The vegetables were fresh, but the meat was tough.

蔬菜很新鲜，但是肉很硬。

A: I've heard about that restaurant. What was the food like?

A: 我听说过那家餐馆。那里的饭菜怎么样？

B: Well, it's known¹ for its modern cooking.

B: 呃，那家餐馆以现代烹饪而闻名。

A: And was it really good?

A: 饭菜真的不错吗？

B: Not really. The vegetables were fresh, but the meat was tough.

B: 不太好。蔬菜很新鲜，但是肉很硬。

A: Tough? That's not very good, especially in an expensive restaurant.

A: 硬？那可不太好，尤其是在一家价钱不菲的餐馆里。

B: I know. I wouldn't recommend² it at all.

B: 我知道。我绝对不会推荐它了。

Notes 注释

1. Sometimes, there's very little good to say about a restaurant. For example, here the customer found the meat so tough that he wouldn't recommend it: The vegetables were fresh, but the meat was tough. I wouldn't recommend it at all.
有时，对一家餐馆没有什么好的评价，如此处，顾客发现肉很硬，所以他不会推荐这家餐馆：蔬菜很新鲜，但是肉很硬。我绝对不会推荐它了。

2. To ask someone's opinion about a place you know about, but haven't been to, for example, a restaurant, you can ask:I've heard about that restaurant. What was the food like?
要问某人对你知道但没有去过的某个地方的意见。如，一家餐馆，你可以这样问: 我听说过那家餐馆。那里的饭菜怎么样？