🍔 MunchQuest

MunchQuest is a modern full-stack restaurant review and discovery platform. Users can explore restaurants, leave reviews, manage menus, and more. Built for both everyday foodies and admins with full CRUD control.

🌐 Live Site: https://munchquest.vercel.app

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✨ Features

• 🔍 Browse restaurants with ratings and images
• 📝 Leave reviews with star ratings
• 🧑‍💻 Admin and owner controls for adding, editing, or deleting restaurants
• 🧾 Menu editing support for restaurant owners and admins, enabling a fully customizable and dynamic menu experience per restaurant.
• 📬 Notifications for owners on new reservations, new reviews
• 🖼️ Cloudinary integration for seamless image uploading and optimization
• 🪪 Dedicated profile pages with user-specific info
• 📅 Table reservation system allowing users to reserve seats directly from the restaurant page
• 📱 Responsive UI optimized for mobile and desktop
• 🧠 Real-time UI feedback with loading spinners and toast notifications
• 🔐 Authentication via Firebase

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🛠️ Tech Stack

🔹 Frontend

• React
• TailwindCSS
• Axios
• Vite

🔹 Backend

• Express.js
• MongoDB (Mongoose)
• Cloudinary (image hosting)
• Firebase Admin SDK (custom claims)
• Method-Override (for PATCH/DELETE via forms)

🔹 Deployment

• Frontend: Vercel
• Backend: Render
• Database: MongoDB Atlas

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🧭 Project Structure

/
├── fe/              → Frontend (React)
├── be/              → Backend (Express, Mongoose)
├── public/          → Static assets (logo, icons)
├── .env             → Environment variables
├── vercel.json      → Vercel config
└── README.md        → This file

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🌱 Future Enhancements

• 🔍 Option to filter restaurants
• 📊 More robust admin dashboard
• ⏳ Pagination and infinite scroll for reviews
• 🎨 UI polish and accessibility improvements