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by faisalkhalid80 3873 days ago
Thanks for the feedback. The main reason to use us is.. 1. its easier to use. you mention google maps - try using it on mobile, when you need to decide in 2 seconds. doesn't work, too much noise. you see 8 results because these are top ranked, we don't show you everything. if thats what you want (everything) then its google. 2. aggregation. unlike google, which you mentioned, we show you content from numerous different sources. when i am picking a place i want to know: is it michelin rated? zagat rated? timeout top100? what % score did it have on zomato? did any of the major newspapers write up on it? what do ppl say about it on twitter? what are recent reviews like? these are all things we have, in one place. the use case here is mobile entirely. mb we should just get rid of the desktop site to clarify that and add a mobile app..
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You might want to consider trying something more like Airbnb. Play around with the Airbnb search, and imagine the same for restaurants.

https://www.airbnb.com/s/Rome--Italy

Some Airbnb improvements that could be applied to your site.

1. Give more room to the results, instead of having the map cover 80% of the screen.

2. Search bar for location, then checkboxes for cuisines.

3. Slider for price.

4. Update the results when you move or zoom in or out on the map.