Originally Posted by
jetdreamer
I've learned the hard way for spending time reading and believing in those glowing reviews of restaurants on Tripadvisor.com. Most - if not all - those restaurants I dined at (based on glowing reviews on TA) turned out to be a great disappointment and overpriced. Now, I understand how TA stay in business: by deceiving travelers and consumers alike. What a bunch of scammers!

TA is like those Zagat reviews that you read. If you read
between the lines, you can usually figure out if a restaurant (or hotel for that matter) is a worthwhile stop.
dh