Rapunzel,Definitely try Borago. You'll get good service there, very friendly, attractive and the food is top notch also. Always someone ready for good conversation.
Dining Alone
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Rapunzel,Definitely try Borago. You'll get good service there, very friendly, attractive and the food is top notch also. Always someone ready for good conversation.
Mermaid said:
Yeah my Mom always says "It's not what you say but how you say it." I personally find it peaceful eating by myself. Or being by myself period!
When I see people reading a book, eating out, I think they are very secure with themselves and are enjoying some peace and quiet. I don't read personally, but I think it is a great idea! 
I'm with Jdarg - the idea of a meal alone (without kids) sounds good to me. But I'll probably be at the bar, talking the bartender's ear off, making him wish I had brought a book!
I remember dining alone a few years ago at an Outback in Bethesda, Md taking a "66 Land Rover Series 3 to a buddy in Harrisburg, PA from Orlando. I had mild hearing damage driving that metal-floored beast so I was in no mood for conversation. Just after being served, I thought I'd go outside and grab a Washington Post to read while having dinner. When I came back to my table, it had been cleared by the bus boy. Guess he didn't like reading while dining either. But I managed to read the entire paper while the server got me a free replacement meal. Deal!
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Cil
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lol Bob--I've had stuff like that happen to me (not a good idea to take Cil's food away when I am hungry!)
Beachmouse, there are exceptions to every rule, but I tend to agree with you about how introverts/extroverts approach the dining experience.
Dining alone can be a relief to some, a trial to others, but nobody should have to feel vulnerable or alone or socially inept if they are eating solo.
I've done the eating at the bar thing, I've done the nice table by myself thing, it just depends on the kind of restaurant and how solvent I am feeling.
I've done my dining with reading material and without, but I put it away when it is time to eat. (I do like my food!)
When it comes observing fellow diners at a restaurant, I feel far more scorn and pity for someone who is loudly talking on a cellphone than I would for a person quietly enjoying a book at their meal.
Beachmouse, there are exceptions to every rule, but I tend to agree with you about how introverts/extroverts approach the dining experience.
Dining alone can be a relief to some, a trial to others, but nobody should have to feel vulnerable or alone or socially inept if they are eating solo.
I've done the eating at the bar thing, I've done the nice table by myself thing, it just depends on the kind of restaurant and how solvent I am feeling.
I've done my dining with reading material and without, but I put it away when it is time to eat. (I do like my food!)
When it comes observing fellow diners at a restaurant, I feel far more scorn and pity for someone who is loudly talking on a cellphone than I would for a person quietly enjoying a book at their meal.
>I guess my supposed tangent was politically incorrect.
screw 'political correctness' into the wall and hang a picture of red-cheeked santa drinking a frosty one on it!
HA!
Merry Christmas!
http://www.boston.com/yourlife/specials/giving/events/santa_speedo/
"BC: I bet beer tastes better in a Speedo ? especially before you?re about to run around Boston in nothing else but that.
SF: It's the weirdest thing standing in a bar with nothing on but a Speedo and a Santa Hat. You have to have some kind of buzz to do it. I myself do a couple of shots in the two-hour window before the race begins. The spectators in the bar can't contain themselves. It's a free for all. "
screw 'political correctness' into the wall and hang a picture of red-cheeked santa drinking a frosty one on it!
HA!
Merry Christmas!
http://www.boston.com/yourlife/specials/giving/events/santa_speedo/
"BC: I bet beer tastes better in a Speedo ? especially before you?re about to run around Boston in nothing else but that.
SF: It's the weirdest thing standing in a bar with nothing on but a Speedo and a Santa Hat. You have to have some kind of buzz to do it. I myself do a couple of shots in the two-hour window before the race begins. The spectators in the bar can't contain themselves. It's a free for all. "
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Cil said:
I agree totally about the phone, cell or otherwise
, while eating. So thoughtless unless an emergency.
beachmouse said:
Yup, Albion is a fine college. I have a colleague who went there and two friends of mine have sons going there. I teach one course for the MPP program every fall. The Ford School of Public Policy has a new building that will be completed this year and the Dean that has been there a while is wonderful. If you ever get back there for alumni weekend, let me know...
As for reading alone at restaurants, I think I may try doing more of that when in SoWal because it would be a great way to get to know SoWal better. I usually don't go out to eat when alone, but having a book makes it seem like more fun.
I completely dislike cell phones in restaurants as well (and in cars). I've had a cell phone for 4 years now and still don't know my cell phone number because I never give it out to people. Only my husband and kids know it and others on a need-to-know basis (e.g., the people who fixed our furnace had the number). In fact, when I teach, if a student's cell phone number goes off in class, they have to stand up and sing a song for the rest of the class. We get about one song a semester and then all the cell phones are quickly turned off.
I completely dislike cell phones in restaurants as well (and in cars). I've had a cell phone for 4 years now and still don't know my cell phone number because I never give it out to people. Only my husband and kids know it and others on a need-to-know basis (e.g., the people who fixed our furnace had the number). In fact, when I teach, if a student's cell phone number goes off in class, they have to stand up and sing a song for the rest of the class. We get about one song a semester and then all the cell phones are quickly turned off.