table for one /slang/

table for one: ordering a feast sized for four when you are eating solo

Usage

"A table for one, please — and bring four menus."
"She went table for one and ordered the family platter."
"No shame in a table for one when the leftovers are the whole point."

Related

big back — the eating-habits roast that started the quiz wave. appetite, meme, roast.
second breakfast — the snack between breakfast and lunch that nobody can explain.