Cibarsi.com
Web and SaaS
website builder
SHOW HN2013
How HN took it
5 positive, 4 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 9 critical, out of 20 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Idea: 3 for, 4 againstExecution: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Good idea for restaurant owners who need a quick site
From 1 comment
Looks great for restaurant owners who need a quick site. Well done for launching. One of your competitors will be http://www.happytables.com/ who are doing an amazing job with a…
charlieirish on HN
Menu formatting works well
From 1 comment
here's one i just made http://fakerestaurant.cibarsi.com/ The way it knows how to format the menu is awesome btw... great job.
nvr219 on HN
Easy to set up
From 1 comment
Got it. Works perfect. Very easy to setup. Could add more pages to the content.
blufox on HN
Objections
Social networks like Facebook already serve restaurants
From 2 comments
My research shows that businesses, such as restaurants, are mostly focusing on social networks for their online presence. Reasons are obvious: direct interaction with regional…
orangethirty on HNIt's not an untapped market. Facebook owns it.
orangethirty on HN
Hard to reach local businesses at scale
From 2 comments
How do you plan to get the word out to restaurant owners? Businesses targeting local scare me - they seem hard to scale... You need to find 1,000 local business customers to get…
arbuge on HNI think restaurants would be ok with just $10/mo for a website. Most restaurant owners aren't too web savvy but I doubt they have a social-media-only policy when it comes to web…
arbuge on HN
Activation links gave error pages and the site was over quota
From 2 comments
Though I want to like the idea (restaurant websites are incredibly broken as a species), your onboarding flow is really messed up. The confirmation email was in italian, though…
jelder on HN``` "Error Over Quota This application is temporarily over its serving quota. Please try again later. " ``` Well then.
epa on HN
Demo sites are not clearly linked from the homepage
From 2 comments
might be good if you made that more clear on the site
armenarmen on HNClick on the phone and tablet image on the homepage to transfer to one of the example sites.
rooshdi on HN
Requests
Dietary filters such as vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free for menu items
From 2 comments
This is great. I was in Paris a short while ago, and it was impossible to find anything on the restaurants online. I assume things like location and contact info will show up in…
kmfrk on HNSecond this. Or allowing owners to denote certain menu items as vegan/vegetarian/gluten-free, etc. So people with dietary restrictions can quickly scan the menu. Looks great…
mlent on HN
Make the phone number easy to find on the site
From 1 comment
Great idea. The website is a little bare, so I don't have a great feel for how you're solving the problem, but it's a problem that definitely needs solving, so at the least…
dougk16 on HN
More content and SEO on the site
From 1 comment
I like the idea of a website builder for restaurants because the majority of their websites suck - they're either flash OR they want you to download a PDF. However, there are a…
itsprofitbaron on HN
Questions
How will the maker reach restaurant owners
From 1 comment
How do you plan to get the word out to restaurant owners? Businesses targeting local scare me - they seem hard to scale... You need to find 1,000 local business customers to get…
arbuge on HN
Will restaurant info show in Google results
From 1 comment
This is great. I was in Paris a short while ago, and it was impossible to find anything on the restaurants online. I assume things like location and contact info will show up in…
kmfrk on HN
Alternatives named
HappyTables
From 2 comments
I like the idea of a website builder for restaurants because the majority of their websites suck - they're either flash OR they want you to download a PDF. However, there are a…
itsprofitbaron on HNLooks great for restaurant owners who need a quick site. Well done for launching. One of your competitors will be http://www.happytables.com/ who are doing an amazing job with a…
charlieirish on HN
WordPress restaurant designs
From 1 comment
I like the idea of a website builder for restaurants because the majority of their websites suck - they're either flash OR they want you to download a PDF. However, there are a…
itsprofitbaron on HN
Letseat.at
From 2 comments
I like the idea of a website builder for restaurants because the majority of their websites suck - they're either flash OR they want you to download a PDF. However, there are a…
itsprofitbaron on HNas well as http://www.letseat.at
dpick on HN
Bistrosquare, Restaurantors and Appetas
From 2 comments
I like the idea of a website builder for restaurants because the majority of their websites suck - they're either flash OR they want you to download a PDF. However, there are a…
itsprofitbaron on HNThere's also appetas.com
davidgolub1 on HN