Green flags reveal how good a restaurant is going to be

Choosing the restaurant to dine at can be a big decision. We’ve rounded up our top signs that you’re in for a good time at your chosen venue.

Follow the crowd to a good food joint.

A long line a year after opening

Everyone wants to be the first through the door when a buzzy new restaurant opens. A great sign is that the restaurant is still heaving a year later.

A kitchen with a nanna is always the best.

Someone’s grandma is in the kitchen

‘Just like Nonna used to make.’ If someone’s grandparent is in the kitchen, you absolutely know you’re in for a delicious time and the secret ingredient is love. The kitchen is also probably run like a well-oiled machine.

Happy waiters equal happy customers.

There’s plenty of waitstaff

If a restaurant is busy enough to hire a decent number of people to deal with the chaos, you’re probably in good hands. This has obviously been a rough spot the last couple of years but the pendulum is swinging back to talented, well-versed front of house staff running the show.

Plenty of staff make dining out much better.

Solid recommendations

When your waiter lights up while giving recommendations, especially if they aren’t just the special or the most expensive dish or bottle of wine, that’s a huge green flag.

If taxi drivers love it, so will you.

The cabbies eat there

A great vote of confidence, if your city’s cab drivers are eating there, it’s probably going to be great. These folks drive all over and know where a good laksa becomes a great one.

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