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You Should Absolutely Eat at Restaurants Alone

People need to stop being afraid to eat in a restaurant alone. 

Why are you waiting for anyone to do the things you want to do with your own life? If you want to go anywhere, especially a restaurant, just go— especially if it’s a restaurant. 

Personally, I love going out to eat by myself. If I feel like talking with someone, I’ll chat with the people who work there. If not, maybe I’ll bring a book or just relax and enjoy the peace and quiet for a change. 

Not experiencing the things you want in life just because you don’t have company is a mistake— trust me on that. It’s worth working on overcoming a fear of being awkward or of others judging you. If you don’t, you’re going to miss out on so many incredible things in life. 

Eating at a restaurant alone is a great way to build confidence and become comfortable with your own company. 

Life goes by really fast; you need to stop waiting and start doing.

– Chef Mike

#eatingalone #confidence #peptalk #stopwaiting

32 Comments

  1. I am an official stupid rule breaker. Who makes this shit up ? I eat at a restaurant by myself snd its never been awkward. I can by myself flowers 💐 😊

  2. I go many places by myself. I'm my best company. Once, I even went to an amusement park by myself. It was so much fun!

  3. I love your gutsiness! I can eat by myself, however I will one day go to
    a movie theatre on my own too. I’d love to try your food one day! Just can’t get there yet, living in a different country. Love your vlogs!❤

  4. Restaurants need to address serious problems with quality, service, and value. Until that happens broadly across the market, I and many others will enjoy healthy, affordable food cooked at home.

  5. I feel like this too! I have the best time sitting at the bar and chatting with random people. I end up having the best night by myself.

  6. I eat by myself at restaurants often

    More than half of my friends died by the time I turned 30 and a couple years ago I buried my brother

    So now at this point in my life I mostly fly solo and I often don't like dealing with people – I am more happy with my plants and animals

  7. Mike ! I love ya'll ,Lent or Ramadan menu ! Thank you! 🔥🍷🔥🍷🔥🍷🔥🍷🔥🍷🔥🍷🔥🍷
    Baraka llahu feek ! 🍷🔥🍷🔥🍷🔥🍷🔥🍷🔥.

  8. I like eating at a restaurant alone sometimes because it means I can go to places that my friends wouldn’t like. When going with a group, we always go with the “safe” options that can satisfy everyone in the group, the larger the group, the narrower the list of restaurants become.

  9. You might actually get a date out of it. I've been married for years but before I met my wife, I dated people that I met when I went out to eat by myself. Met her when I was by myself…

  10. One of my favorite things to do. I get to eat at the exact pace I like without feeling rushed or in some cases feeling like I have to eat slower.

  11. What's your opinion on the restaurant industry having the highest rates of drug use?

  12. Thank you!
    This is my 24th year as a server, and I absolutely love going out to eat by myself!

    I sit at the bar and just enjoy my food and time. Plus I love watching another restaurant operate

  13. I used to work on the road a lot. If I had the time I would eat at any restaurant I wanted to try out. I didn’t care. The only thing was that servers didn’t see me as a high earning table and chase the bigger tips so the service could slow. But if the service was good I would tip well.

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