# Online food menus using your smart phone

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [October 12, 2022, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-food-menus-using-your-smart-phone/973150 "2022-10-12T23:54:52Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 13, 2022, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-food-menus-using-your-smart-phone/973150/19 "2022-10-13T14:29:46Z")

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> [@commasense](#):
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> I’ve never understood relying on a waiter’s recommendations at a restaurant.

We go to local favorite restaurants a few times a week, and are on a first name basis with many of the owners and staff. It’s not unusual for someone to tell us that the salmon is meh, but the new ravioli dish is amazing. I don’t remember ever being disappointed by recommendations like this.

As far as the server running up the bill, I’ve never had this happen. Although one time I was on a Caribbean cruise, solo. I met a Polish sommelier and discussed wines during his time off. At dinner he made recommendations, but he always gave me cheap, mid-range, and ridiculously expensive suggestions along with why I might want to go with a specific wine.

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