Submission & editorial guidelines

We publish firsthand observations of prices, and community ratings across food, drinks, service, atmosphere and value.

Every observation records what was ordered, the price, the serving size or pour where known, the date it was seen, and what kind of evidence supports it.

Reported — someone says they saw or paid this price. It has not been checked against anything else.

Source-backed — the report includes a photo of a menu, receipt or price board. The photo supports the report; it does not prove the price is current today.

Approved — a moderator has reviewed the submission against these guidelines. Approved means reviewed, not independently audited or venue-confirmed.

Outdated — enough time has passed without reconfirmation that we flag the observation as history rather than a current price.

None of these labels means a price is guaranteed. Always check the menu before you order.

Bars: the exact beer or drink name, the serving size (12 oz, 16 oz, pint) and whether it was regular or special.

Food: the item as it appears on the menu, and whether it was an appetizer, entrée or a special.

Specials: the day and time the special applied. A price you got on Tuesday may not exist on Saturday, so timing matters.

Receipts: crop or cover anything personal — card numbers, names and totals you don't want public. We never publish unredacted receipts.

A menu price and a receipt total are different things. Tax and tip mean your total will usually be higher than the menu price.

Tell us which one you're reporting. We display the menu price most prominently and never present a total as a menu price.

Reviews must be firsthand. We don't accept reviews written on behalf of a venue, or written without visiting.

We don't remove honest negative reviews. We do reject reviews that are abusive, contain personal information, or are not about the venue's offering.

Ratings belong to the community. Venues cannot buy, edit or remove them.

Every submission enters a private moderation queue. Nothing appears publicly until it has been reviewed.

We may edit for clarity, remove personal information, merge duplicates, or decline a submission that doesn't meet these guidelines.

We keep an audit history of corrections so changes to a published record can be traced.

Anyone can report something that looks wrong, and venue owners can request corrections directly.

Corrections are reviewed like any other submission: we verify where we can, and flag rather than guess when we can't.

Paid placements are always labelled as sponsored or promoted.

Advertising never affects ratings, the Local Tab Score, search relevance or which observations are published.

Contributor email addresses and private details are never published.

We don't publish unredacted receipts or personal information included in a photo.