Order from a restaurant menu photo with ChatGPT
Customers photograph a menu, have ChatGPT compose their order, and show the phone screen to restaurant staff.
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- What they did
- In the Reddit thread, a server says one customer looked at the restaurant menu on his phone, consulted ChatGPT, and then ordered the item it said was best. In the comments, another server describes the fuller pattern: guests photograph a big menu, ask ChatGPT to build an order, then show the generated order on their phone for the server to write down and enter.
- How it went
- It sometimes speeds ordering for indecisive or socially awkward guests, but multiple commenters say it also recommends dishes, discounts, or restaurants that do not exist, leading to arguments and corrections at the table.
- Worth knowing
- The main catch is reliability: commenters repeatedly report ChatGPT inventing menu items, so staff still have to verify every item against the actual menu.
Try it yourself with ChatGPT
I'm attaching a photo of the menu at [restaurant]. I want a meal for [number of people] with a budget of about [amount], and these preferences or restrictions: [dietary needs, dislikes, spice level]. Suggest an order, then write it as a short, clear list I can show the waiter, with any modifications spelled out. Stop when you've given me the final list.
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