For restaurants
Restaurant marketing that fills more tables
Diners choose where to eat from Google, Instagram and, more and more, an AI that answers "best brunch near me" with three names. We help your restaurant show up, get booked and stay full, without you running marketing between dinner services.
Built for single-location independents and small restaurant groups, not chain playbooks.
The short version
How does a restaurant get recommended by Google and AI search?
Keep your Google Business Profile complete and your hours always right, publish your menu as real text with dietary notes, and earn reviews that name the dishes. Get onto local guides and "best of" lists. AI assistants and Google Maps both lean on those same details when they pick which restaurants to name.
The problem
You're cooking the food. Who's marketing the restaurant?
Most independent restaurants run marketing in the cracks of a twelve-hour day. You shouldn't have to be a marketer to run a great restaurant.
- Google, Yelp and OpenTable reviews aren't being answered
- Instagram posts are sporadic, or nonexistent
- The website hasn't been updated since the menu changed
- Slow nights happen, and you can't pinpoint why
"Where should we eat tonight?" is now a question people ask a chatbot.
What we do
We run the marketing so you can run the restaurant
Your whole digital presence, from local search and social to reservation campaigns and reputation, handled by a team built for hospitality businesses without a marketing department.
- Get found
Local SEO
Be the restaurant Google and AI assistants recommend in your neighborhood, for your cuisine.
- Brand
Social media
Posts that actually look like the food you serve, on a schedule that doesn't depend on a slow afternoon.
- Covers
Paid ads
Targeted campaigns for slow nights, events, openings and new menus.
- Trust
Reputation
Reviews monitored, answered and built up, with requests that invite guests to name what they ordered.
- Book direct
Website
A site that loads fast, shows the current menu and hours, and takes reservations on a phone.
- Photos
Content creation
Food, room and people photography coordinated once and used across web, social and ads.
Where we move the needle
What does restaurant marketing actually include?
Two jobs: fill tables now, and build a brand regulars come back to.
Reservation-driven ads
Paid campaigns aimed at the nights and party sizes you actually need to fill.
Local search
Win Google Maps and "near me" searches in your area, with a profile that lists every attribute: patio, parking, dietary options, private dining.
Review generation
A system that politely asks happy guests to leave a review, automatically, and replies to every one.
Event and promo campaigns
Holidays, prix fixe, brunch launches and openings, promoted on the channels your guests use.
Loyalty and email
Bring regulars back without paying a platform fee on every visit.
Menu and hours, always current
Seasonal menus, hours and photos kept up to date everywhere, without you touching it.
Where reservations come from
Third-party platforms or direct bookings?
Useful for discovery
- New guests find you there
- Fees and commissions on every booking or order
- The platform owns the guest relationship
Better for margin
- Reservations through your own site and Google profile
- You keep the guest's email for the next visit
- Regulars come back without paying a platform each time
How it works
How we work with you
Audit
We review your Google profile, reviews, social, website and ad spend, and show you where you're losing covers.
Strategy
A plan sized to your restaurant, your budget and your slow nights.
Execute
We run the campaigns, update the site, ship the content and set up the review and email systems.
Optimize
We measure covers and reservations, double down on what works and cut what doesn't.
Scale
An ongoing partnership that flexes with the season, after a short starting commitment, then month to month.
Your call
Hand us all of it, or just the parts you don't have time for
DIY with guidance
We set up your Google profile, menu and listings correctly, then give your team a simple routine to keep them current.
Consulting
A restaurant marketing audit with a prioritized plan your team runs.
Collaborative
We handle reviews and social; your staff sends us specials, events and photos.
Done for you
Local search, reviews, social, site and campaigns, run end to end with one point of contact.
Restaurant marketing questions
I'm a single-location independent. Am I too small?
Not at all. We size the engagement to your budget, and most of the local businesses we work with are single locations or small groups. Our cost post explains what drives the number: /insights/how-much-does-marketing-agency-cost-small-business
Do you handle reviews and reputation?
Yes. We monitor Google, Yelp, OpenTable and Tripadvisor, respond on your behalf in your voice, and run review requests that build up your rating.
Can you help with photography and content shoots?
Yes. We coordinate food and room photography and use it across web, social and ads, so one shoot pays off everywhere.
Will you sign me into a long contract?
No long lock-in. We start with a short commitment, typically three to six months, which is long enough to see real results. After that it's month to month, and you can scale up or down with the season.
Why isn't my restaurant showing up when people ask ChatGPT for recommendations?
Usually because the details it relies on are thin or inconsistent: a PDF menu, missing attributes, old hours, few descriptive reviews, no local press. Fixing those helps Google Maps too. No one can guarantee an AI mention, but you can make yourself easy to recommend.
Next step
Let's fill the seats you're paying rent on
Book a free call. We'll look at your current marketing, tell you what's working and what isn't, and show you what we'd do differently.