I hear what you're saying about levels and whatnot.
But we're talking about a first date.
Even if we assume money is no issue...
If you go to a Michelin rated restaurant on the first date, what are you gonna do on the 2nd and 3rd dates?
You can't just go from that to pizza and a movie because the expectation has been set.
Not to mention, the fact that you don't even know this person to be spending $x00 dollars on them (even if you have money to blow).
So it sets a bad precedent, imo.
Just like if a woman OFFERED deepthroat head on the first date, it would be

. Just like a woman getting Ruth's Chris on a first date, I'm still gonna take it, but it's going to strike me as odd every subsequent time we go out and I DON'T get deepthroat.