What Foretaste does
Point your phone at a menu you can't read. Every dish comes back translated, described and drawn as a picture — so you know what you're ordering before it arrives.
How it works
- Photograph the menu. One picture, from the camera or your photo library. Pasted text works too, when someone sends you the menu.
- Read it in your language. Every dish is translated, with its likely ingredients and a taste profile.
- See what arrives. A picture is drawn for each dish. Then you order the one you actually want.
What you get for every dish
Your whole table
Add the people you're eating with and their preferences. Allergy and avoidance warnings then cover everyone at the table, not only the person holding the phone.
Languages
The app's own interface is native in English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Japanese, and follows the language your iPhone is set to. That is separate from what it can read: a menu can be in almost any language and come back in almost any other.
English 繁體中文 简体中文 日本語
Where it stops short
Allergens are a starting point, not a clearance
Ingredient and allergen lists are estimates based on the menu. They are useful, and they do not replace asking the restaurant. If someone at your table has an allergy, confirm with the staff — every time.
Dish pictures are illustrations
A picture is never shown as a photograph of the plate you will be served. The kitchen's version will differ, and the app says so.
No sign-in; dining preferences stay on your phone
No account or sign-in is required. Dining preferences, table members and saved menu copies stay on your phone. The service retains installation, subscription and credit-use records to run the allowances. What leaves your phone and how long it is retained is explained in the privacy policy.
Not out yet
Foretaste is an iPhone app for iOS 18.6 and later, still in development. It is not on the App Store; the front page will carry the link the day it is. For one note when it lands, email support@foretaste.dev.