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A-10 THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER Tuesday, November 25, 1986 Dining out single: Handy how-to hints DINE OUT I yITH YOUR FAMILY I thamksgwingJ The Windjammer Presents a Fabulous Thanksgiving Feast! Our Thanksgiving Buffet Menu Will Feature: Fresh Garden Greens, Assorted Dressings, Pineapple Coleslaw, Fruited Jello, Assorted Relishes, Waldorf Salad, Vegetable Crudite, Roast Turkey, Apple Walnut Dressing, Giblet Gravy, Cranberry Sauce, Roast Pork Loin, Roast Top Sirloin, Sweet Potatoes, Vegetable Bouquetiere, Mashed Potatoes, Assorted Breads Rolls, Butters, Pumpkin, Mince COMPLETE TURKEY DINNER including Salad, PotatoM, I95 Veatobi Dvtttft Thanksgiving Dinner 1 to 8 P.M. Featuring: Golden Roast Turkey Walnut Dressing Complete Dinner $8.95 Scalloped apples yams wGrand Marnier Broccoli Crowns wLemon Beurre Blanc And Many other Chef's specials Reservations Accepted 7314 Montgomery Road 891-2380 and Mvragm Many othr itsms to choot from. meat and Apple Pie, Assorted Cakes, Cookies and Sweet Breads. ik. $995 JLs )i Adults You are on a business trip; a meeting runs late and you miss ou plane.

You decide to stay over one more night to enjoy dinner out at one of the city's liner restaurants. The only problem is you'll be dining alone. You don't mind, what about the restaurant? "Most restaurants are eluctant to give a table to a single customer," said food and restaurant writer Jay Jacobs, a contributing editor to Gourmet magazine. "The single diner is' taking up a table for two, and that means a lower dinner bill and tip." That doesn't mean the single diner should retreat to his or her hotel room and order up room service. There are ways to have a pleasant dinner out by yourself.

First, however, you have to overcome two major s'umbling blocks: getting a table ant' getting good service. Many restaurants won't even take reservations for a single diner. So you should plan your meal during off hours. "Most restaurants would prefer the single diner come either early or late, not during peak hours, either for dinner or lunch," Jacobs said. In talking about the subject with restaurant owners and frequent travelers, he said he found the best way to get a table is for someone you know in the city you are visiting a business associate, for example to intercede for you by calling a restaurant he or she frequents and asking for a reservation for you.

"If one does a lot of traveling, it's a good idea to keep a book with the names of valued customers or business associates and to ask them to call on your behalf, or to know the name of someone who frequents the restaurant and to mention his name when making the reservation." Don't try for a reservation but arrive at the restaurant early, have a drink at the bar and strike up a conversation with the maitre d', explaining your circumstances. Don't bribe the maitre d' for a table. If you come in without a reservation and he finds a table for you, tip him more than adequately. This will let him know and he'll tell your waiter that you are a good tipper. "In this situation, it's a good idea to overcompensate on tipping to compensate for the fact that you are the only one at the table." Once at a table, immediately ask for the wine list.

"This lets the waiter know you are ready to treat yourself to the best." Because restaurants are seeing an increase in the number of single diners, some have started up a "chef's table" or a "host's table" at hich unattached diners can all sit together at one large table and enjoy each other's company. Jacobs thinks the chef's table is an idea whose time has come. "A guest and I sat at a chef's table in a New York restaurant recently, and it was amazingly effective for those who had come in alone," he said. "People were passing around their dishes and it became very clubby. It's a way of welcoming singles I'd like to see more of 'it." 4332 RIVER ROAD at ANDERSON FERRY Phone for reservations (513) 771-3777 Call for Reservations 451-5100 WiNCjAMMCK 11320 Chester Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246 Thanksgiving BUFFET 1 1 :30 am to 9:00 pm $7.95 Adults Children 5 to 9 under 4-FREE -MENU- Roast turkey breast Glazed baked ham Southern fried chicken Old fashioned corn bread stuffing Candied yams Whipped potatoes Cranberry sauce Buttered corn Green bean almondine Dinner rolls Salad bar Asst.

Desserts Please call for reservations: 341-2400 1939 Dixie Hwy. Ft. Wright, Ky A Thanksgiving Menu That's Completely Stuffed! Our Thanksgiving Buffet Menu Will Feature: Fresh Garden Greens with Assorted Dressings, Fresh Vegetable Cornucopia, Waldorf Salad, Pineapple Coleslaw, Fresh Fruit Melange, Marinated Tomato and Mushroom Salad, Assorted Jello, Cottage Cheese, Vegetable and Pasta Marinade, Assorted Relishes, Outstanding Bread Selections: Loaves of Rye, French, Sweet Breads, Assorted Rolls, Butters, Muffins, Preserves. Roast Tom Turkey, Steamship Round of Roast Beef, Fresh Cranberry Sauce, Country Giblet Gravy, Chestnut Stuffing, Baked Ham, Port Raisin Sauce, Pappy Parker Fried Chicken, BBQ Pork Ribs, Seafood Creole a la Market, Rice, Butternut Squash, Green Beans, Mashed Potatoes, Candied Yams, Vegetable Bouquetiere. Outstanding Dessert Selections: Baked Apples, "RT XT TTT Singles tend to eat out more often than those of other households.

During an average week, singles will eat 4.3 meals away from home. VI Ik Have A Work Free Thanksgiving at MADEIRA MANOR Vanilla Ice Cream SALOON RESTAURANT Cincinnati, Ohio Established 1875, Re-established 1986 On the corner of Court Elm Streets (513)421-0110 GOOD OLD ALL AMERICAN FOOD PREPARED FOR TODAYS TASTES 95 Assorted Cake Seasonal Pies, Tarts, Brownies, Adults Traditional Menu or Bountiful Buffet with carved meats and all the trimmings 561-5100 Noon until 8 p.m. Cookies, Mousse. $4.95 Children Under 10 Served 6 p.m. 23 Served Daily from 11:00 A.M.

Till 11:00 P.M. Till 1:00 A.M. SAT. Till 8:00 P.M. Sunday Phone for reservations (513) 772-1720 thit't Barman CINCINNATI Harriott Thanksgiving Day in Glendale Enjoy Gracious Dining in the Pre-Civil War Nostalgia of the Iron Horse Inn FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE PROHIBITION 11320 Chester Road, Cincinnati, Ohio 45246 THE BEER FLOWS AGAIN Till 1:00 A.M.

Till 2:00 A.M.FRJ.& SAT. Deals on Drinks Say grace at our place, Special Family Thanksgiving Dinner Whole Tom Turkey with all the trimmings Carved at your Table All this for only $8.95 per person Childen under 4 free 8 Adult parsons minimum (or more) For whole Turkery Dinner Regular Turkey Dinner $7.50 per person Children under 12 $2.00 off Open 2:00 till 9:00 P.M. 8675 Cinti-Columbus Rd. US 42 Pisgah 3 Miles North of I-275 777-7600 A GREAT AMERICAN HANKSGMNG under energetic new ownership Betty Dewev Huff of Glendale Located at 40 Village Square (alongside of the Railroad tracks off of Sharon Glendale, Ohio) Call For Reservations Seatings at I pm, 3 pm, 5 pm 7 pm 771-2050 $795 MAKE OUR BUFFET A FAMILY AFFAIR WITH ALL YOUR THANKSGIVING FAVORITES Children under 12 $I95 FOR AGREAT PRICE! Join us for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. oas' turkey with sage dressing and cranberry sauce.

(Mounds of whipped potatoes(and gravy. A crisp garden salad and green beans Bretonne. Candied sweet potatoes and whole wheat bread fresh from our oven. And of course, pumpkin piewith clouds of whipped cream. Make your reservations early.

Open at noon. specializing in large family parties ADULTS 9.95 UNDER 12 5.95 UNDER 5 FREE 1 1 am to 5 pm Roast Tom Turkey Baron of Beef Baked Ham Seafood Newburg Stuffing with giblet gravy Salad Bar and much, CHEF PATRICK STAPLES much more! SETS THE STANDARDS FOR FINE DINING AT LLOYDS OF MADEIRA 561-2888 reservations 11 taking the time and actually caring about the product they are serving. "From the time you come in the door-and smell the bread baking-un-til you are done with dessert or having your coffee, you will enjoy your dining experience. We're creating something so special here that when you leave you're saying, Now, that's outstanding." "I love to cook beef. I love to serve beef.

But there is a whole world out there that doesn't include beef. "What we are doing here is giving people a gourmet dinner. Not only beef-but also fish, poultry, lamb or pork in a preparation you probably never had before. And at a good price. "You'll know from the first bite that whoever is in the kitchen cooking is Serving Dinner only: 4: BLACK ANGUS cdatfcrlcu's 7179 Dixie Highway, Fairfield 874-7633 9651 Colerain Avenue, Cincinnati 741-0200 30 to 10 4:30 to II Fri.

Sat. Closed Thanksgiving open Christmas Day 1 CINCINNATI I HILTON I 1-275 at US 42, Exit 46. Telephone: 513-563-8330 In the Heart of Madeira at Miami Ave. Golf Ter..