Oddly enough there seems to be more people in the pubs and restaurants lately. I thought we were in a recession? Perhaps the pub is the best place to be, and I guess it is summer (thank god it falls in the weekends). According to this piece on AOL – it’s all about pre-gaming:

http://money.aol.ca/article/whats-in-and-out-in-recessionary-times/435915/

However you decide to prepare your pre-evening jaunt – you’ve still got to eat and in some cases that’s the main attraction. In either case you’re probably going to be more discerning about what and how you eat these days. Which is where our new site partners MenuMania.co.nz come in. The site is the best place to find restaurants, cafes and takeaways in New Zealand. It sports one of the only truly independent review processes in the market (they don’t get cash from restauranteurs) and a super nice and easy interface. Reviews are helpful, at times comical and easy to find and Google maps is nicely integrated.

We’re loading the site onto Nielsen as we speak and Google Analytics says it’s doing an average of 65,000 unique browsers per month. If you’re looking after credit card, wine or movie brands then this is the space for you. You can find out more here and our rate card is available here: menumania_ratecard_nov08.