/ck/ - Food & Cooking

Pretend your a food critic and bring a notepad with you. Take notes and talk to yourself. People will think highly of your refined palette.

>>9951649
yes but who cares

>>9951649
People eat lunch alone all the time

>>9951662
Yeah do this

Worked over a year as a waiter and it never crossed my mind its something weird to come alone

At a dinner restaurant, yeah. But I go to buffets alone all the time, so do a lot of other people.

eating at a restaurant alone is one of life's greatest simplest pleasures

it's autistic to think anything negative of it

No, especially not at lunch.

>>9951693
>I go to buffets alone all the time
I know what a buffet is, but what is "going to a buffet"? There are restaurants in America that are only buffets? Usually what I see here is a breakfast or brunch buffet in a hotel or something.

>>9951722
>There are restaurants in America that are only buffets?
Yes. It's still common in Asia too, especially in hotels.

>>9951649
Just take a large framed photo of someone with you, place it opposite you on the table, talk to it as you're eating your food, nobody will suspect anything.

I don't know, but I do it because /foreveralone/. I go back to a lot of the same places so they just know me. I tip reasonably well like a good Burger and I'm pretty warm/friendly, and simple to deal with, so the staff is usually pretty happy to see me.

I'm sure they do think I'm a little weird considering I come in every week alone, and ask to sit away from people if possible (I try to avoid busy times anyways). Some places I know the table number I want to sit at because the waitresses will say "just say to sit at table 11!" when they see I'm always wanting to be in the same place.

I don't really care anymore about being embarrassed, but I'll admit I get sad sometimes.

>>9951725
I don't like buffets because I'm a germaphobe and don't like all the people touching everything. I know they have screens and various ways to make it sanitary but the food is still sitting out with a bunch of people coughing around it.

>>9951649
no what the fuck people get lunch in between doing shit

>>9951744
and dinner?

>>9951749
Dress up like a firefighter. People will think you're on duty, and might even pay for your meal.

bring a photo of some old man and put it across from you so it looks like your spouse died. Bonus points if you are a man too. No questions asked.

>>9951757
What if I put a picture of my waifu?

>>9951762

if i saw you with that i would take a picture and post it on al/ck/ for you to realize your autism

>>9951766
I'm well aware of my autism.

>>9951769

if i do see you anywhere the secret signal for homo hookup in the disabled toilet is the folllowing:

i will come past your table and knock over your knife. You will say " i believe Louisiana is the pelican state". I will say 'i believe louisiana IS the pelican state" and you will follow me.

Any deviation on this script and i will shoot you 5 times with my revolver, the 6th bullet is for me,

>>9951649
lunch is fine, diner is a no-go

>>9951728
This, but unironically as long as you have a story about how the person in the photo died recently.

>>9951779
DEAL!

>>9951662
Everybody will be so impressed op.

I can cook just as well for myself and for a third of the price. The only reason I go out to eat is if I'm meeting someone, and even then I'd prefer to cook so we have access to cheap booze.

I dress up in a suit, carry a brief case and wear a wedding ring.
I also have fake phone conversations with my "wife" and act like an out of town business man.

>>9951804

fuck man you suck

mirin the autism though

>>9951802
Depends on how good of places you go out to eat. In some flyover state yeah I'd never go out probably, but in a major city could be worth it.

>>9951783
dinner is fine if you sit at the counter or bar

>>9951783
>>9951885
Why can't I eat dinner at a table alone at dinner?

>>9951722
>only buffets?

Yep, most of them are simple lunch places (pizza, Chinese,) but there's a couple dinner buffets too, they're fine but always crowded and the food isnt amazing.

>>9951894
Lots of fat people? That sounds like a fat people thing.

>>9951649
No, it's the real patrician way to enjoy a restaurant. Like going to the movie theater alone.
It's a different experience than going with somebody, and both are enjoyable.

Ironically, thinking you can't enjoy something alone because "it's weird", is a sign of possible social anxiety, so that's more autistic than the opposite.

However, if you do, I advise you to bring something to keep you busy while waiting for your order to come. Most places will take your order as a sole customer with priority, but you're still gonna wait. Something you want to read is best.

>>9951899
Yup. Someone post the golden corral story, please. I mostly see it with Chinese buffets, but I know pizza buffet and macaroni buffet restaurants both exist(ed?), along with Golden Corral which is just an everything buffet.

>>9951947
>corral
I had to look this word up, and I'm sitting here laughing hysterically. They literally named it after where you store cattle.

>>9951967

not all restaurants are named backwards N squiggly R and have CCCP in the name you fucking potato eating famine victim.

>>9951649
The last guy I saw do this had made friends with the entire restaurant staff and they greeted him like a family member...was kind of cool honestly

>>9952006
Wrong country. There is plenty of make fun of my country for, which is Italy, but you have to see the humor in naming a place where fat people go after cattle storage.

>>9952015

it was 50/50 you were either a wog or some eastern bloc piece of shit. i guessed wrong.

Thanks for the basic pizza idea by the way Gianfranco, we have endless fun perfecting it from your recipe.

>>9951649
I'm a solo-living NEET (parents pay for an apt) and I go out to eat by myself 2-3x a week. Just pick casual places for lunch. Ramen or asian food in general is a good choice but almost anywhere will seat you. Don't be anxious about it, just enjoy yourself!

>>9951662

This is how you make going to a restaurant alone autistic.

Should I go to Red Robin after work today for an early dinner? I've been craving a fried egg burger lately.

>>9952019
Don't forget the pineapple!

I want to try Chicago Deep Dish. I can't decide if it is going to be disgusting or good. I'm interested in the crust consistency, since it seems to be extremely thick.

>>9951733
That's cool anon, at least you're getting outside and enjoying food, nothing wrong with that.

>>9951680

>One year at my job

>My opinion matters

Ive eaten dinner alone at michelin starred places multiple times and can confirm no one gives a shit

>>9952049
Go somewhere that serves good burgers then

>>9951649

I'm married with 2 kids. I cherish the few meals I can eat in peace and my food isn't microwaved.

>>9952077
But there's nowhere else on the way home that does and I'm too lazy to go that far out of my way.

>>9951649
Tbh eating alone is heaven for me

>>9951649
Asks the person that never has traveled on business with an expense account to blow.

Even nice restaurants have bars you can sit at.

No one really cares. Sitting at a table alone always looks a little weird though. I always sit at the bar when I'm eating alone and usually make small talk with the bar tender or other people sitting next to me.

I much prefer dining alone.
"What are you going to have?"
"I dunno what are you going to have?"
Waiter shows up, we're not ready.

Life's two joys are going to the cinema alone and going to a restaurant alone.

In both of these cases, I am there to do something that isn't talk. So going without someone who's gonna talk helps. I want to enjoy the food and the movie.

>>9952054
Thanks. Yeah food is one of my pleasures in life. When I travel I always try to find a great place to go. I just ate at Le Gavroche in London by myself this year. Four hour dinner by myself. Also ate at Ledbury while I was there.

>>9951693
i judge the poor fat fucks who go to buffets alone far more than people who go to a restaurant alone

>>9951649
is it autistic to be alone and have no friends and never go out except for at night to go to your job, where you also work alone?

>>9951649
Don't feel too bad. The worst is the company Christmas party. They bring everyone in to ask what entree you and your date want. I'm always the one there alone.

>>9951662
yeah and you can pick up girls as an excuse like a waitress

>>9951740
this

>>9951888
because people will think your an autist

bars and counters are ideal because you sit next to people and it creates the illusion youre with someone

It only seems autistic if you’re self-conscious about it. Just go in there and fucking eat normally.

>>9951925
>Something you want to read is best.

fuck that bring your ds

>>9952257
The bar is shit. It's not as comfy as a chair.

You pay the same to have your own table and a waiter. Might as well do that rather than sit at some dirty bar with a bunch of drunks.

>>9952276
If the restaurant is busy, they'd rather seat a table with multiple people rather than just you taking up space.

>>9952288
Fuck 'em

>>9952257
>>9952288
>worried about what people will think seeing you alone
>so ashamed you are trying to create an illusion of sitting with people
>concerned about the financial goals of the restaurant rather than your own comfort
We need to talk about the soy in your diet.

>>9952250
Pussy

>>9952015
It is funny, because it's a place where poor fatties stuff themselves silly on the cheapest possible food. And they really go for it - like they have their strategies for how to get the most value for their set price unlimited meal while they overeat themselves into feeling uncomfortable. And I'm pretty sure this particular celebration of gluttony is a uniquely American poorfag thing.

>>9952309
Be

>>9952313
Poppin'

>>9952311
kek. Do they try to sneak food out too?

I always thought the "doggie bag" was a pretty cool American thing. It's uncommon here to be offered to take the rest of your meal to go, which ends up being a waste. But, at this all you can eat buffet, do they still offer that? I could see fat poorfags bringing buckets in if that's the case.

>>9952306
I'm not a fucking normie like you

>>9952324
>>9952313
leave

>>9952336
I knew a guy who was a poker regular at our local casino who would wear a trench coat with shitloads of pockets and he would fill them up with food from the buffet. He was pretty much an all around disgusting excuse for a human, though.

>>9952082
This. Solitude is one of the great joys of this world. Anyone who needs other people to feel fulfilled or is afraid of looking weird if they eat alone is an insecure individual.

>>9952033
>I'm a parasite to my parents but will splurge $200 a month on myself on things that dissipate in 3 hours each time
The fact that you're unashamed of this is appalling. You frankly sound proud to be like that.

When I eat out alone I pretend i'm texting someone to look less autistic or bring some paperwork and pretend i'm doing work or studying while eating.

>>9952341
>I'm not a fucking normie like you
YOU HAVE TO GO BACK

>>9951649
Ask for a table for two and then pretend that you got stood up, you'll get free sympathy food

>>9952403
>bring some paperwork

fuck that bring your ds

>>9951649
No, many people grab a quick bite on the road or for business trips.

Gotta kick that 14 year old set of insecurities.

>>9951899
>>9951947
Idk what story youre talking about but a friend of my dad's once opened up an all day buffet (7am-9pm) and he said two Samoan dudes would show up and would eat L i t e r a l l y everything. They wouldnt leave for the entire day. He said they would pay once in the morning, at lunch, and at dinner but it wasn't nearly enough to cover evrything they ate. He would refill the entire soda machine twice a day and would refill the food stations at least 6 times a day. Appearantly they threatened him with a lawyer when he asked them to leave and he knew he couldnt afford the hassle.
He only lasted three months before filling for bankruptcy.

>>9952744
How do most all you eat buffets handle that? Are there limitations in time? I imagine you'll have a loss with some customers, but the majority will be a profit?

I often travel alone to places, I was in DC over spring break alone and I thought about going to one of the downtown restaurants for dinner but I chickened out and just got subway instead

>>9952744
>They threatened him with a lawyer
It would've been small claims court at best, he wouldn't have needed a lawyer. And there was no way they could have afforded a lawyer with what they were doing anyway. Moreover he could have just stopped admitting them after the first time and accepting their money as well and informed other staff they weren't allowed on premises. If he wasn't willing or able to take a stand against them then there's no way he could have made a decent owner/manager.

>>9952811
>And there was no way they could have afforded a lawyer with what they were doing anyway.
In Burderland lawyers will take that stuff on contingency, so they take a percent of the earnings. Questionable if they'll go after some shitty all you can eat buffet, but, the legal system is a huge problem in America. It's got a bunch of gimmedats looking for reasons to sue anyone who has anything.

>>9951649
Order your meal at the bar. Eat at the bar. No one really cares though.

>>9952074
I'd like to do that as well. But what do you do between servings? Also can you eat there if you're a total plebb?

>>9952826
I know, but I'm not honestly sure they would have had a case there. Restaurants aren't a free for all, the owner has the right to refuse service and throw people out for any reason he sees fit so long as it isn't discriminatory.

Hell, he could have demanded they leave after they finished serving breakfast and thrown them out there and refused money. There's not even a chance of a legal issue at that point for him, and, had they refused to leave, he could have called the police.

>>9952767
Well it takes most restaurants a few months or up to a year to start making a profit. But the whole point is that you WANT people to keep coming back and keep eating. The problem with that place was that since the two guys would always eat evrything, other patrons weren't able to eat as much as they would like so they just never came back. This is spmething that i have seen happen at other places too, although it's almost always the owners or managers that would regulate the amount of food being prepared and served, resulting in a temporary shortage which, if you only have a short amount of time to eat, would make people pretty angry and they would simply go somewhere else.

I've also spoken to a mexican restaurant owner who would also have a small buffet. After a few months he changed it so buffet was only available during lunch then later got rid of it altogether. He said the amount of food being wasted, along with the the cost of having the heating lamps turned on all the time made it difficult to keep the buffet open. I guess every place is different and the only way to learn is trial and error.

>>9951662

Make sure to bring a voice recorder with you.

>>9951722

> There are restaurants in America that are only buffets?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVMYvYg6T1Q

>>9951947
http://www.pjwnex.us/media/text/Golden_Corral.txt

As others anons says the bar/counter is the way to go, then again I’m a bit more social, so I get caught talking among other patrons there and the bartender. Gotten dates and talked to many interesting people.

Bartender has buybacks as well so if they like you and are in a particularly gracious mood, they can take care of a round for you, it’s a nice bonus when it happens but I am never presumptuous to expect it every time, no matter how much I spend.

I don't mind eating alone at a restaurant or going to some pub alone if I'm travelling. I usually have a conversation with the bartender or server if they're not busy. If they know I'm new in the area, they will tell me about some good spots to check out and any upcoming festivals. Also, when I eat alone I normally eat at the bar counter and not sit alone at some booth or table, that feels awkward for me.

>>9953054
me on the bottom right

>>9951662
It's also a great way to keep the best quality the restaurant can deliver.

>>9951649
What the fuck, I have constant work trips and I have to go out for dinner alone. The thought never even crossed my mind.

No one civilized dines formally alone. If its a full-service its incredibly weird, but anything lesser is fine like fast-food or fast-casual. Buffets are also fine alone.

The rule of thumb is if you have a proper waiter or not.

>>9951967

Wow, until this post I thought corral was similar to coral as in coral reef. Wiser every day.

>>9953749
lel I just watched a gore video with a guy who had his hands cut off and the cuteness of your image made me giigle

I don't think it's a big deal, I would never do it, but whenever I see someone eating alone at a restaurant it just makes me feel bad. Like, they couldn't get a single person to go have a meal with them, but they wanted the experience anyway. Feels bad man.

I eat lunch alone all the time.

I am a college student, everybody I know has different schedules, we can rarely get lunch together. If we do, it is at one of the places right next to the college. This is not even considering that most college aged Americans are basically sheltered and retarded and don't eat good food.

If I want to eat at a good restaurant for lunch, I will probably go alone rather than go through the trouble of trying to organize going with somebody who 1.), doesn't want to eat anything more expensive than fast food or 2.) probably doesn't eat Indian or Korean or Vietnamese or whatever and is going to be a picky bitch.

I also eat alone all the time when I am travelling, it is unavoidable. I might be a bit autistic but eating lunch alone has nothing to do with it.

>>9951649
If you either know the staff then is like you are not alone
or bring something with you (computer, book, notebook), this way you will look interesting and misunderstood and totally not like a depressed soul

It also depends on the restaurant, if it is small then you can gonthere every day by yourself with no problem, if it is bigger then you can say bye bye to the idea

It's only acceptable for lunch, not for dinner, and only if you bring a book (nonfiction) or a writing pad.

>>9951649

No. It's autistic to ask if going to a restaurant alone is autistic. Normal people just don't fucking care.

>>9951649

look fancy and/or clean, dont be a fatass

>>9951707
This.

I don't understand why you would go out to a restaurant alone instead of bringing someone with you to share the experience with?

>>9951733
>I don't really care anymore about being embarrassed, but I'll admit I get sad sometimes.
I know that sad feel, I don't really go to restaurants myself cause it's a bit too much of a treat on my budget and I don't feel like I deserve it. I have done it though and it's not a big deal once you get the food and can start enjoying yourself.

>>9951649
i travel for work a lot and eat alone at restaurants all the time, not autistic

>>9951802
this, most of the time i can cook way better than whatever restaurant i go to

>>9954501
Because some people don't have someone to bring?

>>9951649
A true autist would be incapable of going to a restaurant alone

i go eat at the restaurant/bar near my house after work sometimes alone. i usually sit at the bar and have a pint or two with my meal and what whatever game is on. its honestly pretty relaxing

>>9951707
This. Absolutely this.

Nothing is as simple as enjoying a nice restaurant by yourself and relaxing

>>9953027
>1 giant ladle of blue cheese dressing directly onto the plate
>Multiple giant scoops of shredded cheese on top of this
>Multiple giant scoops of those weird ham cube bits on top of this
>Multiple giant scoops of bacon bits on top of this
>Multiple giant scoops of boiled egg crumbles on top of this
>An enormous pile of croutons
>A giant scoop of mushrooms (I think this "made it healthy" because mushrooms are like a fish or something and fish is negative calorie superfood?)
>2 giant ladles of blue cheese dressing on top

>>9951649

i travel for work a good deal.

ordering a nice steak and fries at the bar and a few drinks while not having to entertain anyone other than myself is fantastic.

>>9951649

>>9954132

or they could be traveling, or hungry and don't feel like cooking.

>>9951649
No, its not a big deal

>>9954901
>Why didn't his gf just cook him dinner?

>>9952403

>pretends to text or do "paperwork"
>less autistic

if i'm ever travelling i eat/drink alone all the time - if it's good quality shit then i find i enjoy it much more. i just can't do it in my home city much because it's too small and i see too many people i know

>>9951790
>implying my waifu is mortal

>>9951804
at least you have a suit anon

>>9951804
OP, this is how you dine solo Autistically.

>>9951649
No. What's autistic is to think of this question in the first place. No one gives a shit.

Every week on payday I treat my self to a nice dinner at a different restaurant, staff treat you a lot better and it’s nice having some Alone time

>>9954657
>>9951707
>>9954396
>tfw extremely fast eater

I cannot relax while eating, even if I enjoy it.

>>9951802
Fucking normie.

No. It's actually weak to care so much about what random others think of you that it prevents you from doing something you enjoy

There’s three ways to go about it: 1 look alpha like you don’t give a fuck you’re alone it’s chill you’re there to grub maybe you’ll meet a random qt there if the joint is casual enough or the waitress will sit and flirt (yes this actually happens if you don’t look like shit). 2 look legit autistic. Like you have no clue it’s unusual to sit and dine alone you can’t be bothered with trivial matters like this either because actual autism or you’re too busy to care. 3 and this is the bad one, sitting alone looking like a sad lonely sap. Yes people will look and talk and judge and pity if you sit there looking like a sad fag without a friend in the world. Don’t be this guy. It’s all attitude

>>9951649
No, but it's autistic to not have people to go with.

>>9951751
On-duty firefighters eat in the firehouse.

>>9951649
OP is just a paranoid shut in. Literally who do you think gives a shit? People eat at restaurants alone or in groups all the fucking time.

It's autistic to think that other people really care that you're dining at a restaurant alone.

>>9954501
I don't believe I have once in my life thought that that I would have more fun if I brought someone along with me. And that includes things like masturbation. When I was engaged, I would frequently masturbate before or after just because I enjoy it more than sex.

Literally every single activity I have ever partaken in would have been more fun alone.

>>9957303
Actually shoot, I take that back. I did take a dancing class that was more fun with a partner I knew than it would have been alone. So one activity.

>>9957308
youre crrazzyyy

i like you

but youre crrraaazzzyyy

>>9957321
I'm thinking really hard for more examples and I just can't. My family took me to the casino for my birthday. I would have had much more fun if they weren't there and I got to explore at my own pace. Every time I take someone to the shooting range, I'm just pissed that an hour of fun suddenly has an hour of waiting and all the effort of worrying about another person attached too. Even just watching something with someone becomes a whole lot less fun when you're worrying about if they're enjoying it.

>>9954501
Who do I bring with?

>>9951733
It's good to still keep getting and doing stuff like this anon, I love eating alone.

>>9952324
Jesus this is an old ass pic

>>9957396
Craigslist ad. Ask who into anime and hungry. Make new friend.

i often eat alone while reading a book.. so comfy

>>9957512
this. i love going to my local cafe with a good book and getting some reading in. one time in fact a qt came over and asked what i was reading because the cover looked cool.

it's really not that bad guys

>>9957507
That's terrifying. Are you trying to get me murdered?

>>9957524
You're meeting in a public place. If he doesn't agree who best girl is, you kill him in parking lot.

>>9957529
Great idea...

>>9957520
>one time in fact a qt came over and asked what i was reading because the cover looked cool.
and then what happened ?

>>9957520
I have like 3 different persons ask to take my pic while reading and having beer alone outside in the park or somewhere ..

>>9957543
she shit herself. turns out she was a 12 year old that lost oxygen at birth.

>>9951802
>I can cook just as well for myself and for a third of the price.

This is why I only go to meme restaurants that ck like to make fun of (heck, I make fun of them too), because it's something I can't do at home and it's actually interesting and unique. I'm not going to pay for classic cooking unless I'm on vacation.

>>9951722
>restaurants in America

Is there any continent that *doesn't* have this type of restaurant? I've only seen them in Europe and the US - can somebody chime in from Asia, Africa or South America? Ozposters?

>>9957590
Most places have breakfast buffets in hotels and such, or maybe a brunch buffet, but not restaurants that are specifically just buffets.

I'm German and they do lots of breakfast buffets here but I don't see it for lunch or dinner unless you are at some big company and it's a cafeteria.

>>9954501
So you can enjoy the food at your own pace. If you bring someone along they want to talk the entire time when you're eating. Fuck that, I want to enjoy and concentrate on the food unless it's really bad.

>>9951649
I've never gone alone but to be honest I probably should because £5 for a roast dinner is too good to pass up on

>>9951947
A fucking building just for macaroni, america sounds like an interesting place

>>9957840
i imagined some hungry eastern block kid in the 1980s saying this while looking with a hopeful stare at a coca cola ad

>>9952826
In order to file a lawsuit the plaintiff must be able to demonstrate loss, as a direct cause of the defendant, with the statement to have acceptable reparations if they win the case.

You're telling me that Jupiter and Neptune would honestly take them to court over a loss of $15? Only implying that there are no other buffets of similar quality in a reasonable distance that could be substitutes? Even then the owner retains the freedom to not provide service. Cutting them off mid gestation would be legally incorrect, so far as contractual agreement between buyer and receiver of goods. But upon the next meal hours, or following day, the owner could refuse to provide service- or create Claus to service ie, 2 hour limit.

>>9957890
Even if they are suing for discrimination? Because you know that's what woo-woo indian drug addicts would do.

>>9957888
You mean the food queues for you there?

>>9951967
The Golden Corral was, originally, a steak restaurant. The term “Golden Corral” would be a reference to a place where the best beef would be used (albeit, in a weird 1960’s-1970’s kind of way).
That was a nice job combining a current cultural status with a 50-year old corporate naming convention. Especially since the concept blends so well. In the end it is just a coincidence that is moderately ironic also.

>>9954132
all my friends are wypipo who only eat burgers pizzas and steak, mainly fast food tho so they dont try anything new. I have to go alone most of the times because of this but desu i think i just need new friends

>>9951649
Im convinced this is an american issue only. Literally everywhere else in the world noone gives a fuck.

>>9957590
When I visited Panama every meal I had was buffet style, though it is a tourism driven economy.

>>9951662
Also you can bring a laptop and pretend you're a popular eceleb who's streaming

>>9951662
>>9952947
>>9958591
These and also make sure to bring a dslr camera with a zoom lens, maybe some lighting equipment too, and take pictures of the food they bring you.

>>9951649
No, it's austist to think you can't.

>>9958257
Well seeing as how Americans can actually afford a large kitchen and groceries unlike yuropoors, going out to rest at a restaurant is viewed more as a social outing

>>9952067
>after a year you aren't an experienced waiter.
It really takes something like 3 days to totally understand what you have to do as a waiter

>>9951662
>>9952947
>>9958591
>>9958772
>expecting an autismo to do all of these

>>9955343
stop being fat

>>9960117
It's the only way to not look autistic while going alone

>>9951762
Bonus points if you bring a pillow of your waifu too

>>9952006
>>9957989
>>9953749
>trying this hard to damage control insults thrown at your favorite buffet
You are worse than shit on a beggar’s boot

I won a gift card to Tony Roma's couple years ago, maybe I'll use it for lunch.

I'm single, and I don't feel bad about going out alone to eat.

But I met a guy recently also eating alone. We're both white guys in a Asian country, so being able to speak English easily was nice.

At some point he wanted to show me a location he had mentioned, so he took his iPad off the table (which I hadn't even noticed), apologized for having it there, and showed me the thing. He then explained he usually uses it while he eats.

And I get that. I look at my phone if I'm alone at a restaurant. But why did he feel the need to tell me? It just sounded like such a fucking bummer.

>>9951649
Yes

No, but it's autistic to ask if going to a restaurant alone is autistic.

I went to a sushi place last week alone. There was like no one else eating there and the waiter was younger than me, Im 23. After I got my food he tried to make small talk with me but he was more awkward about the situation than I was.

>>9954182
During my freshman year I would hate when people would join me for food especially in the morning. It would be really irritating because during that first semester its always those random people you met at orientation or had a couple conversations with. There would be so many times when I would finish my food in less than 5 minutes and they would be confused at why I wouldnt stay and hang out.

>>9963219
God, first semester of college friends were so weird.

>>9952837
Check your phone or something, whatever you normally do while waiting, or just sit and take in the atmosphere. Again no one cares.
And yes, of course. It's a total myth that there is a class barrier to fine dining (with a few exceptions though nothing worth your time). As long as you appearance isn't so offensive that it would conceivably damage the experience of other customers, you will be served like anyone else. I've eaten 2 stars in jeans and a pullover. And remember that stars aren't just about the food: they also indicate fantastic service. If you have any questions at all about the food, how to best enjoy it, the restaurant in general, etc, just ask your waiter.

>>9958213
>That feel when literally no one wants to try the little family-owned Tibetan restaurant steps away from your apartment

>>9951649
I did this once.
>went to restaurant
>waitress asked how many
>le me
>she gives me a weird look
>immediately get embarrased and leave

>>9951733
>Go out for lunch alone since I have some extra money
>Waitress takes a while to approach me because she thinks I'm waiting for someone
>Finally realized I'm there alone, gives me crappy service and some attitude since she thinks I'm some broke ass loser who is going to order the cheapest thing in the menu and don't tip
>Order several drinks and desert and leave a big tip Because that will show her
>Come home and feel like shit

>>9952257
But you are an autist

its autistic to worry about it

>>9951766
>thinking I'd be deterred by what some literal alcoholic trash thinks of me.
Also how would you hold the camera still when you have the shakes?

lunch is fine, dinner no, especially not on the weekends

If you saw my friends then you'd realize eating alone is the least autistic option I have.

I do a lot of international travel for work and get bored of the same hotel restuarants everywhere so I eat alone a lot, after a few times it doesn't feel weird but I'll admit the first couple of times I was awkward about it.
I usually avoid anywhere formal or very busy.
Bring a newspaper/book or read your phone.
Order a drink before your meal and sit back and relax while you wait.
Your meal will almost always come out faster eating alone.

Good waiters will sometimes offer local newspapers or offer a small wine tasting of a select couple of wines if you talk to them about their winelist.

Listening in on the first date going on at the table next to you can be great entertainment as well.

Here in Japan it's completely normal.
Rather, the majority of customers are eating alone most of the time, which is why there is more counter seats than there is booths in every joint that's not specifically made for groups (like family restaurants)

Conversely, it's a bother to eat in other countries because the place is always obviously built for groups of 4+ people, as if needing a meal that wasn't fast food always needed to be some huge occasion you should bring 3 friends along for.

>>9968202
Not true. If it's a famiresu sure, but a lot of yakiniku places are awkward to go in alone.

>>9968202
While yakiniku is more of a social thing, pretty much every single place has a "drinking alone" menu.
It's also completely normal to go out to drink alone, whereas in the west it's seen as pathetic or something only depressed people do.

Besides, I'm speaking in general.
Every time I want to go out to eat, it's always much more convenient and natural to do it here than it is in the EU or US

>>9968572
meant to reply to >>9968340

>>9951649
mfg this thread. Literally, NOBODY CARES. Do what the fuck you want, no one is judging you. You all special little fingerprints need to stop being such spineless imbeciles, grow up, and live your fucking lives like nobody's watching. BECAUSE NOBODY IS!

(Ironic caps abuse for emphatic purposes only)