Restaurant reviewer.John...I cant agree more with your restaurant people. being a person of some 30 years experience in the industry, these reviewers hold a balance of power to a new place particulaly and should not be able to pass judgment when their only qualification is "to eat and write" qwafff!!! What a JIB! One needs some understanding of where the business is placed and how it is trying to sell its product to qualify comment... Your reviewer "Mr Journalist" needs to get real with himself and get off his high and mighty throne!!Tell him to come Korero with me some time....Nic
Regarding the restaurant review discussion we would like to add that we believe that there are two sides and as long as reviewers are 'upfront' that they are just a 'diner' rather than a 'professional food critic then opinions count however a professional should have a background in the industry. For example- A patient can comment on the experience of being at hospital however a professional medical critic would be reviewing diagnosis and treatment.
finally a proper responce to food reviewers i have had a restaurant for 18years in dunedin and read so many stupid uneducated reviews like the flavours were muddled (explane that if your not a qualified chef(a journalist does not make you a food reviewer )steve hannagan Bacchus restaurant dunedin