by A0128534 on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 18:23

I´d like order a chiken sandwich with an english tea. I´d like a lemon cake for my desserts.

Submitted by A01285430 on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 18:21

I Would order a tomado soup because I love tomato and is ship in the desserts I would order and ice cream of chocolate

Submitted by Manonblack on Tue, 07/30/2019 - 14:47

I'll have for starter a chicken salad, for main course a grilled fish and potatos, I'll have a fresh orange juice, okay,hmm, let me see else, and for desert I'd like a chocolate ice cream, please.

Submitted by Mambruw on Thu, 08/29/2019 - 22:34

ajajajaj you eat much things, are you sure that you can paid everything?

In reply to I'll have for starter a by Manonblack

Submitted by Manonblack on Tue, 09/17/2019 - 17:13

hahaha, well, If I'll to a restaurant I intend enjoy the food

In reply to ajajajaj you eat much things, by Mambruw

Submitted by A01285430 on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 18:26

Oh that is a great choice but don’t order the Chicken salad is awful

In reply to I'll have for starter a by Manonblack

Submitted by A01285428 on Mon, 09/23/2019 - 18:28

I would also order that

In reply to I'll have for starter a by Manonblack