nope. i eat out alone all the time...if i don't feel comfortable i let them know & if it isn;'t resolved i write them after wards & then let my friends know. i vacation alone & figure if i wait for someone to go with me i will die starving!

bring a magazine, newpaper, see if they have a tv, sit in the bar as there is usually a tv there..

honestly it rarely bothers me...i'm not usually there to search for company..i am there for food.