If you find yourself looking for a good restaurant in a town you may not be familiar with then the iPhone 4S can help you find the very best places to eat. A number of applications are available from the iTunes App Store that give you a comprehensive list of the very best restaurants available. We take a look at some of the better apps available that perform this task.
Perhaps the very best restaurant finding application for the iPhone 4S is the superb Good Food Guide. The Good Food Guide was originally launched as a book in 1951 and has been updated every year since and now the entire contents of this publication can be found on this excellent application. The service is very well designed and users have the ability to search either by location or by keywords. Once the search has been completed a list of applicable Restaurants is displayed on screen. Results can then be narrowed down by sorting them according to distance from your current location or by the type of cuisine that they serve. When you find a place that takes your fancy you are presented with a Google map that highlights the exact location of the premises together with the opening times and an average meal price. Users can also read various reviews that have been posted. The application is not the cheapest at £5.49 but for this money you get a great selection of restaurants compiled by some of the most respected food writers in the country.
If you would rather download a free application to help you find somewhere to eat then Urbanspoon is one of the best available for the iPhone 4S. The one restriction with using this software in the UK is that many areas do not feature a huge number of restaurants but major cities offer plenty of choice from 5 star venues to fast food outlets. Urbanspoon lets you select the type of food that you want to eat along with the price you want to spend and the location. A simple shake of the phone then starts a search that presents you with venues that match your criteria. Photographs, maps and reviews are included for all establishments. If you are looking for locations a little further away from home and you do not mind spending seven pounds for a quality application then Zagat is perfect for you. Zagat is an internationally renowned guide to the very best places to eat. The application gives all venues ratings for specific areas such as cuisine and service. There are also a number of lists that feature the locations that excel in certain areas. You can find the very best child friendly venues or the restaurants that produce the best pizza.
There are numerous applications available for the iPhone 4S that help users to find the best places to eat. The three that we have featured seem to cover all types of cuisine and present users with simple interfaces that are easy to use.