AI apps that help you choose what to order
Restaurant apps tell you where to go. Very few help with the harder question: what do I order?
Glütty · 14 October 2026
Where the help usually stops
Review apps tell you a place is good. Some reviews mention a standout dish. But very few tools look at the actual menu in front of you and tell you which dishes suit you. That's what this page is about.
| Approach | Example | What it knows about you |
|---|---|---|
| Reviews and popular dishes | Google Maps, Tabelog | Nothing; it's the crowd |
| Ranking and friends | Beli | Places you've ranked, friends' taste |
| General AI chatbot | Paste a menu into a chatbot | Only what you type each time |
| Menu-aware taste engine | Glütty | Your saved taste profile and diet |
A general AI chatbot
Paste or photograph a menu and ask for a pick.
- Best for:
- One-off questions.
- Watch out:
- Forgets your taste between chats unless you repeat it. Can be confidently wrong about dishes.
- Platforms:
- Various
- Price:
- Free and paid tiers
Glütty
Scan, upload or paste a link to any menu. Every dish is translated into your language, explained in plain words, and can be shown as a picture. Members also get a match score for each dish based on their own taste profile, plus dietary flags.
- Best for:
- Choosing from this menu, tonight. Ask the menu a question like "something light and not spicy", and members see a match score for every dish based on their taste profile.
- Watch out:
- Dietary checks run on every dish, but always tell staff about allergies. No app replaces asking.
- Platforms:
- Web app, works in any phone browser
- Price:
- Free tier; membership £8.99/month
Our steer
If you keep ordering the safe option because you're not sure, use a tool that knows your taste and reads the menu. That's the gap. Related: personalised food recommendation apps.
