Our story
We think the world's best food critics are already sitting at the table.
Whati8 started with a simple frustration: the best meal of your year is impossible to remember, and the best recommendation you'll ever get comes from a friend — not a five-star stranger.
Why we built Whati8
Every food lover has had that dish — the one you still think about months later. But when a friend asks where to go and what to order, the details have slipped away. The photo's buried in your camera roll with no name, no notes, no way to find it.
Meanwhile, the apps we rely on rate restaurants, not dishes. The reviews are old. The reviewers are strangers. And none of it knows your taste, or your friends' taste.
So we built a different kind of food app. One where you capture the dish in seconds, rate the plate instead of the place, and trade real recommendations with the people whose palate you actually trust. Snap it, rate it, recreate it.
A fresher way to find great food
Real diners.
Critique driven by people who were actually there — not professional critics or anonymous reviews.
Real trust.
Discovery flows through your circle, with the freedom to weight the friends who never steer you wrong.
Real freshness.
New dishes, rated in the moment, so you're never relying on a review from last spring.
Where we're headed
Whati8 is built on two pillars — Create, where you capture and rate the dishes you love, and Discover, where you find your next great meal through people you trust. Over time, we'll help you recreate restaurant dishes at home and understand what's actually on your plate. The goal is simple: never forget a great dish, and always know what to order next.