You should try fine dining, if you like food and eating. It's a really fun and interesting way to spend an evening. Kind of surreal, especially the first time around.

You don't have to spend $250, although you probably have to spend $125 (based on my experiences in Europe).

I don't think of it as "a meal", at all, eating a meal usually doesn't take me three hours. It's more in the category of an event like a concert or the opera or a theme park visit.

is there something you’re trying to imply by saying this?

It is simply a remark in reply to "only 250$". I'm not really trying to imply anything.

reason I asked, and probably why you're getting downvoted is because it comes across as a bit of a humble brag