SEO and AI search for restaurants and cafés
Diners search by craving and place: “ramen near me”, “brunch with terrace in” a neighbourhood, “restaurant open late”. They choose from the map by photos, reviews and the menu, and more of them now simply ask an AI assistant where to eat. Restaurant SEO makes your profile, menu and reviews win those moments and gives AI assistants the facts to recommend you. Monthly work from $500.
from $500/mo — exact estimate after a 15-minute brief
- Estimate after a 15-minute brief
- Electronic contract when needed
- Staged payments
01Profile and menu first
- Google Business Profile with the right cuisine categories, attributes like terrace or vegan options, and a menu link.
- A text menu on your site that search engines can read dish by dish.
- Fresh photos of dishes, the room and the outside so people recognise the door.
- Holiday and special hours kept current, the most common complaint in reviews.
- A review routine and polite replies, including to the difficult ones.
02Searches restaurants can win
| Search | What it needs |
|---|---|
| [cuisine] near me | Category, distance, reviews, photos |
| [dish] in [neighbourhood] | The dish in your text menu and on the profile |
| [occasion] restaurant | Pages for private dining, brunch, date night, groups |
| open now / late | Accurate hours everywhere |
03When people ask AI where to eat
AI assistants and map assistants answer “where should we eat tonight” from menus, reviews and listings they can read. A PDF menu or hours that differ between sites make you invisible to them. We make your facts consistent across your site, maps and listings and check monthly which assistants recommend you.
04Local press and guides
Mentions in local food guides, blogs and event listings help both search engines and AI assistants trust you. We prepare a short press kit and suggest relevant local publications; we never buy links.
What we do not promise
- First place on the map in a busy food street.
- Removal of genuine negative reviews: we help you answer them well.
- Paid links or fake guide listings.
Frequently asked questions
How much does SEO for a restaurant cost?
From $500 a month, depending on the number of locations and on competition in your area.
Does the menu matter for SEO?
A lot. A text menu lets search engines and AI assistants match you to dish searches; a PDF or image menu mostly does not.
How fast will we see more guests?
Profile, photos and hours often help within weeks. Pages for occasions and dishes take a few months.
Can you deal with bad reviews?
We help you reply calmly and fix the causes. We do not remove genuine reviews or post fake ones.
Do AI assistants recommend restaurants?
Yes, when asked, based on menus, reviews and listings they can read. We make yours clear and consistent and track the mentions.
Be where people decide where to eat
Send us your restaurant name and city. We check the map, your menu and AI answers and send you what to fix.
Restaurant SEO from $500/mo — exact estimate after a 15-minute brief
Prices are approximate, in US dollars. The total depends on scope — we give an exact estimate after a 15-minute brief.