descriptive essay

The Garden Café                              

  The Garden Café is a nice dining place which located at the ground floor of the academic Exchange Building in the City University of Hong Kong. It opens from 8am to 9pm every Monday to Friday, from 8am to 5pm every Saturday. It closes on Sunday and public holidays.

The Café is composed by the outdoor part and the indoor part. Once you arrive there, you will not miss the big, ocean green-blue tent hanged above the outdoor seats with the white words ‘Garden Café’ written on it clearly. The tidy white long desks and black chairs underneath are soldiers on the march, they are provided for those who want to enjoy their meals with fresh air and warm sunshine. You can also hear people chatting joyously with non-stopped laughter. 

When you open the glass door and enter the indoor part of the Café, you can feel that the cool air blowing from the air-conditioner strokes pass your skin. The mood also changes a lot with the softly playing romantic music. The interior design is quite elegant, the furniture inside is more comfortable than the outside. Dim yellow light shines on soft leather chairs gently. You can also smell of the delicious food from the half-open-styled kitchen. People having their meals here are much more quite, they are either muttering or just simply reading. There are also a few couples dating and whispering.

    There are lots of choices listed on the menu on the wall including freshly-made sandwiches, salad, baked potatoes, snacks and drinks. You should also try the classic and highly recommended dish, the fish and chips. The deep-fried juicy fish steak is coated with cracking golden yellow breadcrumbs; it tastes also good when it is dipped with salad sauce. Although there is mainly western food, you can also find some daily hot meal and Japanese set meal. The menu just suits most of the people.

Moreover, the staff there is very friendly and their hands are as fast as motor cars. They work so quick that your food will be put on your tray immediately within a couple of minutes. However, you should be careful on handling the trays as they have nearly no friction with the table. They will easily slide to wherever they want if you do not keep an eye on them. After you take your meal, you go to pick the utensils yourself as the Café is mainly self-serviced. The silvery utensils and seasoning are sorted orderly onto the cupboard so that you can take whatever you need conveniently. Then, you can go to the cashier and pay for your meal. Lastly, you can find a seat and enjoy your meal or just a cup of coffee in the leisure atmosphere.

Just a friendly reminder, if you go there in busy hours, you will see the queue waiting for ordering food as long as a snake. So you better choose a correct time to go there.