Which description was unclear?
An unclear description identifies wording that does not explain the dish or included items. Use accurate provider information without collecting health details.
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Restaurant menu clarity survey
Find information guests need to choose a dish.
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ILLUSTRATIVE FINDING → ACTION
What people might say
Guests cannot distinguish sides from included accompaniments.
What you could investigate
Explain included items accurately.
Synthetic scenario, not a customer result.
Read the answers carefully
Keep the conclusion within the evidence.
Do not provide unverified allergen assurances.
Guests cannot distinguish sides from included accompaniments. This is a synthetic example, not a customer result. Do not provide unverified allergen assurances.
A useful starting point
Questions to understand the actual experience.
Find information guests need to choose a dish. Use the prompts relevant to your audience and allow people to skip situations they did not encounter. Keep response handling consistent with what you explain in the invitation.
If nothing was unclear or difficult, say so. Skip questions about steps you did not experience; use not applicable where appropriate.
What portion information was missing?
Missing portion context reveals whether menu descriptions provide enough information to compare dishes. Use accurate provider descriptions and relevant limits, without collecting health details or making nutritional, suitability or serving-size guarantees.
What explanation would help?
A helpful explanation identifies the menu distinction guests need to compare choices. Confirm current descriptions without inferring dietary suitability or making nutritional guarantees.
If nothing was unclear or difficult, say so. Skip questions about steps you did not experience; use not applicable where appropriate. Which description was unclear? What portion information was missing? What explanation would help?
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A worked interpretation example
From a comment to a practical next step.
Illustrative scenario. These are not customer results.
Keep the finding specific
Guests cannot distinguish sides from included accompaniments.
Choose an action to test
Explain included items accurately.
Check the experience again
After trying the change, repeat “Which description was unclear?” with people who experienced it. Check whether they still describe the original issue: guests cannot distinguish sides from included accompaniments. Compare explanations and sample context, rather than claiming the change caused an improvement.
Before you send it
Check what your wording assumes.
Would you agree that everything about restaurant menu clarity was clear and easy?
Which description was unclear?
The first wording combines an assumed positive outcome with two different judgments. The revised prompt asks about a specific experience and permits an inconvenient or uncertain answer.
Choose the response format
Make room for the explanation.
| Question | Suggested format | What to preserve |
|---|---|---|
| Which description was unclear? | Optional short text | Retain the specific point or condition described; avoid replacing it with an unexplained rating. |
| What portion information was missing? | Optional written explanation | Keep context that distinguishes different experiences. Do not provide unverified allergen assurances. |
| What explanation would help? | Optional improvement suggestion | Keep the suggested change separate from whether it has been tested. Explain included items accurately. |
Make questions optional where appropriate. If you add a rating scale, label its endpoints, keep one idea per question, and retain a follow-up for reasons. These examples are not a validated measurement instrument.
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Make the feedback useful.
Set the decision
Start with the decision: Find information guests need to choose a dish.
Invite relevant voices
Invite people with relevant experience. Ask after someone has encountered the situation described in “Which description was unclear?”, while they can still recall the details. For material testing, show the actual draft first; for planning, ask before the next relevant activity.
Choose an action
Explain included items accurately.
Before you send it
Questions, answered.
Who should receive this questionnaire?
Clients or service owners involved in the described visit or engagement. Ask only about steps each person encountered; do not treat a voluntary response sample as representative.
When should I ask these questions?
Ask after someone has encountered the situation described in “Which description was unclear?”, while they can still recall the details. For material testing, show the actual draft first; for planning, ask before the next relevant activity.
What should I investigate in the answers?
Guests cannot distinguish sides from included accompaniments. This is an illustrative pattern to look for, not a claim about your respondents. Do not provide unverified allergen assurances.
What would a practical follow-up look like?
Explain included items accurately. After trying the change, repeat “Which description was unclear?” with people who experienced it. Check whether they still describe the original issue: guests cannot distinguish sides from included accompaniments. Compare explanations and sample context, rather than claiming the change caused an improvement.
How should I ask “What portion information was missing?”?
Missing portion context reveals whether menu descriptions provide enough information to compare dishes. Use accurate provider descriptions and relevant limits, without collecting health details or making nutritional, suitability or serving-size guarantees. Use an optional written explanation when predefined choices would hide relevant context.
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