Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to questions you may ask that will give you a better understaing of how Diningverse can help you discover great local restaurants.

How do I find a specific restaurant I'm looking for?
Is Diningverse a restaurant directory?
Why are some restaurants not listed?
Why don't you list chain restaurants?
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Discover great local restaurants

With diningverse it's easy discover great local independently owned restaurants. You can browse your local area and see the most recommended restaurants (the Top Restaurants) or the most recently added restaurants (the Fresh Restaurants). You can also see the most recent restaurant recommendations in your local area and pinpoint the restaurants on a map of your local area.

Get complete and consistent restaurant information

No more frustration while "fishing" for relevant information on a restaurant website. Diningverse restaurant websites give you all the information you are looking for in a convenient, complete and consistent way. See the restaurant location, phone number, opening hours, D'Scoop updates, menus, specials, photos, history and more. Everything is simple and quick to find.

See where your friends like to eat

Who's opinion do you trust when it comes to recommending restaurants? Diningverse is built around restaurant recommendations from your friends. You can see the latest recommendations from your Diningverse buddies on your Diningverse home page and a recommendation is sent to your email every time one of your friends leaves one.

Keep track of local restaurants with D'Scoop

D'Scoop updates is just like Twitter only better. Get the announcements, events and specials from local restaurants automatically delivered to you on your Diningverse home page, Local Area home page, local blogs and portals or directly to your News reader through RSS.

You decide which local restaurants are best

Just like on Digg, the local restaurants that get the most recommendations will be listed at the top of the local restaurant listings on Diningverse. All you need to do is leave a recommendation for your favorite local restaurants, have your Diningverse buddies eat there and leave their recommendations. Sit back and see the restaurants work their way up the list.

Suggest great local restaurants

Majority of restaurants on Diningverse are suggested by patrons. When you want to leave a recommendation for a restaurant you like but can't find it on Diningverse, suggest it and we'll add it. As the next step, just leave a recommendation for that restaurant.

Keep tabs on restaurants in multiple areas

Keep track of the restaurants in your local area or simply add multiple areas to get all the new D'Scoop updates, recommendations and new restaurants info aggregated in your Diningverse. When you see something you like, just check with your Diningverse buddies, jump in a car and go visit the restaurant. See how it works

Put together your personal restaurant directory

Create your own personal restaurant directory at Diningverse with the My Lists functionality. Then just share it with your Diningverse buddies and anyone else. Just add any restaurant to one or more of your own custom lists while browsing the local restaurants on Diningverse. See how it works

Browse restaurant info easily on mobile devices

In love with your iPhone, BlackBerry or Android mobile phone? Diningverse automatically formats all the local restaurant info to fit your smart-phone. Get the basic restaurant info and full menus, pictures, and more.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I find a specific restaurant I'm looking for?

Just use the Area Chooser and Area Explorer.

Area Chooser

The first one gets you to the right local area where the restaurant is located.

Area Explorer

The second one helps you find the restaurant profile.

If this is not helpful enough, here is some more in depth info.

Is Diningverse a restaurant directory?

Diningverse is MUCH MORE than the usual restaurant directory. You can find detailed information about the best local restaurants including Menus, Specials, Photo Galleries and more. Best of all, you can keep track of the restaurants your friends recommend, let your friends know which restaurants you like, create your own restaurant directory and keep it handy or send it to your friends, stay on top of what's happening in the restaurants within your area, and much more.

Why are some restaurants not listed?

When deciding how to populate Diningverse, we chose to let our patrons suggest and recommend their favorite restaurants, after all, they are the ones using Diningverse to find great local restaurants. Diningverse is literally being populated by the Diningverse community. So if you don't see your favorite restaurant listed, go ahead and suggest it.

Why don't you list chain restaurants?

Chain restaurants (franchises) typically have their own marketing departments or spend considerable coin on external marketing agencies. Independent restaurant owners generally do not have the marketing dollars to dedicate to this. We believe the deciding factor for online exposure should be the quality of the food and service rather than the online marketing budget.

Why are there no negative comments about the restaurants?

Diningverse patrons use the site to find local dining gems. If you were looking for a place to dine, you wouldn't ask someone where they've had their worst experiences. An occasional mishap at a restaurant should not give it a bad name. The Diningverse positive approach uses recommendations and rewards restaurateurs who concentrate their efforts on pleasing their customers. The best restaurants get the most recommendations and that floats them to the top of the Diningverse listing. If you don't like a restaurant, don't recommend it. Optionally, send them your 'complaint' using the contact area of their profile.

Why some restaurants don't have a menu listed?

These restaurants have been suggested by Diningverse patrons but the restaurant listing has not yet been claimed by the restaurant owner and turned into Diningverse restaurant website. The info on the restaurant is very basic and that's why we call it a basic profile. These profiles may get up to five recommendations and are always listed below the full restaurant websites (these ones do have a menu listed).