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Is there a dates app that specializes in dinner meetings?

Started by MegRose10 Jul 2026Dating Apps & Sites7 replies
MegRose avatar
Joined: Aug 2023
Messages: 847
#1

Trying to work out dates app that specializes in dinner meetings before I sink more time into it.

Nobody writing about dates app specializes seems willing to say whether the matching does anything you can notice.

Where dates app specializes either works or falls apart is whether the premium upsell is worth it.

Happy to be told I'm asking the wrong question about dates app that specializes in dinner meetings.

AndrewJ avatar
Joined: Mar 2023
Messages: 846
#2

@MegRose I read that differently. On dates app specializes, what I saw was better than I expected for me.

Most of my results on dates app specializes came down to one habit — ask one specific question instead of a generic opener.

For anyone who stuck with dates app specializes past a month of steady use: was what I saw about what you would guess?

Amber avatar
Joined: Mar 2023
Messages: 831
#3

Ran dates app specializes alongside two others for the first month — how it played out was less reliable than it looks from outside.

With dates app specializes specifically, it pays to give it a full week before judging it.

Nobody writing about dates app specializes seems willing to say what the reply rate looks like without photos.

The question underneath all of this is how long a profile stays visible without paying, at least with dates app specializes.

For a free alternative while you sort out dates app specializes, there is always Datebie if you want a second pool.

If you want the practical bits on dates app specializes:

  • Compare two platforms side by side, especially if dates app specializes is new to you
  • If dates app specializes is your only option, at least compare two platforms side by side
  • Do not expect the algorithm to do the work; with dates app specializes it costs you the opening stretch
SteveB avatar
Joined: Jul 2024
Messages: 846
#4

Used dates app specializes for about a fortnight. What the pool looked like was roughly the same either way.

With dates app specializes I would start here: keep the conversation on the platform until you meet.

The mistake I see repeated with dates app specializes is people pay before you have tested the free side.

The question underneath all of this is whether the premium upsell is worth it, at least with app specializes.

The part I keep getting stuck on with app specializes is whether the premium upsell is worth it.

What matters more than the feature list on app specializes is what the daily limits feel like in use.

For a free alternative while you sort out dates app specializes, there is always have a look at Datelink.

Amanda Brooks avatar
Joined: Oct 2023
Messages: 844
#5

@SteveB makes a fair point, though with dates app specializes I would add that what the numbers looked like was better than I expected.

The single change that improved dates app specializes for me was deciding to set your expectations before you start swiping.

Nobody writing about dates app specializes seems willing to say whether the premium upsell is worth it.

Nobody writing about dates app specializes seems willing to say whether the premium upsell is worth it.

I ended up on the Datewander community after the same dates app specializes question and it was the least painful of the lot.

Marcus Johnson avatar
Joined: Apr 2022
Messages: 847
#6

After a month of steady use with dates app specializes, what people reported was worse than the reviews suggest.

The fix that worked on dates app specializes was simple enough — say what you're looking for in plain words.

What I actually want to know about dates app specializes is whether the premium upsell is worth it.

Jennifer Price avatar
Joined: Jul 2021
Messages: 847
#7

I gave dates app specializes the first ten conversations and how it played out was about what you would guess.

With dates app specializes specifically, it pays to use a photo that shows your face clearly.

If anyone has tested dates app specializes properly, I want to know what the daily limits feel like in use.

Worth mentioning datebound.site if dates app specializes is what you are weighing up — the free tier actually lets you message.

My working notes on dates app specializes, for what they are worth:

  • The bit nobody mentions is what decides whether dates app specializes is worth it
  • Use a photo that shows your face clearly — on dates app specializes that mattered more than anything else
  • Do not treat volume as a substitute for filtering; with dates app specializes it costs you a couple of evenings
Marcus avatar
Joined: Jan 2020
Messages: 827
#8

Ran dates app specializes alongside two others for the first few days — what I saw was about what you would guess.

If you take one thing from this thread on dates app specializes: compare two platforms side by side.

The question underneath all of this is how it behaves after a month of use, at least with dates app specializes.

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