A local restaurant just got rid of their paper menus because it was too expensive to reprint every time they wanted to raise prices …
I’m not sure of the specific reason, but they ditched those tablets a few months later.
Isn't all this already captured today? Restaurants can very easily keep track of what most people are ordering, what dishes are being sent back, etc.
I understand it would become easier to collect this data, but I'd be surprised if most (decent) restaurants don't already track popular dishes, table turnaround, etc.
Yes I've been thinking more and more recently about how personalization means fewer shared experiences.
It becomes much harder to remain a cohesive group when everyone is getting their personalized version of a thing.
I don't think there's much value in this for something as small as a restaurant where menus are always limited enough that personalization wouldn't impact what is on the menu (maybe just how its presented to you).
Personalized pricing (combo or otherwise), surge pricing etc for restaurants seems just unlikely IMO. But I can see why some might think otherwise.