I heard a story in which two solitary diners, who coincidentally happened to arrive at a small busy restaurant at the same time, were asked by the hostess to share a table for two. Has this ever happened to anyone else? And is it...

they were nice about it I was still a bit paranoid and made sure to put my coat on the other seat! How do you feel about being forced (or even asked) to share a table?

I share tables most the time when I go to New York Noodletown, and it’s never bothered me. But those are big tables, not tables for two. I think that seating two solitary diners at a table for two is reasonable only if both...

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