What to order at a restaurant, picked for your taste

Palytt is a free iPhone app that tells you what to order at a restaurant. Each restaurant's order guide sorts its dishes into get this, add on, popular here and maybe skip, with a 0–100 match score for your taste and what your friends thought of each dish, before you sit down.

Maps tell you where to go. Reviews tell you the place is good. Palytt answers the question you actually have at the table: which dish should I get?

Get the scallop aguachile. Your last three favorites were bright and citrusy.

How does Palytt pick what you should order?

  1. It learns your taste

    Saves, posts, dish ratings and every “I'd order this again” shape your taste profile. No quiz required.

  2. It ranks the menu for you

    Open a restaurant and its dishes are ranked by match score. A score only appears when it comes from your own taste.

  3. It shows your friends’ verdicts

    See which friends rated each dish and what they gave it, next to your match.

  4. It remembers for next time

    Mark what you'd order again or skip. The next visit starts from your own verdicts.

What's in an order guide?

Get this

Your strongest matches. The dishes most likely to be the reason you came back.

Add on

Good matches that round out the table: a side, a starter, something to share.

Popular here

What most people order when Palytt doesn't have enough of your taste to rank it personally.

Maybe skip

Dishes that don't fit what you usually love, or that you said you wouldn't order again.

Why not just order the most popular dish?

  • Popular isn't personal. The most-photographed dish is what the crowd orders, not what fits you.
  • Averages hide the standouts. A 4-star restaurant can have one unforgettable dish and five forgettable ones.
  • Trust beats volume. One friend who eats like you is worth more than a hundred strangers.
  • You can see the evidence. Every pick says where it came from: your taste, your friends or popularity.

Restaurant order guides

Public order guides appear here once at least 3 Palytt diners have rated 3 or more dishes at a restaurant. Until then, the personalized version lives in the app.

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Good to know

Is there an app that tells you what to order at a restaurant?

Yes. Palytt is a free iPhone app that tells you what to order. Open a restaurant's order guide to see its dishes sorted into get this, add on, popular here and maybe skip, with a 0–100 match score for your taste and your friends' verdicts on each dish.

How does Palytt decide what I should order?

It uses your own signals first: dishes you saved, posted, rated and said you would order again. A match score only appears when it is built from your taste; otherwise the guide says it is showing popularity. Learn more about how taste matching works.

What if none of my friends have eaten there?

The guide still ranks dishes from your taste profile and public posts, and it labels where each pick comes from. Friend verdicts appear as soon as a friend rates a dish there.

How is this different from Yelp or Google popular dishes?

Popular dishes show what most people order or photograph. Palytt ranks dishes for you and shows what people you trust thought of each one. Compare Palytt vs Yelp.

Is Palytt free?

Yes. Palytt is free to download on the App Store for iPhone and iPad.

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