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Apart from the AI/Not AI, I dislike photos on menus. It can be deceptive once the dishes are on the table or it can completely spoil the surprise.

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I need photos in menu. I don't want surprises, I want to choose what I will eat, which is often extremely difficult when you only see cryptic names of dishes, maybe a list of ingredients too, if you're especially lucky.

Different strokes for different folks, I guess. Where I live photos on a menu are mostly used for lower tier restaurants. It's not a good sign.

Ask the waiter and have an actual conversation with a human, or at least do an image search[0], either way you'll learn something and become a more experienced and cultured[1] human being. And you'll have a more truthful expectation than an AI image will give you.

[0] https://noai.duckduckgo.com/?q=pot+au+feu&iar=images&noai=1

[1] What's the English word for Bildung?

Please refrain from giving unsolicited, patronizing advice. Thank you. I merely shared an opinion - to balance the OP's point - that some people [0] appreciate photos [1] on menus because they do help with choosing the dishes.

[0] I'm sure I'm not alone here.

[1] I didn't say anything about AI images, did I?

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