A few even meet the special criteria of the lone diner: respectful treatment and diverting surroundings.

Eaten by a lone diner, however, it becomes an exercise in salt tolerance.

Harry happened to glance at another table, where a lone diner had just arrived.

Though it was quite full, I was offered a choice of tables and as a lone diner felt welcome.

That evening, I am the lone diner in the great dining room.

What's more, lone diners usually drink proportionally less than groups, further cutting the profit margin.

The lone diner acknowledged the dismissal with a nod of his head.

In the attempt, her focus shifted to the other lone diner in the restaurant.

She paused to glance through to the dining area and saw only one lone diner.

She was seated by the window, in a long row of lone diners, most of them reading newspapers or books.