Google adds restaurant menus to search results

Shawn Knight

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Google is making life a bit easier for those in search of a restaurant’s menu. Instead of having to search for a restaurant, follow a link to their site then navigate to the menu section (or download a .PDF of the menu), the search giant has added menus from multiple eateries directly to search results in the form of cards.

Simply search for the menu of the restaurant you’re looking for and cross your fingers that it has already been added. It was a bit hit or miss for me at this point but that’s likely to improve as more menus are added to the system.

When you do stumble on a hit, you’ll find the menu broken down into different categories (appetizers, soups & salads, pasta, etc.). All of the listings I came across featured a description of each item as you’d find in the regular menu while a select few even listed the price – very convenient.

The menu cards show up at the top of the page above the search results and are extremely handy, especially on mobile devices. The service is only available in the US as of writing but again, I suspect this will change over time and more regions will be added.

Urbanspoon and Yelp have been the two main players in the online restaurant information and ratings business for the past several years. It’s far too early to know if Google’s new service will have a huge impact on either of those two outfits but I wouldn’t be surprised if it does. Bon appétit!

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They had this feature for a very long time it never worked right. I don't think it's important enough to use. I see on the west side they're more interested in this. Would be nice I can post my Vegan dishes and see how many would be interested in my 40 dishes.
 
Its cool in a way because its just another expansion in the lines of the internet and giving us more options to see what we are looking for. But in reality this is noting to big and will jsut add a slight bit of convenience to users.
 
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