Mean Reviews™
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About
Mean Reviews is a new way to rate restaurants that is both simpler and more relevant than the typical 5-star review system.
Each time you visit a restaurant, you’ll give it a rating of either Bad
, Neutral
, or Great!
based on your most recent experience. The next time you visit, this review will STACK upon your previous rating.
Let’s say you gave a restaurant a
last time and now you’re giving it a
again — now this place has 2 stars! Stars max out at 3.
However, if at any point you have a Bad experience, all stars go away and an
rating is applied. Yikes! If a place gets 2
s from you in a row, this place is CANNED. This is truly a sign for both you and others that this place is not worth your time or money.
Neutral ratings
will always bring the stacked rating closer to true neutral (where restaurants default).
This system gives HEAVY weight to consistency as a quality indicator. Think of the amount of stars a place has as how confident you feel about recommending a place to a friend.
Can’t decide whether to give a place a
or a
? It’s probably just a neutral place! Save the
rating for places that are really something special.
FAQ
- How long ago can I add a visit for a place?
- You can log visits up to 2 weeks from the current day. Editing visits within this timeframe is coming soon.
- I KNOW one of my favorite restaurants is amazing. Can I start them out with 3 stars?
- Nope! But if they are as good as you think, they should have no issue getting there soon. Keep in mind the amount of stars doesn’t indicate how good a place is, just how consistent they are at being GREAT.
- What is the Community tab?
- This is currently where all users’ reviews live. The Community Rating is an average of users’ stacked rating. Click into restaurants on this tab to view individual reviews!
- I have a friend I want to share this with. How do I get another invite code?
- Ask Alec!
- I’m running into bugs or something doesn’t seem quite right. What do I do?
- Tell Alec! Send a screenshot if you can.
- How can I download this as an app?
- We’re not in the App Stores yet, but if you’re on iPhone you can save www.meanreviews.com to your home screen: open the site, tap the Share icon, then “Add to Home Screen.”
- What new features are coming soon?
-
Lots of things!
- Editing recent reviews
- Editing usernames
- Editing PINs
- New custom chef icons for your profile
- Following other users to form your own group of “Meanies”
- Integration with map data (no need to manually enter addresses)
- Logging specific menu items you liked, disliked, or want to try
- A new system of calculating Community averages that updates monthly