I contribute regularly to a particular TripAdvisor forum. Now, before I go on, I know that TA is not generally the place to go for food recommendations - if you want good food that is. However, bear with me for a moment. The question often posed is along the lines of “which is the best restaurant”, often enhanced by “which is the best restaurant for our 25th anniversary celebration”. I pretty much always respond with the two places that are in the Michelin Guide (not starred) and, probably, a couple of others that I know from experience would do the job - places where, if I was on holiday and I had a significant celebration, I’d consider eating there. I am usually the only contributor to mention these places. Almost without exception, other Britons responding base their suggestions on places that give you a large quantity of food and/or sell it cheap - it is, clearly, their definition of a “good meal”.
Just on the subject of pricing, we went to the Fat Duck for my 60th birthday (2010). Loved every minute of it. Never gave a second thought for how much it was costing. Since it reopened, dinner is now £265 and, frankly, I’m not interested in paying that. It is really just too much. Which means I probably won’t be doing any high end Paris dining either.
