A group dinner that fits every student budget
Budgets stay private. Everyone says what they can spend and eat, and MiBA finds a place that works for the whole group.
Start a gatheringEnd of exams, a birthday on the course, or just a Thursday when nobody wants to cook. A student dinner should be easy to say yes to, and choosing the place is where it falls apart. One friend has a part-time job and a little to spare, one is counting every coin until the next loan payment, and nobody wants to be the one who says “too expensive” in front of the group. So the plan drifts back to the same cheap place, or fades out in the chat.
Budgets nobody says out loud
Each friend says on their own what they’d like to spend, and places over the group’s budget are left out. Budgets stay private, so the friend on the tightest month never has to explain it, and the one with more to spend doesn’t set the price for everyone. The group gets a place everyone can afford, not one where somebody sits with a glass of tap water and waits for the bill.
A dietary mix at one table
A student table is rarely one diet. Vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free: dietary needs are saved on each friend’s account, and places that show they cater to them come first. MiBA says so when it couldn’t confirm one, so you know what to ask before you book. Nobody has to list their diet in the group chat, and nobody repeats it for the next dinner.
Near campus, or near home
Pick dinner, the days that could work, the hour and the area: near campus, near the halls, or wherever most of the group lives. Then send one link wherever you already talk. Each friend says which days don’t work, so the friend with a late lab or an evening shift can still make it. A place someone ruled out is never suggested.
Vote, then eat
MiBA ranks the places that suit the whole group, you put up to five on a shortlist, and everyone votes. You get a link or a phone number to book, and everyone hears where and when. No poll nobody answers, no thread of eighty messages, and no argument about who chose last time. The only thing left to split is dessert.
Starting a gathering is free. Everyone signs in to answer and vote, and MiBA remembers their name and dietary needs for next time.