Should you pay extra for eating alone? That’s the question at many high-end London restaurants this week after the two Michelin-starred Hotel Café Royal announced it would charge solo diners double.
The restaurant, run by Alex Dilling near Regent Street, charges £350 to diners who want to eat on their own, the same price two would pay for the £175 tasting menu. It says that rising prices are to blame, and that people at a table for one take up the same space as two. The site has previously hosted parties with Rihanna, Naomi Campbell, Cara Delevingne and Jourdan Dunn.
