you ever eat out for breakfast by yourself?

As an aside, I once worked in a city where there was only one highway heading out of town and if it snowed it seemed that invariably a semi would jack knife on that stretch and totally block the road for hours. I remember several winter evenings in the dining room of the big chain hotel in the centre of town where I was one of ten solitary diners. In the bad weather no one was going out voluntarily so it was just those of us who'd been stranded and were unable to get home sitting there ...each alone.

I had to get the car serviced and had the choice of sitting at the dealership reading old magazines or walking down to Tim Hortons for coffee and a bagel. The caramel apple bagel is nice even without cream cheese or butter. It was nice. I was able to just relax and not worry about holding anyone up since I tend to eat slower than the guys in my family.

As an aside, I once worked in a city where there was only one highway heading out of town and if it snowed it seemed that invariably a semi would jack knife on that stretch and totally block the road for hours. I remember several winter evenings in the dining room of the big chain hotel in the centre of town where I was one of ten solitary diners. In the bad weather no one was going out voluntarily so it was just those of us who'd been stranded and were unable to get home sitting there ...each alone.

that could be the setup for a) an excellent short story b) a terrible film c) a Murder She Wrote episode

All the time. Breakfast, lunch or dinner.

I even go to movies alone.

No issue here. I could phone a friend, and not look lonely, but I'm comfortable being alone. I like myself and enjoy my company :-)

That's boss honestly id never do that by myself , wouldn't even think about doing stuff like that without a female companion seriously

All the time! You have to eat;-) I never minded doing things alone-Being an only child teaches you to enjoy your own company.

I would rather eat lunch alone. I always get to go where I want and I don't have to entertain anyone with mindless chatter. Get a newspaper or carry tablet and chill.

I love going out alone. It is my quiet time. I have four kids at home and our house is pretty loud. I escape every chance i get hahaha....

Going out to eat alone is nice too. You dont have to make small talk with anyone and you can eat at your own pace.

I absolutely love going to the movies by myself, i love that i can pick where i want to sit and i dont have anyone asking me "who is this character? what is happening now? why are they doing that?"

I eat out alone all the time, less so for breakfast unless I'm traveling. I've never felt uncomfortable at breakfast, but then a newspaper (or in the last few years Tablet) was always at hand. No weirdness at lunch. It still seems a little odd at dinner if it is a really nice restaurant, but not at all odd at chains or more casual places.

A lot of this comes from decades ago when eating out was much less common in American life. You almost always would eat at home, particularly dinner, unless it was a special occasion. Or there was some other story behind why you were there. Also, you were taking up a table for two that was going to be low revenue and low tip compared to if the seated a party of two. For a sold-out restaurant you were indeed taking money from the owner and wait-staff's pocket. And some did not exactly try to make you feel welcome. But the world is very different today. People eat out all the time and most restaurants go out of the way to court single diners.

I find IHOP the best nationwide option for breakfast, although if there are Village Inns in the area I prefer them. VI has a few choices that are easy to fit into a calorie budget without feeling like you are dieting. Otherwise I seek out something local that is known for breakfast. If I'm in NY then it is the local diner!