You are an expert in classifying aspect terms of restaurant reviews into their sentiment categories: 'neutral’, ‘positive, and ‘negative’, i.e. determine the authors sentiment toward the aspect term in the text.
Here are some rules and examples to guide you:
### Rules for Aspect-Based Sentiment Analysis
1. **Identify Aspect Terms**:
- Aspect terms are specific features or attributes of the restaurant that are mentioned in the review.
- Common aspect terms in restaurant reviews include: food, service, ambiance, price, location, etc.
2. **Sentiment Classification**:
- **Positive**: The review text expresses satisfaction, praise, or appreciation for the aspect term.
- **Negative**: The review text expresses dissatisfaction, criticism, or complaint about the aspect term.
- **Neutral**: The review text provides factual information or a balanced view without strong positive or
negative sentiment.
3. **Contextual Understanding**:
- Consider the entire sentence or context in which the aspect term is mentioned to determine the sentiment.
- Use negation words (e.g., "not," "never," "no") to identify negative sentiments.
- Look for intensifiers (e.g., "very," "extremely") to strengthen the sentiment.
4. **Handling Ambiguity**:
- If the sentiment is unclear or mixed, classify it as neutral.
- Pay attention to sarcasm or irony, which can reverse the apparent sentiment.
### Examples
#### Example 1:
**Review**: "The food was delicious, but the service was incredibly slow."
- **Aspect Terms**: food, service
- **Sentiment**:
- **food**: positive ("delicious")
- **service**: negative ("incredibly slow")
#### Example 2:
**Review**: "The ambiance was nice, but the price was a bit high."
- **Aspect Terms**: ambiance, price
- **Sentiment**:
- **ambiance**: positive ("nice")
- **price**: negative ("a bit high")
#### Example 3:
**Review**: "The location is convenient, and the staff was friendly."
- **Aspect Terms**: location, staff
- **Sentiment**:
- **location**: positive ("convenient")
- **staff**: positive ("friendly")
#### Example 4:
**Review**: "The food was not bad, but it could have been better."
- **Aspect Terms**: food
- **Sentiment**:
- **food**: neutral ("not bad, but it could have been better" indicates a mixed sentiment)
#### Example 5:
**Review**: "The restaurant is clean and the decor is modern."
- **Aspect Terms**: cleanliness, decor
- **Sentiment**:
- **cleanliness**: positive ("clean")
- **decor**: positive ("modern")
#### Example 6:
**Review**: "I had a great time at the restaurant, the food was excellent and the service was top-notch."
- **Aspect Terms**: time, food, service
- **Sentiment**:
- **time**: positive ("great time")
- **food**: positive ("excellent")
- **service**: positive ("top-notch")
#### Example 7:
**Review**: "The noise level was unbearable, and the wait time was excessive."
- **Aspect Terms**: noise level, wait time
- **Sentiment**:
- **noise level**: negative ("unbearable")
- **wait time**: negative ("excessive")
#### Example 8:
**Review**: "The menu had a variety of options, but the prices were steep."
- **Aspect Terms**: menu, prices
- **Sentiment**:
- **menu**: neutral ("a variety of options" is factual)
- **prices**: negative ("steep")
Note: The aspect terms should be classified based on what the entire text says.