おいしゅうございました

expression

thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal

A dated, very polite expression used after a meal, similar to ごちそうさまでした but more formal and old-fashioned. Often used in traditional settings or by older speakers.

See also: ごちそうさまでした

• 「美味おいしゅうございました」と、お客きゃく様さまが深ふか々ぶかと頭あたまを下さげた。

  "Thank you for the wonderful meal," the guest said, bowing deeply.

• 料りょう亭ていで食しょく事じを終おえた後あと、彼かれは「美味おいしゅうございました」と女将おかみに伝つたえた。

  After finishing his meal at the traditional restaurant, he told the proprietress, "That was a delicious meal."