Question Types, Scores, Benchmarks & Tags


There are several different types of question that we can use depending on your needs. In most cases, we capture both a score and some comments to support it.

The commonest type of question is Yes/No but ratings work well for gauging the customer's perception. Questions can be scored and weighted according to which are the most important.

For many of our clients, the food menu is a core part of their offer. If your menu is relatively static, we can upload this to our system and ask specific questions about each dish. Or we can ask the same questions to see which is performing best.

We can apply various tags to your questions. These allow you to generate scores by management category without disrupting the flow of the questionnaire. Certain questions can also be linked to industry benchmarks and compared with equivalent questions in hundreds or thousands of other reports per month.

For a small supplement, we can also add 'Hospitality Benchmark' questions. These were developed in collaboration with The National Skills Academy for Hospitality and involve the use of several specific questions covering personality, skills and reflections. Custom charts allow you to compare your performance both internally and externally - in the case of the latter with a sample including thousands of visits to hundreds of different businesses. We can explore the factors affecting your 'net promoter' score which is calculated from the likelihood of your customers to recommend you. And all questions are supported by comments.

Finally, there are a few different scoring mechanisms, most based on the application of weights to the most important questions. The most common is a percentage score based on a maximum score. There are a few ways that we can trigger a 'Pass/Fail' indicator. And we can differentiate in scoring terms between 'added-value' questions and those that are basic standards.

If you would like to talk through your requirements, please complete a short enquiry form and then either send it to us or call us on +44 (0)1225 470999.

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Hospitality Operations News

"We recently focused on Sunday lunches. The questionnaires directed mystery diners to specifically consider elements such as menu range and availability, portion sizes, how children are catered for and general atmosphere in relation to that particular service. As our most important trading day it makes sense to ensure we are doing it right in the customer’s eyes."

CEO, Food & Fuel

"We have used the mystery diners’ feedback to find out not just how we do on service, but also how well our food items are being received. The quality and accuracy of the reporting feedback is second to none."

Director, DimT