Restaurant dining alone: Great or Grueling?
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| June 07, 2009
In Coffee and Convo
Do you ever eat “out” by yourself? I have always avoided it and yet recently I found myself in downtown Richmond, alone for the afternoon, waiting to head back to Raleigh.
It was a beautiful, sunny, breezy Southern day. The kind that only comes along for a few short days before the humidity sets in. It was just too pretty to stay in the hotel complex (as nice as it was). I headed down to the historic Shockoe Slip area and saw the most inviting of settings – a shady deck at Sine Irish Pub. (Check them out if you are ever in the area.)
I wandered in and promptly set myself up on the porch for 3 hours. It was glorious. Of course the food and drink were part of the appeal and were exactly what I was craving, but I actually loved being all by myself. Have you ever eaten or stopped at a wonderful place for a drink all by yourself? Why or why not? Where?
Comments
From Beverly Mills - June 11, 2009
I sometimes wonder if the table location makes a difference. Or maybe whether I'm driving or not so I can have wine!
From Dannie - June 11, 2009
At times it is a nice change. I can people watch without worrying about ignoring my companion. Not something that I want to do often.
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From Cheryl - June 10, 2009
Many years of being single and traveling on business got me use to eating in restaurants alone. Now married and not traveling as frequently, I still enjoy eating out on occassion by myself. I always have a book to read and find it very enjoyable to be able to have a great meal in a nice setting with someone to wait on me. I think having reading material made me feel comfortable and not self conscious that I was alone when most everyone else had a dinner companion.