{"id":8385,"date":"2015-09-04T12:00:31","date_gmt":"2015-09-04T10:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/?p=8385"},"modified":"2015-09-04T11:03:45","modified_gmt":"2015-09-04T09:03:45","slug":"you-say-tomato-i-say-zomato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/2015\/09\/you-say-tomato-i-say-zomato\/","title":{"rendered":"<!--:en-->You say Tomato, I say Zomato<!--:--><!--:af-->Jy s\u00ea Tomato, ek s\u00ea Zomato<!--:-->"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--:en--><\/p>\n<p>Some of us eat to live, others live to eat. However, deciding where to get a quick bite to eat, can lead to an unnecessary 20 minute discussion. Help is at hand with Zomato.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zomato<\/a> isn&#8217;t a distant exotic cousin of the humble tomato. No, it is in fact, an app which will make your life much, much easier. Over the past weekend we tried and tested Zomato and here&#8217;s what we found.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/files\/2015\/08\/Zomato-2.jpg\" alt=\"Zomato-2\" width=\"585\" height=\"593\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zomato originates from India and was launched in 2008. The web and mobile device based application can best be described as a &#8220;global restaurant search and discovery app&#8221;, but also, as <a href=\"http:\/\/gearburn.com\/2015\/08\/ware-week-zomato\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gearburn<\/a> so aptly put it, as the &#8220;Facebook of food&#8221;. Because Zomato isn&#8217;t merely a search engine, it&#8217;s also a social network for food lovers.<\/p>\n<p>It has, to date, 1.4 million restaurants listed in 22 countries, with 90 million visits per month.<\/p>\n<p>The app uses your phones GPS to establish your location and suggests restaurants nearest to you. But, you can also search according to any other criteria, such as type of food (Indian, Chinese, Moroccan, etc.), type of meal (lunch, dinner, quick bite, take-away, etc.)<\/p>\n<p>Included in results you will find the restaurant&#8217;s menu, photos of food and the venue,\u00a0reviews and ratings. Most importantly it shows you the location on Google maps, as well as contact details. The phone app additionally has a call function built in, so you can just tap the button to make your booking.<\/p>\n<p>The average price for a meal is also included &#8211; a handy criteria to ensure you don&#8217;t get a surprise when you arrive at the restaurant. Keep in mind that establishments on Zomato include anything from Steers to Overture\u00a0&#8211; from take-away shops to seriously upmarket restaurants. There&#8217;s something for everyone, which makes it all the more fun.<\/p>\n<p>Zomato is working on even more functionality, which will include online bookings and payment, as well as collaborating with Uber.<\/p>\n<p>If you have a competitive streak, you can even become an expert in your own neighbourhood by reviewing at least 10 restaurants and posting 50 photos. There are various levels ruled by a point system, such as foodie, big foodie, super foodie and connoisseur.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/files\/2015\/09\/zomato.jpg\" alt=\"zomato\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" align=\"right\" \/>THE VERDICT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We used Zomato over the weekend to plan our eat-out expeditions and it worked quite well. All the information was accurate, maps were quite handy as we tried out a new restaurant in Bellville. Even ratings and reviews are easy to do and existing reviews give you a good idea of what to expect. I&#8217;m not an app-junkie, but Zomato is simple, yet effective, so I can recommend it.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.application.zomato&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Download\u00a0Zomato for Android<br \/> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/IN\/app\/id434613896?mt=8&amp;pt=Website&amp;ct=Zomato.com\/Mobile\" target=\"_blank\">Download Zomato for iOS\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.application.zomato&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-za\/store\/apps\/zomato\/9wzdncrfj1hn\" target=\"_blank\">Download Zomato for Windows<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--:--><!--:af--><\/p>\n<p>Eet jy net om aan die lewe te bly of is eet jou lewe? Wat ookal die geval, net om te besluit waar om te eet, kan vinnig ontaard in `n onnodige 20-minute gesprek. Gelukkig is daar Zomato.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zomato.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zomato<\/a> is nie die veraf, eksotiese nefie van die eenvoudige tamatie nie. Dis \u0149 toepassing wat jou besluite sommer baie makliker gaan maak. Oor die afgelope naweek het ons Zomato gebruik en beproef en hier is ons opinie.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/files\/2015\/08\/Zomato-2.jpg\" alt=\"Zomato-2\" width=\"585\" height=\"593\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Zomato kom oorspronklik van Indi\u00eb en is in 2008 gestig. Die web en mobiele toestel toepassing kan beskryf word as \u0149 globale restaurant soek-en-ontdek hulpmiddel, of soos\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/gearburn.com\/2015\/08\/ware-week-zomato\/\" target=\"_blank\">Gearburn<\/a>\u00a0dit so beskrywend stel, &#8220;Facebook vir kos&#8221;. Zomato is inderdaad meer as net \u0149 soekenjin, dis \u0149 sosiale netwerk vir kosliefhebbers.<\/p>\n<p>Tot op datum is daar reeds 1.4 miljoen restaurante in 22 lande gelys op die databasis en word dit 90 miljoen keer per maand besoek.<\/p>\n<p>Die toepassing gebruik jou foon se GPS om jou ligging te bepaal en restaurante in jou nabye omgewing voor te stel. Maar, jy kan ook volgens verskeie ander kriteria soek, byvoorbeeld\u00a0die tipe kos (Indies, Chinees of Marokkaans,\u00a0ens.) of tipe maaltyd (middagete, aandete, wegneemetes, ens.)<\/p>\n<p>Jy sal ook spyskaarte, fotos, resensies en graderings vir restaurante te siene kan kry. Die belangrikste is egter dat die toepassing die ligging aandui op Google maps, sowel as kontakinligting. Die foontoepassing het \u0149 addisionele funksie ingebou waarmee jy direk uit die toepassing die restaurant kan skakel om te bespreek.<\/p>\n<p>Die gemiddelde prys per ete word ook ingesluit \u2013\u00a0baie handig as jy nie hou van onwelkome verrassings nie. Hou in gedagte dat Zomato enigiets van Steers tot Overture\u00a0insluit &#8211; van wegneemete-plekke tot eksklusiewe restaurante. Daar is iets vir almal, watookal jou begroting of smaak.<\/p>\n<p>Zomato ontwikkel ook meer funksionaliteit en sal binnekort aanlyn besprekings en betalings by hul toepassing insluit. \u0149 Projek saam met Uber was ook al ter sprake.<\/p>\n<p>As jy \u0149 kompeterende streep het, kan jy probeer om \u0149 ekspert in jou buurt te word deur ten minste 10 restaurante te resenseer en 50 fotos op te laai. Daar is verskeie vlakke wat bepaal word deur die hoeveelheid punte wat jy insamel. Jy kan \u0149\u00a0<em>foodie, big foodie, super foodie<\/em>\u00a0en\u00a0<em>connoisseur <\/em>word as jy \u0149 toegewyde Zomato-gebruiker is.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/it\/files\/2015\/09\/zomato.jpg\" alt=\"zomato\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" align=\"right\" \/><strong>DIE GEVOLGTREKKING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ons het Zomato oor \u0149 naweek beproef om ons uiteet-ekskursies te beplan en dit het baie goed gewerk. Inligting was deurlopend akkuraat en die kaarte het handig te pas gekom toe ons \u0149 nuwe restaurant in Bellville wou uitprobeer.<\/p>\n<p>Selfs gradering en resensies is maklik om te doen en die reeds bestaande resensies gee vir jou \u0149 goeie idee van wat om te verwag. Ek is nie \u0149 toepassing-fanatikus nie, maar Zomato is eenvoudig, tog effektief, dus beveel ek dit aan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.application.zomato&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\">Laai Zomato vir Android af\u00a0<br \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/IN\/app\/id434613896?mt=8&amp;pt=Website&amp;ct=Zomato.com\/Mobile\" target=\"_blank\">Laai Zomato vir iOS\u00a0af\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.application.zomato&amp;hl=en\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-za\/store\/apps\/zomato\/9wzdncrfj1hn\" target=\"_blank\">Laai Zomato vir Windows\u00a0af<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--:--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of us eat to live, others live to eat. However, deciding where to get a quick bite to eat, can lead to an unnecessary 20 minute discussion. Help is at hand with Zomato. 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