How do I save a place on rec’d?

Saving places is how you build your personal food map on rec'd. Every time you save somewhere, you'll categorise it based on your experience — whether it's a spot you're dying to try or somewhere you've already been and loved. You can also organise saves into lists to keep everything tidy.

Saving takes about 5 seconds.

Find a restaurant through search, the Explore tab, a creator's profile, or the map. Tap on it to open the full venue card.

The venue card shows you everything about the restaurant at a glance — cuisine tags, opening hours, address, photos, and who's recommended it.

📸 SCREENSHOT: Restaurant_Full.png — Venue card for Blacklock showing key details, photos, and "Featured in" section

In the top-right corner of the venue card, tap the + button. This opens the "Save this spot!" screen, which slides up from the bottom.

📸 SCREENSHOT: Venue card with the + button in the top-right corner highlighted

The first thing you'll see is four category badges. Tap the one that best describes your relationship with this place:

These categories help rec'd understand your taste and improve your recommendations over time. They also let your followers and friends see which places you genuinely rate.

📸 SCREENSHOT: Save_Screen.png — "Save this spot!" screen showing the four category badges

Below the categories, you'll see the "Add To List" section. This shows your existing lists and a "Create New List" option.

To add to an existing list: Tap the list you want to add the restaurant to. You can add a place to multiple lists if you like.

To create a new list: Tap "Create New List", give it a name (e.g., "Birthday dinner options", "Best steak in London"), and the restaurant will be added to it.

📸 SCREENSHOT: Save screen scrolled to show the Add To List section with existing lists and Create New List tile

Once you've chosen a category and optionally added the place to a list, tap "Done" at the bottom of the screen. The restaurant is now saved to your profile.

It's worth thinking about the difference between Rec'd and Liked:

Rec'd is your strongest endorsement. These are the places you'd tell a friend about unprompted — your go-tos, the spots that never disappoint. When someone visits your profile, your Rec'd places carry real weight.

Liked is positive but more measured. You had a good time, the food was solid, but it's not somewhere you'd shout about. It still helps rec'd understand your taste, and it still counts as a positive signal.

Disliked isn't wasted either. Telling rec'd what you didn't enjoy helps us avoid recommending similar places in the future.

Lists are completely flexible — you can organise them however makes sense to you. Some ideas:

You can edit, rename, or delete lists at any time from your profile.

Problem: "I saved a place but forgot to add it to a list" Solution: Go to your profile, find the restaurant in your saves, tap on it, then tap the + button again. The save screen will reopen and you can add it to a list without changing your category.

Problem: "I want to change my category (e.g., from Want to Go to Rec'd after visiting)" Solution: Open the venue card and tap the + button again. Select your new category and it will update. This is a natural part of using rec'd — save a place as Want to Go, visit it, then come back and change it to Rec'd or Liked.

Problem: "I accidentally saved a place and want to remove it" Solution: Open the venue card, tap the + button, deselect the category, and tap "Done". The place will be removed from your saves.

Problem: "I can't find a place I saved" Solution: Go to Profile → Saved. You can browse by list or search within your saves. If you saved it without adding it to a list, check your general saves.

Problem: "Can other people see what I've disliked?" Solution: Your Disliked saves are private by default. Only your Rec'd and Liked places are visible to others on your profile.

While you're on the venue card, here's what the other buttons do: