Originally Posted by
braslvr
You misunderstood me. My expectations are almost always met. I said I expect any decent restaurant that advertises brunch, to have
either a buffet
or a very special brunch menu. They almost always do, and that's why I expect it. The rare occasion that they have neither, is the pet peeve, and I leave.

You need to read Anthony Bourdain's first book, in it he explains that a lot of the "special" brunch offerings are clearing out the kitchen all that did not sell during the previous week's dinner service.