Tagged in a Restaurant Rating? What to Do Next

Being tagged in a restaurant rating by a friend gives you four choices and no deadline. In Mosey you can post it as your own rating, edit it first, say you were just there without giving a score, or dismiss it. Nothing is posted in your name until you choose.

What does it mean to be tagged in a restaurant rating?

A friend who rated a meal in Mosey picked the people they ate with from those they follow, and your name was one of them. The rating is theirs. Yours does not exist yet. What you get is a card titled with their name, saying they tagged you at the place, with how many stars they gave and what they had, under a heading that reads "What they had".

The idea behind it is that two people at one table both have an opinion. The app's own line puts it plainly: tagged people "can add their own rating of the same meal". You are being invited to say what you thought, not being asked to agree with your friend, and the app keeps both opinions apart.

What are your four choices?

The first is "Post as my rating". It copies the dishes across so that all you adjust is the stars. A thank-you toast confirms it, and the rating now sits under your own name. The second is "Edit first", which opens the full form so you can change the dishes, the stars, the tags or the words before you post anything.

The third is "I was just there". It records that you were at the place, without a score, and shows on your profile as a line saying you were there with your friend. It suits someone who ate little, or does not rate publicly. The fourth is "Dismiss", which clears the card. You can ignore the card too, and nothing happens.

When should you post as my rating?

When you agree, broadly, with what your friend wrote, and you would have rated the place anyway. It takes a few seconds, and it adds your voice to the place's page with almost no effort, which is how a quiet friend ends up with a rating at all. Check the stars first, because your friend's number is a suggestion, and a three from you is more useful than a four you do not mean.

If you agree on the food but not on one dish, choose "Edit first" and change that one score. A rating is worth more when it is honestly yours. A place whose two diners rated the same dish differently tells the next customer something real, and that is the point of the tag. If a tag arrives long after the meal, post what you remember and keep the note short; an honest three-star line is better than a perfect memory of a dish you can no longer taste.

What if you rated the place recently?

The app notices. If you rated the same place in the last 30 days, the card says so and offers to update that rating instead. Ratings are one per visit, so a second rating for a lunch you already described would only clutter your record. Updating the earlier one is the cleaner choice.

If you did not rate it before, but you ate the same meal as your friend, the card is the fastest way to add yours. The app also answers if you have already responded: "You've already answered this one." So you cannot create a duplicate by tapping twice, and a card you handled stays handled.

How do you take your name off a rating?

Open the rating and choose to remove yourself. The app asks "Remove your tag?" and explains: "Your name comes off this rating. Nobody is told." You confirm and it is done. Your friend's rating stays as theirs, and yours, if you posted one, stays as yours. Removal only takes your name off their post.

Use it if you were tagged by mistake, or you would rather not appear next to a place. There is no penalty and no message to your friend. If the tag was fine but you do not want to rate, "I was just there" or "Dismiss" is gentler, because it leaves your name in place without a score.

How do you avoid being tagged by someone you do not follow?

You do not have to. Tagging works only with people the tagger follows, so a stranger cannot name you in a rating. If you want fewer tags, you can ask friends not to tag you, and you can choose not to follow people whose habits you do not like. The food journal guide shows the other side, where you do the tagging.

For the long view, the record-keeping guide shows how posted ratings build up, and the shared list guide shows how to plan the next meal with the same friends.

Why a tag helps the place

Two honest opinions of one meal tell the next customer more than one, and they cost the place nothing. Mosey is free for a place to list, has no hidden fees and keeps its tools affordable, so the credit you add stays with the place. Supporting local can be four taps on a card that a friend sent you.

See how ratings work in the app, or browse the Canadian food guides for the next idea.

Open your next tagged card in the Mosey app, adjust the stars to what you honestly thought, and post.