YOU SAID:
I once ate at a resturant that smelt like fire
INTO JAPANESE
火の匂いがするレストランで食べたことがある
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I've eaten at a restaurant that smells like fire
INTO JAPANESE
火の匂いがするレストランで食事をした
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I ate at a restaurant that smelled of fire
INTO JAPANESE
火の匂いがするレストランで食事をした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
I ate at a restaurant that smelled of fire
That didn't even make that much sense in English.