I very often go to places that are 3/5. I was burned too often bad 4 or 5 places. The more important favtor is number of reviews and what exactly recent reviews

I very often go to places that are 3/5. I was burned too often bad 4 or 5 places. The more important favtor is number of reviews and what exactly recent reviews say. About skewed ratings: 0) there is no objective point of reference, every rating is about the reviewer more than the place. 1) google knows about it. they have weighed rating of some sort so 2/5 rating is not going to kill. 2) people in some cultures can give low rating without explaining what they didn't like. either it is complicated to explain what it is or it may be misinterpreted or not publicly acceptable.