[tokyodude]

both ways have problems. when I'm dissatisfied with a place I want to help people not go there but let's say there are separate ratings for service, decor, food, atmosphere. I don't want to lie so if the food tasted like garbage but everything else was a 5 then it will look like I'm helping to recommend the place with 5 5 1 5 average 4 out of 5. 4 out of 5 sounds like a recommendation but what I really wanted to say is "don't go here!"

[minfduck]

Those ratings shouldn't be averaged together though, because the weighting would be different for everyone. Each category would have its own average, and when I'm searching for a place, I would specify what I care about.

[baby]

That’s the worst kind of rating for me as I only care about the food.