Brunch is breakfast with a markup.
Forget specific menus and prices. This is about the idea: is going out for brunch a small joy worth paying for, or breakfast dressed up as an occasion?
For the take
I can enjoy a slow morning without making eggs an event.
Against the take
The friends, the time, the place: that is what I am buying.
The useful wrinkle
The scene
At home, this meal would be eggs on toast. At brunch, the eggs have a backstory, the toast has height, and your table has agreed to photograph everything before touching it. One friend sees an expensive breakfast. Another sees the first relaxed conversation the group has managed in weeks.
Strongest case for Overpriced eggs
If the food is the main attraction, presentation can start to feel like a costume for a very ordinary meal. Waiting in a queue while hungry is an odd way to manufacture leisure. You can reasonably prefer breakfast that arrives before the morning develops a marketing strategy.
Strongest case for Worth the ritual
The occasion may be the point. Nobody has to host, cook or clear plates while everyone else talks. A pleasant room and an agreed meeting time can turn 'we should catch up' into an actual afternoon together. The food is only one part of what the group chose.
Where the answer changes
Compare experiences you would really choose. A leisurely cafe with friends is different from a rushed meal before work, and a home gathering still needs someone to organize it. This vote is about the ritual; it does not claim that a particular restaurant's prices or portions are fair.
A question worth taking with you
Would brunch still feel worth it if the eggs were average and the company was excellent?
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