Originally Posted by
MaxBuck
This thread leaves me scratching my head a bit. I eat alone in restaurants very frequently, and I don't recall ever having an uncomfortable experience in doing so. Often I eat at the bar, but by no means always. Service has never been an issue in the least. I must be lucky!
I've never noticed any issues either and eat alone with some regularity. I've not taken offense to the "just one?" response as I normally assume they're just confirming that I'm not expecting someone to join me. Now, the poster upthread who had the staff respond with the "that's so sad" is uncalled for.
I do have a friend who refuses to eat alone, and travels a lot. He feels awkward about it and I've never been able to convince him otherwise. So he always gets takeout or something when traveling alone.