# Good Food — user reviews

> 22 indexed App Store user reviews of Good Food by Fairfax Digital Australia & New Zealand Pty Limited, rated 4.68/5 from 197 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/good-food/id6472001316/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/good-food/id6472001316.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 166 · 4★ 17 · 3★ 3 · 2★ 4 · 1★ 7

## Newest reviews (2 of 22)

### 4/5 — Good but some room for improvement

*2024-11-26*

App has been good so far and I like the look and feel of it but I would highly recommend there being the functionality to save recipes for future easy access rather than having to remember the recipe and search for it each time.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the review Barrington Mess! Glad to hear you're enjoying the Good Food app experience. We are working towards Save functionality and hope to release it soon. Keep an eye out for upcoming app updates.

### 5/5 — Great app easy to use

*2024-11-10*

I was waiting for a reliable app to help me find good restaurants, and here it is. Keep it up!!!

**Developer response:** Thanks for the review Davo. Hopefully you've already found where you're eating out this weekend 🍴

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — Bring back the physical guide

*2026-01-07*

I used to be able to buy and read the physical guide for the year for roughly $20. This was a good price and I was very happy to pay it. Now to get the full guide I will need to pay $156 a year. The SMH will still sell you a ‘critics picks’ magazine which is not the nice guide with all of the reviews that I used to buy every year. Really really disappointing.

**Developer response:** Hi CosmoCantelope,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. We genuinely appreciate the feedback.
We understand that moving away from a traditional format is a big change. Our goal with the app is to make the Guide more useful in your daily life than a physical book could be. By going digital, we can now offer:
Real-Time Accuracy: We publish more reviews throughout the year, ensuring you always on the pulse on the latest reviews and openings.
Localised Content: Our interactive map plots the best dining options around where you are.
Access to more reviews: Without the constraints of physical pages, the Good Food Guide has more reviews than ever before, and users have access to both the NSW and VIC Guides.
We’ve noted your comments regarding the pricing. We are constantly evolving based on reader needs, and we truly hope the convenience of having the entire Guide in your pocket wins you over.

### 1/5 — Why not for iPad?

*2025-11-16, version 1.8.4*

Why have you not yet made the app suitable for iPad?

### 1/5 — Fake promotion

*2024-12-06*

The app is good but the promotion has charged me the full amount plus the monthly fee. Hence, I have cancelled my subscription. Obviously, the team didn’t test it properly

**Developer response:** Thanks for getting in touch HeyAlfred. That doesn't sound right, we'd like to better understand what's happened here. You can contact our customer service team on 1800 237 266 or via our website https://help.goodfood.com.au/hc/en-au who can assist.

### 1/5 — Expensive.

*2024-11-12*

As a current basic digital subscriber I am being offered $3/week as a special deal but new subscribers only to Good food get $2/mth offer to start subscribing- doesn’t really make current customers feel valued at all.

**Developer response:** Hi Ozzguy, thanks for your feedback and interest in Good Food. The two offers you mention are for different subscriptions and levels of access.


The $3/week for three months offer you have seen is to upgrade to our Premium Digital subscription package. This includes all the news coverage you currently enjoy from your masthead (The Sydney Morning Herald or The Age) as part of your Starter Digital subscription, plus access to the Good Food app, which includes the digital Good Food Guide, and other premium features like puzzles, crosswords, sudoku, and the daily digital replica of the paper.


The $2.09/week for six months offer is for standalone access to the Good Food app and its features. It does not include any access to news from the Herald or The Age or any other premium features (puzzles, crosswords, Today’s Paper).


If you prefer to stay on your current Starter Digital package, you can continue reading a range of Good Food news, recipes and reviews online at either smh.com/goodfood or theage.com.au/goodfood.


We apologise for the confusion. If you require further assistance with your subscription, you can contact our contact customer service centre on 1800 237 266.

### 2/5 — iPad mode!

*2026-02-17, version 1.11.0*

I might use this app if it displayed in landscape on the iPad.

### 2/5 — Tablet

*2024-12-14*

Not sure how good it is because it doesn’t adapt for tablets and is impossible to read on the side

**Developer response:** Thanks for the review Acorn2761. We will be working toward making the app available in landscape view in the new year. Keep an eye out for future updates.

### 3/5 — Maps not correct

*2025-10-27*

Just a warning to users, in my initial review there are loads of map errors placing restaurants in completely the wrong location on their map. Examples are The Middle Park European shown in the middle of Albert Park and Agetha’s near St Kilda Road not in South Melbourne market. Also noted price icons in body of report don’t match the headline icons. 🤷🏻‍♂️

**Developer response:** Hi Steve in Sing, thank you for taking the time to leave feedback. We have resolved the location issue around The Middle Park European, we apologise for inconvenience and we appreciate that you have flagged this with us. Regarding the price icon mismatch, if you can give us an example we can look into it. Again, thank you for feedback and for using the app.

### 3/5 — Lacking decent search

*2025-01-07*

The app replaces the digital edition of the good GFG. The digital edition was organised into geographical areas. The new app isn’t and geographical search it very poor. Why can’t you just search CBD and get all the restaurants as before

**Developer response:** Thanks for the review Tony! We will be looking to create a collection of geographical areas off the back of this feedback. Keep an eye out for it in the Good Food Guide carousel.

### 3/5 — Great content but where are the features that add value

*2024-11-19*

For the significant price of the subscription for this app (on top of a regular subscription to the Age) this should at least offer features like saving reviews and recipes, or creating itineraries.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the review ms_explody. We have save functionality coming up in a future release, as well as other new features that we hope will improve your Good Food app experience.

### 4/5 — Content is good but app needs work

*2024-12-06*

Mostly a wrapper for the website. The restaurant reviews are excellent. Some small changes would improve the app - especially a dedicated button on the navigation bar for map view/places near me.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the review MattD_86. We've got some app updates on the way that we hope will improve your experience. Keep an eye out for our next one next week :)

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — Delicious!

*2026-04-16*

Such a great app for discovering good places to eat and recipes to make. I’m obsessed!

**Developer response:** Thanks Kyymba, hopefully you've found your new favourite spot :)

### 5/5 — Ahhh the map!

*2025-07-16*

Love the map feature!!! So handy

**Developer response:** Great to hear scottie_bb, hope it has helped you find your next favourite place!

### 5/5 — Best food app out there

*2025-07-16*

Love the recipes, love the reviews!

**Developer response:** Thanks for the review jwcm1989 🙂

### 5/5 — Best app for finding restaurants worth your while!

*2025-03-10*

Such a handy app. Love having access to the Good Food Guide on the go, and the map feature makes it so easy to find quality venues near me (not just fine dining either, lots of cheap and cheerful options too!)

**Developer response:** Great to hear, thanks for the review :)

### 5/5 — Love the recipes

*2025-02-08*

All great recipes from my favourite chefs, easy to find and share with friends 😊

**Developer response:** Thanks for the review!

### 5/5 — New favourite app

*2025-01-05*

Love this addition to my kitchen. Great recipes plus maps to find hidden gems nearby 👌🏽

**Developer response:** Thanks for the review!

### 5/5 — What I’ve Been Waiting For

*2024-11-20*

I love the printed Good Food Guide, but you can’t take it with you. This app is so good! It has all the reviews, all the hats, all the critics’ picks, and the map function is so handy for searching near you or anywhere you’re going. Love getting the weekly reviews, news and recipes too.

**Developer response:** Great to hear Blue Manna, plenty more to come in upcoming updates that we hope you will enjoy :)

### 5/5 — Functional and easy to search

*2024-11-17*

It’s nice to see the app help figure out what to cook with the ingredients at home as well as recommend what to eat out nearby. I would like to add notes to recipes and add it would be nice to book tables at the restaurants from app.

**Developer response:** Thanks for the review NaVa131022. Keep an eye out for future updates that will include enhancements to recipes and ways to interact with your favourite restaurants.

### 5/5 — Very useful

*2024-11-14*

Loving the map and nearby function to search for dining out suggestions. So helpful and user-friendly.

**Developer response:** Great to hear basil, it will only get better with our upcoming updates :)

### 5/5 — Love the map feature

*2024-11-11*

I’m so glad they made an app for good food. The the herald’s version on the web is nice but the app has so many cooler features like the map view. The user experience in general is so slick. Would love a feature to save recipes and venues !

**Developer response:** Thanks Shawn. You will be pleased to know save capability will be available soon. Keep an eye out on future releases 🙂

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*Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-08-29.*