No service stars. No wait-time penalties. No decor points. Every rating is a real photo of a real dish, so you finally know what to order.
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A real card from the Atlanta beta, straight from the plates people posted.
Mister01 · Atlanta
A dish needs two raters before it ranks. One plate is a hint, not a verdict.
Stars blend service, ambiance, and the wait into one fuzzy number, and half of them are fake. Plates rates the only thing you actually came for: the dish. Every rating is a real, first-hand photo by a real person.
Three taps from a great meal to helping the next person find one.
A real photo of the dish in front of you. No stock images, no exceptions.
Just the food. Not the service, not the vibe, not the parking.
See the best dishes at every spot, ranked by people who eat like you.
A 9 from a stranger is noise. A 9 from your ramen-obsessed friend is dinner. Plates is built around the palates you actually trust.
Friends, local food obsessives, anyone whose palate you trust. See every plate they post.
Every dish shows what your circle rated it, right next to the global score.
The exact dishes the people you follow swear by, ready to order.
See how aligned your palate is with another eater, and get “for you” picks that predict the dishes you’ll love.
Tag the friends you ate with on any plate. Not on Plates yet? Your invite tags them the moment they join.
See who the top eaters are in every city, and climb the board one plate at a time.
We still rate the restaurant, purely on the food. Service, decor, and the wait never touch the score.
Find the best dish, not just the best-rated place.
Every rating is a verified, first-hand plate, not a recycled marketing shot.
Where you’re standing when you post, or a receipt, confirms you actually ate there. Coordinates are checked and never stored. A badge a fake reviewer can’t fake.
A restaurant can never buy, boost, or bury a score. The number is only ever real diners rating the food, and you can filter to verified visits only.
Built for people who plan dinner like it matters.
Point Plates at your camera roll: past food photos match to the restaurants where you took them, dated and location-verified. Your profile fills in from day one.
Photo, restaurant, dish, score, done. Posting a plate takes seconds, and “Would you order it again?” is one tap.
Send your link. They install, and you follow each other automatically. Tag someone on a plate and they land on that exact dish.
One tap marks the places you’ve eaten. Friends see it on the map, and it never touches a score.
Eating with friends? Plates blends the whole group's tastes and picks the restaurant, and the dishes, everyone will love.
Snap the photo and AI names the dish and suggests tags before you type a word.
Search like you talk: “spicy tuna roll without mayo.” Plates finds real dishes people actually posted, ranked for your taste.
Photograph a menu and AI reads in every dish, so ratings land on real dishes. No typos, no dupes.
200,000+ real restaurants in 200+ cities, on a map that re-searches as you move. Look around without an account.
Plates is in open beta on iPhone right now. Install it free through TestFlight and post your first plate tonight.
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