Originally Posted by
OverThereTooMuch
In my experience, it's becoming harder and harder to track down nice places to eat when on vacation. Foodies fill up the internet/review sites with their feedback. Most of the times these are unrealistic expectations. I'm sorry that your local mom & pop diner doesn't have the same level of service as that that Michelin 3* restaurant you went to in Paris. They are not the same thing.
I'm a normal person. I do not obsess over my every dining decision. I want decent food & decent service. That's what a restaurant is supposed to provide. I don't care about the presentation, or the much more ambiguous "dining experience".
How do YOU find it?
Well, don't obsess over it. I ignore those comments, but try to look for more reasonable ones. I also do things like look for lines of locals lining up waiting for a place to open or read reviews in papers. But a lot is really just filtering the comments.