Chinese phrase
上菜太慢了 shàng cài tài màn le
Meaning
The food is coming out too slowly
When to use it
Describes food service that is taking too long. It is often used as a mild complaint about slow restaurant service.
Example dialogue
这家店上菜太慢了，等了半小时还没上主菜。 zhè jiā diàn shàng cài tài màn le děng le bàn xiǎo shí hái méi shàng zhǔ cài
The food is coming out too slowly at this restaurant. We have waited half an hour, and the main course still has not come.
下次我们换一家吧。 xià cì wǒ men huàn yì jiā ba
Let us try a different restaurant next time.