A computer implemented system and method includes a recommendation engine that provides accurate recommendations based on an accurate analysis of the tastes and preferences of a user. The recommendation engine takes into consideration the information corresponding to the tastes and preferences of the users using information gathered from social networking profiles of the user as well as the reviews previously provided by the user. The recommendation engine collaborates this information with the review related information obtained from the reviewers in order to ascertain the recommendations that would match the preferences and tastes of the user.