Who's Mandy?
Does she no longer run the restaurant?
Mandy used to own a restaurant but her restaurant failed because she charged so much and offered bad service. There was also an English club in her restaurant (there was a seperate room).
Thomas is a friend of mine and we both know Mandy.
There's a word missing in this sentence.
Thomas was complaining to me
about the bad service in Mandy's restaurant. (Not sure if I'm correct.)
OK, but did you really need to repeat both their names?
That really surprised me because They're friends.
Surely you can come up with an alternative for one of the uses of "bad". It's very repetitive.
"Either" is the wrong word.
Thomas said the food was horrible and the service was awful.
Your question is OK. Thomas's initial two words seem overly strong to me. Also, I'm not sure what the link is between the discount and the coupon and the bad service.
I thought Thomas would either used the coupon or got a discount from Mandy. He told me he had spent 750 yuan for the meal.
I assumed he thought he would get a discount because they're friends.
Exactly!
What is this voucher that's never been mentioned before? Why did he think it would be accepted at her restaurant?
I forgot to mention that usually when people eat out, they'll take a look at Groupon. It's an app offering discounts or coupons, usually for two or more than two people. I think since they're friends, Thomas would at least got a discount from her.
Bad service at a restaurant is usually linked to the waiting staff or the quality of the food. I don't think I'd class them turning down some sort of discount coupon as bad service. It's disappointing, certainly. If the coupon specifically says it's valid at that restaurant, then the restaurant (Mandy) is wrong not to accept it.
Right. I forgot to say (because I want my context to be concise) that Thomas was numbering the unpleasant quality of food. He said the soup was too salty and the shrimp was overly-cooked, and so on.
Thomas said that he couldn't use the coupon because it was Valentine's Day and coupons were not allowed during those holidays but there wasn't such a rule of her restaurant. Mandy cooked up an excuse to stop him from using any coupon.