From the 1984 Steve Martin movie "The Lonely Guy", this scene gives an entertaining look on how it feels to go to a fancy restaurant and get "a table for one".
This restaurant is offering lonely people a free meal on Thanksgiving Thanks to George, the people of Michigan won’t have to be lonely this Thanksgiving
“Oh thank God,” I heard a waiter say as I looked over a crowded Washington, D.C., dining room then made a nifty pivot and headed for the outdoor bar. In my self-consciousness I presumed myself to be the target of his comment, a non-instagrammable solo diner poised to occupy prime real estate in a regarded restaurant for a minimal dinner of crab cakes and a glass of house wine. The law mandated that the restaurant seat me, but not much else has changed for women alone in dress-up restaurants since the enactment of the Civil Rights Act ". (Read More)