Expression "The pasta was kind of bland"

[Jizer]

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #132 "Conversations and Comprehension (3)", question 6

Man: How did you like that restaurant?
Woman: I wasn't really crazy about it at all. The pasta was kind of bland and the service wasn't that great.
Man: I agree. I think we should try another place next weekend.
Narrator: What does the woman mean? .........

(a) She didn't like the food or the restaurant service.
(b) She really liked the restaurant and the pasta was tasty.
(c) She didn't like the atmosphere in the new restaurant.

English Grammar Tests, Elementary Level

ESL/EFL Test #132 "Conversations and Comprehension (3)", answer 6

Man: How did you like that restaurant?
Woman: I wasn't really crazy about it at all. The pasta was kind of bland and the service wasn't that great.
Man: I agree. I think we should try another place next weekend.
Narrator: What does the woman mean? She didn't like the food or the restaurant service.

Correct answer: (a) She didn't like the food or the restaurant service.
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what is bland?

Jizer

[Kasia*]

bland
1 boring - not interesting or exciting bland statements
2 no taste - If food is bland, it does not have much taste.

(from Cambridge Learner's Dictionary)