I’m not sure how many stars you should leave, but I think there are ways to write a review that successfully convey both of:
This restaurant wasn’t very good
Vegan food is great and you should eat it
A very brief sketch of a review for a mediocre vegan restaurant:
“I was happy to find a vegan restaurant in AREA, and I thought it was cool they offered DISH. So I ordered that, as well as OTHER DISHES. Unfortunately, the food wasn’t great; I thought OKAY DISH was fine, but BAD DISHES had problems; DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEMS. The service was fine, ETC., ETC.
There are some much better vegan restaurants I’d recommend that aren’t too far from here; the DISH at RESTAURANT 1 is to die for, and RESTAURANT 2 has a great atmosphere for lunch dates. As for this restaurant, I’m giving two stars for food, three for service, and five for “not hurting animals”, since that’s a real advantage to this place over non-vegan options. I’ll average that to a three, but would still recommend the other vegan places I mentioned.”
This is insightful and something I’m astounded I didn’t think of before. Especially the bit on recommending another restaurant, that seems like a perfect way to provide a nearly frictionless path to another vegan meal while also being honest and straightforward about my experience.
I’ve still been unable to write the review, but I think I can write it soon now, and think I can generally use this going forward, many thanks Aaron!
I’m not sure how many stars you should leave, but I think there are ways to write a review that successfully convey both of:
This restaurant wasn’t very good
Vegan food is great and you should eat it
A very brief sketch of a review for a mediocre vegan restaurant:
“I was happy to find a vegan restaurant in AREA, and I thought it was cool they offered DISH. So I ordered that, as well as OTHER DISHES. Unfortunately, the food wasn’t great; I thought OKAY DISH was fine, but BAD DISHES had problems; DESCRIPTION OF PROBLEMS. The service was fine, ETC., ETC.
There are some much better vegan restaurants I’d recommend that aren’t too far from here; the DISH at RESTAURANT 1 is to die for, and RESTAURANT 2 has a great atmosphere for lunch dates. As for this restaurant, I’m giving two stars for food, three for service, and five for “not hurting animals”, since that’s a real advantage to this place over non-vegan options. I’ll average that to a three, but would still recommend the other vegan places I mentioned.”
This is insightful and something I’m astounded I didn’t think of before. Especially the bit on recommending another restaurant, that seems like a perfect way to provide a nearly frictionless path to another vegan meal while also being honest and straightforward about my experience.
I’ve still been unable to write the review, but I think I can write it soon now, and think I can generally use this going forward, many thanks Aaron!