How it works
A photo becomes a menu you can order from, or a meal you can size. AI does the reading, then the ranking follows how you eat.
Why AI makes this more accurate
A general photo translator lays words on the picture. Dish names come back literal, prices get rewritten, and your diet never enters the result. Menu Lens reads the photo as a menu or as food. Each line becomes a dish or drink in your language, the printed price stays as printed, and ingredients, origin, and pairings are filled in so you can decide.
What a menu scan does
The photo is read in detail. The written language is detected, including printed cards and many handwritten ones. Food, desserts, and the drinks list are kept as separate items. If the photo is actually a plated dish or a poured drink, we say so and continue as a food scan.
How recommendations are calculated
Each item starts with a score from 0 to 100. The model sets that score for you from the menu and any tastes already saved, and writes a short reason. When you tap tastes, the score is adjusted on your device. A diet match, such as vegetarian or vegan, raises the item. A dish that breaks that diet is pushed far down, so it will not be recommended. Avoids — pork, shellfish, raw food, or alcohol when you want something non-alcoholic — lower the score. Spice, the course you asked for, mood, appetite, and a lower budget nudge matching items up. Scores stay between 0 and 100. The list is sorted highest first, and the top three become your smart picks.
How a food or drink scan is calculated
The photo is split into the parts you can see, such as protein, rice, sauce, ice, or the drink. Each part gets a size and a calorie estimate, and those add up to the serving. If your phone is beside the food, size uses a phone about 14.5–16 cm tall. If it is not, we use a typical restaurant serving and ask you for grams, or millilitres for a drink. Calories scale with the number you enter. A blurry part is marked, with a few candidates, so you can confirm it. A menu photo in this slot is read as a menu instead.
What the numbers are for
Use the translation and the estimate to order and to understand the plate. Confirm allergens, fryer oil, and dietary needs with the restaurant. Calorie figures are estimates, not a lab test or medical advice.