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We don't need such ratings systems for restaurants. We need a rough idea of what's there, some photos of the place and food tell a lot of the story. And prices
by sonnyblarney 7y ago
We don't need such ratings systems for restaurants.
We need a rough idea of what's there, some photos of the place and food tell a lot of the story. And prices.
Maybe some 'editors choice' for the one's that stand out.
A 'guide book' made by a small, decent team is as legit as any public review system, probably more so.
- yoz-y 7y agoWell, for example Paris has a few thousand restaurants. If you know the locals then it's of course best to ask them. But if you come for a day or two it's pretty nice to be able to check that you are not falling into some sort of tourist trap.
- sonnyblarney 7y agoYes, a small team of professional reviewers could handle Paris. 20 reviewers x4 restos a day (most are little brasseries, don't need tons of time) is 80 / day, 800 in 10 days only. It would only take maybe 4-5 people to do it ongoing, once most were established.
- yoz-y 7y agoI don’t know. Like with all reviews, one would first need to find a reviewer with similar taste. For movies, for example, I don’t trust journalist reviews at all because they all have to go see all the movies, whereas the public pre-selects and more or less only goes to see movies they might enjoy watching. If some reviewer smashes a restaurant because the food is too spicy it makes it of no value.