How often do you find yourself wanting to try something new - whether its a different restaurant or a different item at a restaurant you’ve been to before?
How often do you recommend restaurants to others?
Do you enjoy recommending or discussing restaurants?
Do you ever finding yourself wanting suggestions or advice on good restaurants to try? What do you normally do in these situations?
Problems with Existing Solutions
Do you use overall restaurant ratings from sites like Google Reviews or Yelp? Do you trust these ratings? What about individual reviews from these sites?
Are you keeping track of restaurants you want to eat at? Such as if a friend recommended somewhere?
Do you write reviews on platforms like Yelp or Google Reviews? If not, why?
Journaling
Would you like to be able to maintain a journal of your restaurant reviews?
What types of information would you want to add to your review after visiting a restaurant?
Would you want to organize your restaurant reviews? How would you do this? E.g., cuisine, price, mood, etc.
Would it be useful for you to be able to look back at your own historical restaurant reviews? E.g., to see what you ordered or how you liked the experience?
Would it be useful for you to be able to maintain a wishlist of restaurants you want to go to? Such as if your friend recommends somewhere?
Sharing Reviews with Contacts
Do you have a group of people that you would like to share restaurant reviews with and receive reviews from?
Would sharing restaurant reviews privately with your contacts motivate you to leave reviews?
Would you care to look at reviews from your trusted connections? Would these be useful?
What types of information would you want to see in restaurant reviews created by your contacts?
Would you be comfortable with your restaurant reviews being visible to your contacts in the app, such as close friends and family?