EatandDrink Restaurant Rating System

We've introduced our own rating system, to classify restaurants we've reviewed.

We're awarding upto 5 marks maximum, and allocating half  an  where our calculated score comes more than half way towards the next category. In allocating our  marks we take into account the following factors in determining an overall score.

As examples, we have eaten in cafes which we would rate 2-3 s even though the facilities and decor were poor - but we had eaten well, and paid correspondingly little. We'd award 20+% for the food, 25+% for value-for-money, and 10+% for service. The facilities and ambience / decor might perhaps rate 4% and 4% or less respectively.

A "posh" restaurant which overcharged us for mediocre food would rate 2-3 s - representing little for value-for money. But if the quality and the service were there it would still only push the award upto 'mid-table'.

We also round down to the nearest half , for example a score of 71% would rate only 3 and a halfs and be represented as

Half stars imply that the score is above the midpoint of the category.

Our rating system for restaurants is therefore represented as:

Score	Representation	Our Opinion
0 - 20		Fails to meet an acceptable standard in every aspect.
21 - 40		Generally poor, probably reflected most signinficantly in quality and value.
41 - 60		Generally acceptable but very average, may well exceed expectations in one at the expense of others for example quality and value.
61 - 80		Very acceptable offering significant quality and value, likely to be matched in facilities and ambience.
81 - 90		Extremely good that offer excellence in almost every aspect.
91 - 100		Excellent and exceptional in every aspect.

Reading the reviews should give the game away as to how a particular score was arrived at! We will also publish the breakdown of our scoring when we get around to it.

If you have any comments on this system, the weightings, or on any particular score awarded, please let us know!