TGIF brunch ($51.67)!
Friday phase-2 TGIF brunch — $51.67 mid-tier restaurant spread. Scaled back from the week's earlier indulgences.
TGIF brunch with BB — $51.67 for a more measured restaurant spread, scaled back from the Wednesday-Thursday indulgences. We’d already paid the return-to-dine-in tax for the week, so Friday returned to more reasonable pricing.
We ordered (TGIF brunch):
- Two mains
- One shared side
- Two drinks
Total: $51.67 for the spread.
The $51.67 brunch sits at the sweet spot of sit-down restaurant pricing — substantial enough to feel like a proper meal out, restrained enough not to feel like an indulgence. Roughly $25 per person for a mid-tier sit-down brunch is fair.
Mains were the focus. Both were classic brunch plates — a savoury egg-and-protein combination, plated cleanly, executed with attention. Less elaborate than the multi-component plates from earlier in the week, but each main was a complete dish on its own without needing the side-multiplication to feel substantial.
One shared side — a small plate of vegetables or a quick salad — added the green colour against the protein-heavy mains.
Drinks were the standard cafe options. One specialty coffee for me, a smoothie or fresh juice for BB.
The pacing of the week’s brunches taught us something. By Friday we’d worked through the initial post-lockdown indulgence enthusiasm and settled into a more sustainable pattern. The home brunches were still the default; the sit-down brunches became the planned exception rather than the new norm.
Phase 2 reopening was real but the lockdown habits had earned their staying power. The Friday brunch was the small Friday treat that didn’t compete with the home weekend brunches but complemented them.
Overall: 4.5 / 5. 😋👍🏼 Excellent TGIF brunch at the right price point — would happily repeat.
