Dining Alone Restaurants

Root Food + Wine is a rustic yet elegant, boutique restaurant in the heart of Missouri Wine Country, just up from the Katy Trail, in downtown historic Augusta, Missouri. It offers a locally sourced pre-fix dining experience, either inside the nostalgic 1905 vintage home or outside herb gardens, located on the grounds of Oaks Crossing. Root Food + Wine is the fruition of a journey started by Chef Philip Day, 20 years ago. Chef Day's philosophy is to offer warm and gracious service, along with the highest quality of local sustainable produce for his cuisine. The menu changes frequently with …

The Blue Duck’s philosophy has always been ‘good food with a casual, friendly atmosphere’. It’s a place you can come with your family and friends truly enjoy yourself. It is never stuffy. One of the Blue Duck’s hallmarks is to take a classic comfort food dish and put a nice twist on it. They like to keep things fun and creative and this certainly comes across in their food and the little twists and turns they like to throw in along the way. The menu is seasonal and changes about every three months. This keeps things from ever getting boring …

Great service and atmosphere aren’t the only reasons people have been making the trip to Tony’s for over 65 years. Tony’s is the home of the World Famous Pepperloin Steak. This beef tenderloin is marinated in Tony’s secret marinade, rolled in half-cracked black pepper, grilled to perfection, and drizzled with garlic butter. After one bite of this mouth-watering steak, you will never want steak from another restaurant again. It is so tender it can be cut with a butter knife, and it practically melts on your palette. Tony’s offers 20 different homemade specialty pasta, along with a delicious selection of …