The head waiter came up to us bearing a large basket full of huge apples. 2 While we were waiting for the coffee.
Similarly, Jesus Adorno was head waiter at le Caprice in 1981 and is now the director; one of the fixtures its customers expect to see, along with the salmon fishcake that has never left the menu.
He walked out fast, leaving the head waiter staring dubiously at the flimsy blue paper.
The most omniscient person in town is the head waiter in a local bar.