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Restaurant websites are abysmal, all of them. I've long wanted there to be a service that provides the following information in a non-flash, easy to consume fo
by marknutter 16y ago
Restaurant websites are abysmal, all of them. I've long wanted there to be a service that provides the following information in a non-flash, easy to consume format (in order of importance):
- Hours of Operation
- Menu with Prices and Pictures of the main dishes (if not every), in HTML, not a freaking PDF
- Phone number and address with easy way to find and print directions from my location
- Pictures of the restaurant in an easy to use, standardized slideshow (lightbox or other similar solution)
optional:
- Reviews from yelp and other services
- Ability to make a reservation online
- Backstory of the restaurant
I think there's huge startup potential in this space, but I imagine the difficult part is getting the restaurant owners on board. I'm surprised a CMS hasn't been popularized that allows restaurant owners to create sites that meet these specifications easily and uniformly. I suppose you wouldn't even need the restaurant's approval, though, because you could just set it up for them like Yelp and other services do and have users upload the pics, menu details, etc (like a wiki).
Anybody know if this has been attempted before?
- krisneuharth 16y agoI'm working on this right now. I'm starting with Orange County, CA at the moment and then I plan to roll it out to other places later. I am focusing on simple, informative restaurant pages with aggregated reviews and comments from other sites. I plan to post the site on HN when it is ready. It is called Orange Dish.