I had this idea, minus the FB angle, for restaurants. Imagine if the best dishes were somehow rated (like films on IMDB). I know everyone has their own taste but if I saw something I normally wouldn't order had '5 stars', I'd surely try it.
The downside of course is that it would more than likely bias people's attention towards negative reviews / low ratings. The low-tech solution could be to simply print the good ratings ("4/5 from customers since 2009", "Most liked on FB", etc...), but even that might still cause a few people to question the things that get no comment. That being said, I think it would be an excellent idea for restaurants with quick menu turnover, with seasonal dishes or a kitchen that likes to experiment.
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I had this idea, minus the FB angle, for restaurants. Imagine if the best dishes were somehow rated (like films on IMDB). I know everyone has their own taste but if I saw something I normally wouldn't order had '5 stars', I'd surely try it.
The downside of course is that it would more than likely bias people's attention towards negative reviews / low ratings. The low-tech solution could be to simply print the good ratings ("4/5 from customers since 2009", "Most liked on FB", etc...), but even that might still cause a few people to question the things that get no comment. That being said, I think it would be an excellent idea for restaurants with quick menu turnover, with seasonal dishes or a kitchen that likes to experiment.
Pretty sure there's a few startups that already do that. Lemme Google...
... ah, Foodspotting is the website, and Oink is a mobile app that does a similar thing.
Oink shutdown