Sorry all but I have to chuckle a bit. Living in Upstate NY our average breakfast is 25.00! My husband has an omelette, side of sliced tomatoes, and 2 cans of tomato juice and I have coffee, one french toast, and home fries. They charge 50 cents extra because I ask for real maple syrup, not processed. We eat out almost every Sunday and our bill is generally 25.00. I guess we won't have such sticker shock when we move there when we go to breakfast.
As far as review of restaurants go, we all have different taste buds so our opinions will differ. I think what has an impact is when we see multiple bad reviews, then a red flag goes up. We own a business in NY and believe me you can't please everyone. Each to their own. I can't wait to be a Villager to I can try multiple restaurants and eateries. We love to eat out. Please let me know what your favorites and not so favorites are so we can check them out. We really enjoy Nancy Lopez Restaurant. We've also eaten breakfast at Perkins. That's about as far as we've gotten while visiting.