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Can I get paid to eat out?

The concept is simple. The success of any restaurant is built largely upon the quality of its service not just the food, as well as meeting the standards set by the restaurant. A decline in either of these areas directly results in the loss of customers, their loyalty, and of course revenues.  Restaurant Raters have a vital purpose in helping owners improve.

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Therefore it is very important to the success of these places that they constantly check the level of service and satisfaction they are providing to their customers. Furthermore, this monitoring must be done in a very honest fashion, otherwise the findings will be misleading and/or potentially disastrous.

 

Would you make a great Restaurant Rater? 

To help you determine if you would make a good Restaurant Rater RRA member in standing simply answer the following questions: 

 

  • Do you consider yourself to be a more selective diner than the average diner?

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  • When you dine do you notice how employees handle themselves when they are not waiting on you?

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  • When you are served at a restaurant, does timely service make a difference to you?

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  • Have you ever said to yourself, “The owner of this restaurant should know about this.” Have you ever written a food review before either on a blog or social media?

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  • Do you write well enough that a person picking up a report you have prepared can easily understand what you have written?

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  • Even if you have been treated badly in a restaurant in the past, if you are on a rating assignment at that diner, do you feel you can prepare a fair rating report?

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  • Do you consider yourself reliable? In other words, if you agree to complete a ratings assignment that was due before the twentieth of next month, are you the kind of person who will make every effort to complete the ratings assignment on time?

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  • When filling out your forms are you the kind of person who checks your work, making sure you didn’t skip any questions and making sure forms are filled out completely?

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  • Do you feel comfortable asking waiters questions about their experience working at the restaurant and taking a look around if allowed in the kitchen?

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If you answered “Yes” to at least six of the above questions, it is probable that you will be a good Restaurant Rater. If you answered “Yes” to 7 or 8 of the questions, you will probably be an above average.  And if you answered “Yes” to all ten questions, it is likely you will be an excellent member of our association.  Consider joining us - click here!

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Restaurant Raters usually work as independent freelance contractors, in other words they either eat out and rate restaurants as a hobby because they enjoy it while others may ask the restaurant owner or manager if they want their place rated and charge for the service.

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Some raters make money by writing food reviews for local media while others run their own blog or consulting service.  In a few cases our Association may assign jobs when we get them but that is not our primary function and should not be your reason for joining.

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