Dinevore is a site dedicated entirely to helping the user find a good meal. The site provides a number of handy tools that let users’ research local restaurants, cafes and other eateries. The basic search function allows the user to search by price, neighborhood, cuisine and proximity to them. Users can also receive recommendations from others who share a similar culinary taste. Dinevore also allows users to build a list of dining bookmarks to track the places they would like to try as well as their favorite locations. Recommendation radar puts a visual spin on finding local restaurants for users who prefer to search that way. Dinevore also maintains a community that allows users to utilize social networking features such as building a profile and following other users.
Dinevore was founded in 2010 by CEO Jeremy Fisher. The site was intended to act as a restaurant recommendation engine that would give users many ways to find a good meal. The site was created with many interactive features, such as friend following capabilities, the ability to make and share restaurant lists and dining experience sharing. Today many people visit Dinevore to find their next favorite restaurant.
Dinevore stands out the way it offers the user many approaches to find a good restaurant. The site doesn’t just maintain a list of restaurant reviews. Instead, Dinevore gives users fun, interactive and intuitive tools to narrow down their options. The user can utilize the recommendation radar for visual suggestions or see what restaurants their friends have been enjoying recently.
The Dinevore website has a pleasant, elegant appearance that works effectively for its purpose. Users are greeted by a warm color scheme featuring deep orange and chocolate brown. A beautiful wallpaper style background is faintly visible in the header and complimented by the white silhouette of a tyrannosaurus Rex which is also the website’s logo. Two white links in the orange header provide the user with a starting point to either browse restaurant lists and guides or view the recommendation radar feature. A search bar is also present to allow the user to seek out a specific location or cuisine.
Visitors are not required to register if they wish to browse Dinevore’s list of restaurants. However they will need to create an account to utilize the social networking features included on the site. This can be done by clicking on the small orange and white “Get Started” button found along the right hand side of the homepage in the spring green bar. The user can also click the smaller blue and white “Sign in with Facebook” button if they prefer to go that route. Those who wish to stick with the traditional registration form will be asked to provide a first and last name, email address and password.
Dinevore is available to all users for free. The site provides a number of helpful features and tools, however it doesn’t offer up anything that other restaurant related website don’t. Charging a fee would be a bit of a turn off and Dinevore wants to attract more users to its community. The free access works very well for the many ways the site helps users find a good restaurant.
Dinevore is a great resource for anyone who loves to eat out. Even those who only occasionally enjoy a meal away from home can discover new restaurants and get recommendations. The social networking features make Dinevore even more engaging for users who love sites like Facebook and Twitter.