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Re:A pub in North Yorkshire has won TripAdvisor’s Travellers... by buckhx on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @09:39AM (#15490760)
Not to huck our product too much, but next time you're in one of the cities we cover, try out https://theinfatuation.com/. We focus on highlighting great restaurants and not just ones that are good for an Instagram shot. Our writers show up announced and try a restaurant multiple times before giving it a rating.
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Re:A pub in North Yorkshire has won TripAdvisor’s Travellers... by kharms on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @10:12AM (#15491006)
> Our writers show up announced

Why?

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Re:A pub in North Yorkshire has won TripAdvisor’s Travellers... by JosephRedfern on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @10:18AM (#15491048)
Presumably to get a true sense of the quality of the restaurants food and service.

If you book weeks in advance, they may prepare things differently (in a more costly/time consuming way) or have more staff on site, or make sure that the place is cleaner/tidier than it might normally be.

On top of that, if they don't make it clear that they're reviewers then it'll be an even more authentic experience.

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Re:A pub in North Yorkshire has won TripAdvisor’s Travellers... by vorian on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @10:58AM (#15491443)
You explanation make sense if the OP said 'unannounced', but they said the reviewers show up announced. That makes it sound like the restaurants know they are coming, hence the 'why' question.
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Re:A pub in North Yorkshire has won TripAdvisor’s Travellers... by buckhx on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @11:41AM (#15491862)
My bad, that was a typo. They show up unannounced.
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Re:A pub in North Yorkshire has won TripAdvisor’s Travellers... by buckhx on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @11:44AM (#15491888)
Spot on. I had a typo in my original comment, but they do indeed show up unannounced for the reasons you stated.
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Re:A pub in North Yorkshire has won TripAdvisor’s Travellers... by JosephRedfern on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @12:20PM (#15492207)
Hah, turns out two wrongs do make a right!
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Re:A pub in North Yorkshire has won TripAdvisor’s Travellers... by buckhx on Tuesday October 17, 2017 @11:41AM (#15491855)
Sorry that was a typo. They show up UNannounced.
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Re:A pub in North Yorkshire has won TripAdvisor’s Travellers... by kharms on Wednesday October 18, 2017 @06:11PM (#15503689)
Cool. I’d love to see you in Boston!
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