Sydney diners push back as cafes replace dish photos with AI slop
Sydney foodies are calling out local restaurants, pubs and premium venues for using cartoonish AI-generated images on menus instead of real food photos. Diners argue the fake images look unappetising and make it impossible to know what you are actually ordering.
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What Reddit is saying: Locals agreed that AI food pictures look dodgy and lazy, saying they would rather see an ordinary smartphone snap of real food than generic digital mockups.
Top comments on r/foodies_sydney
I would rather poor/blurry photos of the food than AI slop
If you’re taking short cuts on your menu i don’t trust your food.
too many restaurants using Ai generated images on their menu. Like just cook and put the actual photo of the food please. Also, ai generated food looks disgusting
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