slow service
Patience-testing restaurant experience
Slow service is service that takes longer than expected or desired, typically at restaurants, stores, or other businesses.
The phrase usually carries a complaint: We would have made our movie if not for the slow service.
It may describe understaffing, inefficiency, or simply being busy: The food was great but the slow service was frustrating.
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- long waitProlonged period before something
- delayEnforced waiting period
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- impatientUnwilling to wait
queue · understaffed · restaurant · complaint · sluggish · dawdling · tardy · neglected · forgotten · table for two · apology · manager · tip · waiter · kitchen · backlog · peak hours · overwhelmed