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The truth is people don't want reviews! They just want a rough idea of what to expect. Frankly - you should be able to tell by the pictures of the place, and
by sonnyblarney 7y ago
The truth is people don't want reviews!
They just want a rough idea of what to expect.
Frankly - you should be able to tell by the pictures of the place, and photos of the actual plates (if they're legit).
That's 90% of right there.
The odd bit of bad service or extra great service I don't think is a huge deal. I've never thought poorly or great of a place because of the service, I always just assumed that was the individual server.
All we ever need is for 2 or 3 people with decent taste to walk in the place, have a taste, take a few photos and 'tell us what it is' - maybe point out what's good, what's bad a little bit.
And then maybe some 'editors choice' for the one's that naturally stand out.
That's it.
- TillE 7y agoCompletely agree. YouTube videos have basically replaced written videogame reviews for most people - nobody wants to read paragraphs about what someone thought and felt, they want to see what you actually do in the game. I'm interested in reading professional food critics, but well-organized food photos (plus objective caveats) would surpass anything that could come from Yelp randos.
- true_tuna 7y ago“People don’t want [this thing millions of people use, around which entire industries exist. And which is the only effective way of assessing a restaurant you’ve never been to personally.]” If I could reach through the internet right now I would.
- sonnyblarney 7y agoYour comment defeats itself. "is the only effective way of assessing a restaurant you’ve never been to personally" That's why they use it, not because it 'has reviews', but because it's a comprehensive directory, it has the address, phone number, photos, and the 'reviews' give a rought idea of what's up. If the reviews were replaced with a simple star rating, then people wouldn't care. There is also Google Search, which shows images, price. I haven't used Yelp in a few years, it's simply unecessary.
- stevenwliao 7y agoThere's a site like this. Have you heard of Yelp?
- sonnyblarney 7y agoYelp is a site fully of irrelevant nitpicking and noise making.