The key thing is to be yourself. if he doesn't like you for you then hes not the right one. if he does like you you wont have to try or make him like you. theres no point trying to make someone like...
Well in the story there is no "meat" hall but there is a mead hall which is kinda of like a bar. It was made of wood, iron, some gold, and ivory. It could only be destroyed by a fire.