That won't play well on Zagat.com

LONDON - First she waited 45 minutes to place her order. Then she waited more than an hour for the food. Then she saw the bill. Clare Watkin was out with a group of friends Friday at an Italian steak restaurant in the English town of Lichfield, about 125 miles north of London when she found "absolutely disgusting language" printed on her bill, the British Broadcasting Corp. reported.

The BBC Web site carried what it said was a copy of the bill, with the message — a crude invitation to oral sex — printed between the cabernet sauvignon and the fish cakes.

"I think that the way that we've been spoken to is absolutely outrageous," the BBC quoted her as saying.

A spokesman for the restaurant did not immediately return a call seeking comment, but other British media reported it had apologized for the message, which it said was the result of a private joke between members of staff.