The Waiter served a party consisting of Derek and Mavis Wilton and Victor and Yvonne Pendlebury at an expensive restaurant in 1990. Victor had taken the Wiltons out for dinner to discuss the latest developments at Pendlebury Paper Products (PPP) and give them another chance to get acquainted with his new wife.
Much to the Wiltons' chagrin, Victor had married a woman just like Mavis, and every bit as dithering. Unable to decide what to order, Yvonne asked Victor what kind of fish monk was, as she couldn't eat anything with an ugly face. The waiter assured her that it was a very handsome fish, like him. With Victor's encouragement, Yvonne agreed to try it. Meanwhile, in an attempt to distance herself from her indecisive counterpart, Mavis ordered squid - the first time she'd ever had it.