How we review
Our scorecard is editorial, not crowdsourced.
St Pete Eats is built from our own restaurant visits, notes, photos, and follow-up research. We are trying to answer one practical question: where should you actually eat in St Petersburg?
The visit
What goes into a profile
A restaurant profile starts with a real visit whenever possible: what we ordered, what stood out, what the room felt like, and whether we would send someone there.
We also confirm practical details like address, neighborhood, website, map links, price range, and cuisine tags so each profile works as a useful local reference, not just a review.
The scorecard
What the numbers mean
- Food
- Ingredient quality, execution, and whether the menu delivers on its promise.
- Taste
- The actual bite: flavor, seasoning, balance, and cravings after the meal.
- Ambiance
- The room, energy, comfort, noise, and whether the setting fits the food.
- Service
- Hospitality, pacing, accuracy, and how the visit was handled.
- Value
- Whether the experience feels fairly priced for what you get.
Overall is the average of those five axes. It is a quick signal, not a replacement for the notes, photos, and context on the page.
Freshness
Why pages show “Last reviewed”
Restaurant pages change as we add visits, photos, details, and corrections. The “Last reviewed” date reflects the most recent profile review or refresh so readers know the page is being kept current.