A hotel's bid to serve drinks to diners from 9am sparked a debate over whether a bacon roll or bowl of cereal was a 'substantive' breakfast.
The operator of No12 Hotel & Bistro, in North Berwick, asked East Lothian Licensing Board to allow him to open the bar early for visiting customers so they could enjoy 'breakfast cocktails'.
However the move led to discussions about what constituted the first meal of the day after it was agreed alcohol could only be served with it.