It's crappy in 3 of the 4 scenarios: Gets free meal, writes a guaranteed positive review when the food was good. He, the restaurant and other customers win. G

It's crappy in 3 of the 4 scenarios: Gets free meal, writes a guaranteed positive review when the food was good. He, the restaurant and other customers win. Gets free meal, writes a positive review when the food was bad. He and the restaurant win, but other customers get a false review. Gets free meal, doesn't write a review. He's taken advantage of restaurant's good will. Gets free meal, writes an honest review that's neutral or negative. He's taken advantage of restaurant's good will, but other customers get a real review. Yeah I know - pretty much any restaurant can get by with providing a single free meal, but this is about the principle. And shame on the restaurant for attempting to inflate their reviews.