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The restaurant<br />
Scene: The customers' home in<br />
London, and then a restaurant<br />
in London<br />
Characters: Customer A, Customer B, the<br />
manager of the restaurant<br />
Manfred Schmidt, a Spanish<br />
guitarist<br />
A and B are at home.<br />
Customer A: Let's go to a restaurant<br />
tonight.<br />
Customer B: OK.<br />
Customer A: Somewhere different.<br />
Customer B: All right. Let's have a look in<br />
the newspaper.(B opens the<br />
newspaper.)<br />
Customer B: Er... Cinemas... Theatres...<br />
Restaurants. Ooh, this sounds<br />
nice. (Reading) 'London's<br />
newest restaurant. The<br />
Trattoria Romantica'<br />
Customer A: It sounds good.<br />
Customer B: The Trattoria Romantica. The<br />
best French restaurant in<br />
London.<br />
Customer A: French?<br />
Customer B: Yes.<br />
Customer A: 'Trattoria Romantica sounds<br />
Italian.<br />
Customer B: It says French here.<br />
Customer A: What else does it say?<br />
Customer B: 'Open every evening -'<br />
Customer A: Good.<br />
Customer B: 'from 7.30 to 7.45.'<br />
Customer A: What? Fifteen minutes?<br />
Customer B: It must be a mistake.<br />
Customer A: I hope so. Anything else?<br />
Customer B: Yes. 'Music every evening -'<br />
Customer A: Good.<br />
Customer B: ' from our Spanish guitarist '<br />
Customer A: Spanish guitarist?<br />
Customer B: 'Manfred Schmidt.'<br />
Customer A: Manfred Schmidt?!<br />
Customer B: Yes. Oh, and there's a picture<br />
of the manager.<br />
Customer A: What's his name?<br />
Customer B: Stavros Papadopoulos.<br />
Customer A: Stavros Papadopoulos?<br />
Customer B: Yes.<br />
Customer A: But that's a Greek name.<br />
Customer B: Yes.<br />
Customer A: So it's an Italian restaurant,<br />
serving French food...The<br />
Spanish guitarist has got a<br />
German name...And the manager's<br />
Greek.<br />
80 SKETCHES<br />
Customer B: That's right. It sounds very<br />
international. Let's try it.<br />
Customer A: All right,<br />
(Later, They arrive at the<br />
restaurant.)<br />
Customer B: Well, here we are - the<br />
Trattoria Romantica.<br />
Customer A: There's no one here, (Calling)<br />
Hello?<br />
(The manager appears. He is<br />
not very friendly.)<br />
Manager: Yes?<br />
Customer A: Oh, good evening. Is this the<br />
Trattoria Romantica!<br />
Manager: I don't know. I only work here,<br />
Customer A: Pardon?<br />
Manager:<br />
Yes, yes, yes. This is the<br />
Trattoria Romantica, but we're<br />
closed for lunch.<br />
Customer B: Closed for lunch? But it's nine<br />
o'clock.<br />
Manager: Ah. In that case, we're closed<br />
for breakfast.<br />
Customer B: It's nine o'clock in the evening.<br />
Manager: (Friendly) Yes, of course it is.<br />
Just a little joke. Allow me to<br />
introduce myself. I am Stavros<br />
Papadopoulos, the manager of<br />
the Trattoria Romantica. What<br />
can I do for you?<br />
Customer B: We'd like a table for two,<br />
please.<br />
Manager: Have you got a reservation?<br />
Customer B: Er...No.<br />
Manager: Ah. That's a problem.<br />
Customer A: But the restaurant is empty,<br />
Manager: Is it? Oh, yes. Er.. .a table for<br />
two...<br />
(He looks around the restaurant.)<br />
Manager:<br />
Yes, Here you are a lovely<br />
table for two.<br />
Customer A: Thank you.<br />
(A and B sit down at the<br />
table.)<br />
Manager: Is everything all right?<br />
Customer B: Yes, thank you.<br />
Manager: Good. That's £12.50, please.<br />
Customer B: What?<br />
Manager: £12.50.<br />
Customer A: What for?<br />
Manager: For the chairs.<br />
Customer A: The chairs?!<br />
Manager: Yes, £6.25 each<br />
Customer B: There must be some mistake.<br />
Manager: Oh, sorry, £6.30. That's<br />
£12,60 altogether. And of<br />
course £37 for the table,<br />
Customer B: £37 for the table?!<br />
Manager: That's…er...£49.60 altogether.<br />
Customer A: Look here.
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