Food and drinkWriting (Higher)

This is only a sample answer. A variety of verb structures and vocabulary could be used.

A dhuine uasail,

Thug mé féin agus mo chairde cuairt ar do bhialann oíche Dé Sathairn. Breithlá mo charad a bhí ann agus bhí cúigear déag againn ar fad ann. Chuir mé tábla in áirithe roimh ré ach nuair a shroich muid an bhialann, ní raibh an tábla réidh agus bhí orainn fanacht ar feadh leathuaire. Sa deireadh, fuair muid tábla agus bhí an freastalaí thar a bheith cuidiúil. Sam and t-ainm a bhí air. Ach, ansin, tháinig an bia amach.

D’ordaigh mé spaigití agus bhí sé fuar. Bhí prátaí agus stéig ag Cathal, agus bhí an stéig amh. Shíl cara eile go raibh an píotsa lofa agus crua. Ní raibh duine ar bith sásta leis an bhéile agus ar a bharr sin bhí sé fíorchostasach. Ní miste liom béile atá daor má tá sé blasta ach a mhalairt a bhí fíor fán bhéile seo.

Ba mhaith liom labhairt leat go pearsanta nó cúiteamh éigin a fháil le do thoil. Thig leat teagmháil a dhéanamh liom ag an seoladh ríomhphoist seo. Ag dúil le cluinstin uait roimh i bhfad.

Le meas,

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Translation

Dear Sir/Madam,

Myself and my friends visited your restaurant on Saturday night. It was my friend’s birthday and there were fifteen of us altogether. I booked a table in advance but when we reached the restaurant, the table was not ready and we had to wait for half an hour. In the end, we got a table and the waiter was very helpful. His name was Sam. However, then the food arrived.

I ordered spaghetti and it was cold. Cathal had steak and potatoes and the steak was raw. Another friend thought that the pizza was disgusting and hard. No one was happy with the meal and on top of that it was very expensive. I don’t mind an expensive meal if it is tasty but the opposite was true about this meal.

I would like to speak with you personally or receive some compensation please. You can contact me at the email address above. Looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

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