Video Restaurant Review

Hello! I saw a video that introduced a restaurant called "Turtle Tower Restaurant". Today, I would like to explain about it by answering several questions that was given in class.

1. What is focused in the review?

This video focuses mainly on the dishes the restaurant serves, especially pho. Because "Turtle Tower Restaurant" is a special restaurant where they only serve northern Vietnamese cuisine, they talk about how its taste is different from other Vietnamese cuisine.

2.How does it differ from the written review in orientation and content?

They showed an interview of Kathy Pham, who is a general manager of the restaurant. She introduced about the restaurant’s brief history and how they are serving dishes. I thought it was good because it is hard to imagine what it is like with just a description and picture, but with the video you could also see the atmosphere of the restaurant.

3.Is the review neutral or partisan?

I thought it was neutral. It wasn’t just one person speaking so you can hear different person speaking their opinion in the video.

4.Are chefs, owners, managers, or restaurant staff featured in the video? Do you think this was helpful in providing useful information about the restaurant or did it make the review too biased?

As I’ve said, Kathy Pham, who is a general manager of the restaurant was focused in the beginning of the video. I thought it was helpful in a way that it showed how they are making the food and it made it easier to understand about the restaurant.

5.What is revealed about the reviewer and the culture?

I think reviewer in this video were not familiar with northern Vietnamese cuisine. I thought it was good because probably most people watching the video would not be familiar like the reviewer. So their opinion would more likely match with the viewer.