Scaling Reviews

Restaurant reputation management platform designed to help restaurants monitor, respond to, and improve their online presence across multiple platforms.

Role

Lead Designer

Design Intern (March - July 2025)

Team

Marta Tanas (PM)

Edo Tanas (PM)

Tongfei Zhu (Designer)

Scaling Reviews Team (Dev)

Scope

May 2025 - Ongoing

Tools

Figma

Adobe Photoshop

Adobe After Effects

VS Code

Notion

Problem

Even great restaurants struggle to attract new customers if their online ratings don’t reflect their true quality. A 4-star rating makes potential guests, especially tourists, skip over them in favor of higher-rated competitors. In today’s hospitality industry, perception online outweighs real-world excellence.

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Solution

Scaling Reviews helps restaurants and hotels transform their real-world quality into a strong online reputation. Through automated review tools and data-driven insights, they make it easy for businesses to boost ratings, enhance visibility, and ensure their digital presence matches the quality of their service.

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1

Consistently Get More Reviews

Users are able to leave feedback in seconds using the latest NFC technology. We created cheque tap cards, kiosk stands, and tabletop stickers to fit different scenarios in the restaurant.

2

Improve Feedback Communication

Opens a channel for customers to privately share feedback with the owner before going online. Negative comments have an option to be shared directly to the manager instead of posted online to help the restaurant improve.

3

Review Management and AI Responses

Filter, sort, and stay up to date with reviews, and set up AI responses for fast, high quality user engagement.

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Takeaways

Working as the solo designer at Scaling Reviews, I learned how to move quickly and make decisions with limited information. The fast-paced startup environment encouraged me to move fast, communicate clearly with devs and founders, and iterate rapidly based on user feedback. Starting off from an intern position, I was handling everything from user research to UI/UX design to prototyping, all the while balancing business needs and user experience. Most importantly, I learned the value of shipping early, learning from mistakes, and adapting quickly to change.


As I continued working alongside Marta and Edo, I began to realize just how much there is to consider in the design process. Design isn’t just about creating something that makes sense to me. It’s about making it understandable and usable for people with different backgrounds, experiences, and ways of thinking. Not everyone shares the same education or perspective, so I’ve learned to communicate ideas more clearly and design with empathy. Now, as a lead designer still working with Marta and Edo to expand Scaling Reviews in Europe, Australia, and Hong Kong, I approach design with a broader mindset—balancing creativity with clarity, and always keeping diverse users in mind.