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)

[Watie]

[Aliraf62]

Hi Watie

Be crazy about something means that you like it a lot because you think it's very special:
He's crazy about her. (He likes her very much)
If you say 'I'm not really crazy about it' you emphasize that you think it is not special at all although many people think it is.

A: I'm very fond of Oprah Show.
B: Well, I'm not crazy about it, but I sometimes watch it.

Let me know if you have further questions
Ali