Reading Comprehension (Term IV) Form 6
Spotlight
“The Bombay Palace”
Are you tired of going to the same restaurant all the time? Well, come to visit us at Bombay Palace on Willow Avenue. The Bombay Palace is an Indian restaurant with a difference!
The Palaces starters are the best in the town. Try hot spicy soup or chef’s salad. For your main course choose between the beef curry with rice or the Punjab baked chicken with vegetables. But save room for dessert! It’s very tasty! How about apple pie? No? Then why not try the fruit salad? Or homemade pudding, chocolate cake and trifle? They are all delicious and very popular.
At the Bombay Palace the food is great and the prices are fantastic. A meal for two people costs about £40. People visit our restaurant for special occasions like birthdays or business meetings. Indian food is good for all occasions.
The waiters at the Bombay Palace are very friendly and helpful. The music is very enjoyable. Local people and tourists love to visit our restaurant.
We can make packed lunches for you and your children. This is a sandwich, a packet of biscuits, a piece of fruit and a drink. These packed lunches are very popular among children. Many British order takeaways as well. Fish and chips are England’s traditional takeaway food. We serve fried fish with fried potatoes.
We are open Monday to Saturday from 7 pm to 12 pm. Welcome to “Bombay Palace”!

I. Are the sentences T (true), F (false) or N (not stated)?
1. The Bombay Palace is an Indian restaurant.
2. Indians visit this restaurant very often.
3. You can have salad for a starter.
4. The chicken comes with rice.
5. There is only one kind of dessert in the restaurant.
6. You can always buy chocolate cake for a dessert.
7. A meal for two costs more than £50.
8. The Bombay Palace is not open on Sundays.
II. Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. Where is the Bombay Palace situated?
2. What does the Punjab baked chicken come with?
3. Is food cheap or expensive in the Bombay Palace?
4. What is England’s traditional takeaway food?
5. What do they serve fried fish with?
III. Think and explain.
1. Why should you save room in your stomach after a starter and the main course?
2. Why do people visit the restaurant for special occasions?
3. Why do local people and tourists love to visit the Bombay Palace?