Menus-and-water Restaurant Edit Meaning

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A poorly managed restaurant that is understaffed or has poorly trained waitstaff, such that you get a menu and maybe some water, but they forget you exist after that.

OK, it's been 20 minutes since we got our menu... and no food. This place is a menus-and-water restaurant. Let's bail for some Taco Bell.

See menus, water, food, restaurant, waiting, slow