<i>People demand something whose main attraction is not just the price.</i><p>I can see this happening, and I&#x27;m not sure whether it&#x27;s a good thing as part of the general UK &quot;food revolution&quot;, where we&#x27;ve gone from a joke to international leader in a generation or so; or a bad thing, as another inequality marker. Midprice food is being squeezed out of everywhere except JD Wetherspoon.<p>Takeaway seems to be still flourishing, assisted by Just Eat and related startups. Indian, Chinese, fish&amp;chips, and pizza are the standard repertoire, occasionally from the same kitchen.<p>But when you go out to eat, part of the cost is renting a table-sized area of floor for a couple of hours. Absurdly high real estate prices mean that may be a significant part of the price. So the whole enterprise needs to go &quot;upmarket&quot; to recover that cost.<p>(Back of an envelope says that 1-bed London flats are now £2&#x2F;hour)