The nearly inevitable wait for dinner (two or three hours at prime time, unless you e-mail ahead for a reservation) is made more pleasant by a free kegger.

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It's now a few weeks' wait for a table at dinner, and often just a few days for lunch.

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An Essex dinner lady who was sacked after telling parents their child was bullied must wait for the result of her claim for unfair dismissal.

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