Meals of the day Breakfast The first meal of the day. Usually around 6am-9am. Brunch A meal eaten in the late morning, instead of breakfast and lunch. Elevenses A snack (for example, biscuits and coffee). Around 11am. Lunch A meal in the middle of the day. Usually around noon or 1pm. Tea A light afternoon meal of sandwiches, cakes etc, with a drink of tea. Around 4pm. It is also sometimes called afternoon tea. The word tea can also refer to a cooked evening meal, around 6pm. Supper A light or informal evening meal. Around 6pm-7pm. Dinner The main meal of the day, eaten either in the middle of the day or in the evening. Usually when people say "dinner", they mean an evening meal, around 7pm-9pm.