The Honest Fork is for honest, useful food and restaurant reviews.
These guidelines work with our Terms of Service.
Be honest and constructive
Share real experiences about food, service, and places
Critique the meal or venue — not people — when you can
Don’t invent visits or ratings you didn’t earn
Don’t harass or hate
No threats, bullying, or targeted harassment
No hate speech based on protected characteristics
No doxxing or sharing others’ private information
No spam or fake reviews
No review bombing, bot accounts, or coordinated fake ratings
No paid or incentivized reviews that hide the relationship
No repetitive promotional spam
Keep it lawful and appropriate
No illegal content or activity
Zero tolerance for sexual content involving minors
Don’t post content you don’t have rights to use
Photos and video
Prefer media you created or have permission to share
Don’t use someone else’s photos to misrepresent a visit
Reporting
Use Report on a review for spam, harassment, or impersonation.
You can also Block a user to hide their posts from your feeds.
We review reports as part of keeping the community safe.
You can also email support@thehonestfork.com.
Consequences
Depending on severity, we may remove content, warn users, suspend accounts, or permanently ban.
Serious illegal abuse may be reported to authorities.