Trying to recognize a phrase that waiters say when giving you your meal.

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1. Usually they will say お待たせしました (Omataseshimashita) which is “(Sorry to have) kept you waiting”

2. List of Japanese waiter and customer typical phrases https://bondlingo.tv/blog/japanese-phrases-you-can-use-in-restaurants/

3. please enjoy to eat would be 召し上がってください。I dont think waiters say it, but someone who personally cooked food for you (e.g. a host or a private party with potluck style) or brought you an edible omiyage would say that.

4. I think you heard they said：

   お待たせ致しました / おまたせいたしました

   お待たせしました / おまたせしました

   Thank you for waiting

   (If you translate it directly, it would be “I kept you waiting”)

   Or

   ご注文の品をお持ちいたしました / ごちゅうもんのしなをおもちいたしました

   ご注文の品をお持ちしました / ごちゅうもんのしなをおもちしました

   Here you are

   (If you translate it directly, it would be “I brought what you ordered”)

   As for “Enjoy your meal”, they would say something like these:

   ごゆっくりお召し上がりください / ごゆっくりおめしあがりください

   Enjoy your meal(without caring about time)
   熱いので気を付けてお召し上がりください / あついのできをつけておめしあがりください

   Because it’s hot, be careful when you eat it.

   Just so you know, 召し上がる(めしあがる) is a respectful word for 食べる(たべる) 🙂