Do/would you eat at restaurants alone?

[vraiblonde]

I do if I happen to find myself hungry when I'm out and about, but I wouldn't make a point to leave my house to eat at a restaurant by myself. I'm burnt out on restaurants in general and prefer eating at home. Sometimes I'll get carryout stirfry and hot/sour soup from the Chinese buffet and bring it home but I wouldn't sit there and eat because it's boring - at home I can read or watch TV while I eat.

This was a topic on a local FB page, people think it's extreme bravery to eat at a restaurant alone.

 

[Sneakers]

I used to a lot, but not so much in the past few years. Covid gave me a push to not go out and now it's the norm to not go out.

 

[PrchJrkr]

Even if I go on travel, I usually get take out and eat on MY schedule. I have gone solo to breakfast places and sat down, but that was mainly to meet the waitresses.

 

[TPD]

I have/will eat out alone - no big deal. Even when I’m with people, I don’t say much, so those I’m with feel like they are eating alone…

 

[PJay]

I get tired of my own cooking and need a change of scenery..

tonight was that night, so.. off to Carrabba's Italian Grill! Love it there!

 

[Kyle]

Yes.

 

[Gilligan]

I eat at restaurants by myself a lot..but its because I'm on travel.

 

[RoseRed]

Yes.

 

[vraiblonde]

off to Carrabba's Italian Grill! Love it there!

A bunch of us went there for Christmas Eve and it was delicious!

 

[PeoplesElbow]

I'm an only child, I've done things alone all the time. Throughout my whole life women have told me its weird that I do so many things alone.

I used to travel a lot with work, I'd go siteseeing alone, go hiking alone etc. I've always found waitresses/bartenders were very nice to me while eating alone, some even chatting me up.

 

[stgislander]

 

[frequentflier]

Where I occasionally like breaking bread with friends while eating out, I also often eat alone and prefer to not have to converse with a mouthful of food! I always have something to read with me and usually ignore those around me. Unless there is a screaming kid or brats allowed to run around. Then I rush and try to get out of there before someone calls the cops to report a woman screaming at a mother and her devil spawn for ruining her peaceful meal

 

[my-thyme]

Hubby hates eating out. I will often (ha! maybe twice a month) take myself to lunch. Usually Salsa's, for a bowl of their chicken soup. Even mid-summer, comfort food! And almost as good as mine.

 

[LightRoasted]

For your consideration ...

Would ya look at that. All these years hearing this song, I thought was sung by a woman.

 

[GregV814]

YA KNOW....... if one dines alone and has to use the bathroom the waiter/waitress may think you are skipping out. In fact, that's a ploy I've used 12 times so far. "ahhh..... NO I wasn't walking out, ........ uhhh I am a woman trapped in a man's body and I wasn't sure what urinal to use....."

or visa-versa...

 

[vraiblonde]

Would ya look at that. All these years hearing this song, I thought was sung by a woman.

An easy mistake to make...

 

[GURPS]

I'm too lazy to go out alone, now grab my daughter for a good greasy hamburger yeah ..

 

[rio]

Most often when I eat out alone it's when I have a longer lunch break at work and don't want to eat with everyone I've been working with all day, or when I'm traveling by myself. I'm quite good with it and find it relaxing. I don't want to eat in the car if it's fast food and I've been in the car all day, and don't want to eat in a hotel room with plastic utensils and no table and chair when I want a nice meal while traveling.

 

[PJay]

Most often when I eat out alone it's when I have a longer lunch break at work and don't want to eat with everyone I've been working with all day, or when I'm traveling by myself. I'm quite good with it and find it relaxing. I don't want to eat in the car if it's fast food and I've been in the car all day, and don't want to eat in a hotel room with plastic utensils and no table and chair when I want a nice meal while traveling.

Yep. Carrabba's Italian Grill Blackberry Sangria is quite relaxing too. Slept like a baby

 

[GregV814]

I only had one meal at Carrabba's once, in Bowie...... There was way too much cheese and tomato sauce for me and I had nausea for about 24 hours. But I know sometmes its just the staff or cook, but just not trying any time soon.