Originally Posted by
nkedel
I've never been much for ambiance, and would rather not pay for the magnificent dining room regardless of the meal.
Having been catching up on this thread missing yesterday, I was not sure what constitutes a "great breakfast" that would justify a $20 charge, just on the food (going on the theory that everything in the UK costs roughly what it does in the US, but in GBP rather than USD)... I've paid $20+ for breakfast a few times as a matter of convenience (and a couple times had it included in a hotel rate where paying otherwise would have been pricier than that), but I can't say I've ever had the food justify the cost increase over a $9 breakfast at a good local diner, and in many cases I'd have been happier with a $4 "Everyday Value Slam" Denny's or the $4 "big breakfast" at McDonalds. There are only so many ways to cook scrambled eggs, and most of them make them worse than the really simple ones.
I suppose it depends how much you value what goes into your body and from what I've seen on my many visits to the States most people don't seem to care what and how much bad food they eat.
Personally I think a breakfast comprising Cumberland sausage ( that's whole sausages made from good quality prime meat cuts and not patties made from what's left on the floor of the abattoir ), proper bacon and not pork belly, Stornoway Black Pudding, fried mushrooms,baked tomatoes and free-range eggs - plus toast,pastries,juice and fresh coffee all for £20 represents excellent value for money
And Simpsons-in-the Strand is an iconic London restaurant that has played hosts to diners including Vincent Van Gogh, Charles Dickens, George Bernard Shaw, Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone.
Yes you can find it cheaper and quicker at the Golden Arches if that's all the time and money you can afford on one of life's great pleasures but I know which I'd choose any day.