While I haven't been to a Red Lobster since I was a kid

Why not? Have you become “disgustingly elitist”?

The scenario I responded to didn’t involve family meals with children.

My original comment was referring to nothing other than the fact that the food at Red Lobsters is pretty terrible. It’s not about price - there are plenty of cheap restaurants that serve good food.

See https://slate.com/business/2013/12/red-lobster-s-bad-food-pr...