Many years ago, I ran into two of my mother's students. Two young ladies from middle class homes. I noticed they were dressed a bit fancy and I asked what they were up to. Turns out you could have tea like Eloise from the kids book at the Plaza Hotel. I can't remember the exact price, but it wasn't wildly out of line with the cost of a Manhattan lunch.

After I read your message I decided to look it up. $150.00 per person. For a light lunch.

The upper classes want to make sure they never have to be within spitting distance of the 99%