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[Robot Carnival]

I've notice that people from different countries seem to give ratings differently. in a 5 star ratings system, some folks seems to start in the middle and some at the top. like, if the food of the place is good, some might give it a 3 out of 5, and then consider the price, the service, the environment to add on to it. while others would start from 5 stars and deduct from there. and of course, I've know some folks that only focus on one aspect and just go either 1 or 5 stars, no in between. it leads to some interesting differences when looking at ratings of restaurants in different countries. personally I tend to give maybe a 4 star as long as everything is satisfactory. I rarely give 5 stars unless the place really goes out of their way to make something really good or if it's something just really amazing but the other aspects are just ok. how about you?

 

[TheUnicornGuy]

The same way I rate anything: start from 0 and work up from there if things are good.

On a 5* scale I guess food would be 3 and service/atmosphere would be 1 each, so stellar food with poor waiting staff and a great atmosphere would be a 4, but great waiting staff and atmosphere but mediocre food would be a 3.

 

[ReBurn]

I rate them by either going back again or not going back again.

 

[Chuck Berry]

Depends on how quickly I blow it all out of my asshole afterwards

 

[Ikutachi]

Start from 5 and it takes a lot for it to go down because my heart is too big.

 

[SJRB]

If the experience was good I typically post stuff like "incredible food and amazing service" and then give 4 stars instead of 5.

It really fucks them up.

 

[nush]

I only care about how good the food is. Plenty of back street hole in the wall places are 5* on that metric.

 

[jshackles]

Silently. In my head. While tipping.

 

[natjjohn]

I only care about how good the food is. Plenty of back street hole in the wall places are 5* on that metric.

I mean food obviously important, but if you ordered a meal and it took 30 minutes and you see others getting food that came in after you so you ask them about it and they apologize as they forgot/lost your order. They then take another 20 minutes… doesn't matter how good the food is. It's not a five star place.

 

[Paltheos]

Start with a gut feeling and then give it form based off my expectations for the experience. I wouldn't penalize my local Chinese place for poor decor, for instance, because who gives a shit about that when you're ordering take-out from a hole in the wall. Expectations on higher brow locations (with higher prices) factor service and atmosphere into my expectations. However close or far from my ideal my visits land determine how I score it.

 

[ForAcademicPurposes]

Just once.

I wrote the darkest of essay's condemning these people to hell and then the event horizon.

It wasn't about a restaurant though. It was about DHL services.

 

[Robot Carnival]

I only care about how good the food is. Plenty of back street hole in the wall places are 5* on that metric.

Start with a gut feeling and then give it form based off my expectations for the experience. I wouldn't penalize my local Chinese place for poor decor, for instance, because who gives a shit about that when you're ordering take-out from a hole in the wall. Expectations on higher brow locations (with higher prices) factor service and atmosphere into my expectations. However close or far from my ideal my visits land determine how I score it.

yeah, I do agree that there are some extra factors to consider on a case by case situation.

 

[poppabk]

4* good
5* great
1* they fucked something up and now I'm pissed off

2 or 3 Star you were so unremarkable that I can't be bothered to leave a review.

 

[GateofD]

3pt for food
3pt service
1pt for bathrooms
2pt for ambiance or decor ect
2pt for price (justified or not)

 

[Lambogenie]

Try balance it out it out after the food.

If your service is shit then you aren't 5 star. If you can't give tap water for free, you aren't likely 5 star, I have that as a basic in any developed country. If you provide water, for free, either table service or collection, you almost guarantee a star from me. I just find this such a basic, hospitality act ("but my drinks margins!")

If you charge high service charge, you almost always get docked.

Good food, polite service/not waiting around for ages, good prices, and if it is a proper restaurant, not too loud with the music (but I get some places have that club vibe so may be loud).

Depending on place, if staff are scruffy or dirty/severely scented in perfume that I taste it over the food I'll factor that in, somehow. It's not common.