Is a bad restaurant review from a friend enough to keep you away from the place for good?

In the restaurant shit list thread, we posted several that have disppointed us. In your day to day life if someone you know slams a dining establishment to you, will you steer clear of there forever.

Depends on the friend and WHAT exactly they say. I try to think for myself but it'd have to really depend on a lot.

Forgiveness Man wrote:Depends on the friend and WHAT exactly they say. I try to think for myself but it'd have to really depend on a lot.

I feel the same. If someone has an issue with management or service, I will probably see for myself. But if it is a food quality issue, I am much more inclined to stay away.

RedBedroom wrote:

Forgiveness Man wrote:Depends on the friend and WHAT exactly they say. I try to think for myself but it'd have to really depend on a lot.

I feel the same. If someone has an issue with management or service, I will probably see for myself. But if it is a food quality issue, I am much more inclined to stay away.

Problem with going with friend's words is that a lot of them have different tastes than me. So they'd probably need to tell me something really bad to get me to steer clear of a restaurant. (Or just tell me that all the entree are more than 20 bucks. That'll do it.)

If it is a place I hadn't been interested in, a bad review from a friend would probably keep me away. If I had been curious about it, then I'd heed their warning but still check the place out cautiously.

Not quite. It depends who it is and what was said. I like to try things out for myself.

As's been said, it would depend on the reason for the bad review. My wife and I have eaten at restaurant that I was very pleased with my meal but she wasn't keen on her's. A third party is going to get a different opinion from each of us. Now if the friend told me a cockroach scampered across their table or they found a finger in their entree...I'll steer clear.

My sisters are the authority and critics when it comes to restaurants, hospitals, and doctors. I have been to restaurants that they said to stay away from and I actually enjoyed the food. I go by my own opinion.

Depends on the place. The review would have to be super bad for me to stop going somewhere I already liked. Like if i heard there were bugs or something. Otherwise probably not. If I never heard of it or wasn't looking to eat there then bad word of mouth from somebody i know will bias me.

It depends on what they say and why they don't like the restaurant.

Nystyle709 wrote:Not quite. It depends who it is and what was said. I like to try things out for myself.

If they just casually commented on how lackluster the place was, then I would probably still check it out if I was interested....but if they were emphatic that I not eat there because they saw a roach on the table, or some kind of trifling BS then I would listen.

It depends on what the complaint is about. Service could be someone just having a bad day or even a matter of opinion. The food is my main concern. I would warn someone if there were significant issues as well as heed the warning from someone else. I hate paying for food that ends up not being eaten or enjoyed. One of the places I usually go to is starting to suck. Lowered quality, quantity & higher prices. I'm warning people I know about it & would want them to do the same. Eating out in this economy is more of a luxury than before.