You recently made reservations for dinner at a very famous and expensive restaurant in town. However, the meal and the service were terrible. The restaurant manager was not available to solve the problem, so you left without a resolution. Write a letter to the restaurant's manager in abot 150-200 words. - state what problems you had with the food you ordered - complain about the service - describe how you want the restaurant to resolve the problem

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Good day, Mr Rauch. I'm writing
this
letter to complain about the service received in your restaurant today.
Firstly
, I made a reservation for two previously, but when we arrived
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the restaurant the waitstaff with a really uncourteous way
to speak
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, told us that we had to wait for an available
table
, so the booking was useless and we had to wait for about an hour.
After
this
, the waiter only put the menu on the
table
without asking if we wanted something to drink
while
we ordered the dishes, and
also
when we asked for the chef's
recomendation
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recommendation
, she only ignored us and went to another
table
.
Lastly
, we ordered an onion with cheese soup and a steak with a
medium quarter
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preparation. Unfortunately, when the meal arrived
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our
table
(after a long time to be served) we could smell something out of
side
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.
At
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the
begining
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beginning
we
though
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that maybe it was the cheese in the soup, but sadly we realized that it was the steak
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because it was improperly cooked.
Consequently
,
leading
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us
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a poor dining experience. In order to resolve
this
impasse, we would really appreciate a refund or a complimentary meal as
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compensation for our bad experience, because we were really excited
for
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meeting your amazing restaurant, and
also
we kindly suggest
to have
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a
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better training for the waitstaff since they were inattentive and uncourteous. Kind regards: Blabla
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language
Proofread the text to correct spelling errors (e.g., "begining" should be "beginning," "recomendation" should be "recommendation"). This will help improve the overall clarity and professionalism of the letter.
coherence
Ensure that each paragraph focuses on a single idea. For example, the paragraph discussing the waitstaff's attitude could be separated from the paragraph describing the food quality issues.
task achievement
The letter effectively addresses all parts of the task: problems with the food, issues with the service, and a reasonable suggestion for resolution.
task achievement
The writing tone is suitable for a formal complaint letter. Politeness is maintained even when expressing dissatisfaction, which adds to the effectiveness of the communication.

Use cohesive linking words accurately and appropriately

Linking words are very important in your essay.

To score effectively on your IELTS exam, you should make an effort to implement short concise sentences coupled with linking words.

Almost every sentence in your essay should have a linking word of some sort.

In fact, the only sentences that can omit linking words are your background sentence and thesis.

Linking word examples:

  • firstly
  • secondly
  • thirdly
  • in additional
  • moreover
  • also
  • for example
  • for instance
  • therefore
  • however
  • although
  • even though
  • despite

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • reservation
  • dining experience
  • improperly cooked
  • ingredients
  • courteous
  • inattentive
  • resolution
  • compensate
  • refund
  • meal
  • waitstaff
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