# Read a Restaurant Listing

Learn what a restaurant listing shows, what its price signs and menu terms mean, and where the data comes from.

- Level: Foundations
- Length: 45 minutes
- Exam questions: 9, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Say what a listing shows and what it does not show.
- Treat a blank detail as unknown, not as a no.
- Compare price signs inside one city and estimate your own total.
- Read common menu terms such as market price and service charge.
- Say where listing data comes from and what a paid tier changes.

## Lessons

1. [What a listing tells you](https://dishdirectory.com/academy/read-a-restaurant-listing/what-a-listing-tells-you.md) (10 minutes)
2. [Read the price range](https://dishdirectory.com/academy/read-a-restaurant-listing/read-the-price-range.md) (12 minutes)
3. [Read common menu terms](https://dishdirectory.com/academy/read-a-restaurant-listing/read-menu-terms.md) (12 minutes)
4. [Sources, paid tiers and claims](https://dishdirectory.com/academy/read-a-restaurant-listing/sources-tiers-and-claims.md) (11 minutes)

## Questions

### Who is this course for?

It is for anyone who picks a restaurant from a directory. You need no earlier knowledge.

### Is the course free?

Yes. This Foundations course is free. The other courses need a membership.

### What do I get when I pass?

You get a certificate of completion from this site. It shows that you passed the exam. It is not a licence or an accreditation.

Also on the [web page](https://dishdirectory.com/academy/read-a-restaurant-listing).