Find a Restaurant by Its Best Dish
Design a dish-level review experience that helps diners compare taste, portion, dietary fit, price, and recency.
The brief
Understand the problem
Background
A restaurant can be known for one excellent dish even when its overall rating is average. Menu changes and individual dietary needs also make old venue-level reviews less useful.
User context
Dara is visiting Penang and wants a memorable bowl of curry mee near her hotel. She avoids shellfish and needs recent information about ingredients and opening hours.
Product problem
Dish names, variants, and ingredients are inconsistent across restaurants. Review media can attract attention while hiding when the dish was eaten or whether the menu has changed.
Objective
Create a search and review experience centered on a specific dish rather than a general restaurant score.
What to design
Define the experience
Required experience
- Dish search with location and dietary filters
- Dish results linked to current restaurant context
- Dish detail with rating dimensions and recent media
- Structured post-visit review
Screens and states
- Dish search
- Results map and list
- Dish detail
- Review composer
Core user flow
Follow the critical path
- 01
Dara searches for curry mee near her current area
- 02
She filters for shellfish information and open restaurants
- 03
She compares recent dish reviews and portion photos
- 04
She confirms the restaurant's latest ingredient note
- 05
After visiting, she reviews the exact menu item and date
Product rules
Requirements and constraints
Requirements
- Keep dish ratings separate from overall venue ratings
- Show when a reviewer visited and which variant they ordered
- Treat dietary information as reported context rather than a guarantee
- Connect price and portion comments to a date
- Support text, photo, and short video without privileging media alone
Constraints
- Menus and recipes change frequently
- The same dish may have several spellings or local names
- Location data can be imprecise indoors
Reality check
States worth considering
Finish line
What to deliver
- Design four mobile screens for dish discovery, evidence-rich detail, and review contribution.
Optional direction
Visual resources
Use these as a starting constraint if you want one. They are not part of the required solution.
Quattrocento & Fanwood Text
Clear interface writing gives people the confidence to understand what changed and decide what to do next.
Quattrocento & Fanwood Text
Clear interface writing gives people the confidence to understand what changed and decide what to do next.