Do I need an agency as well as a managed Google profile for my restaurant?
A typical restaurant marketing agency sells social media, food shoots and ads. The Google profile is a separate job that decides what appears when someone searches for food nearby. Our team looks after only that, so it fits alongside an agency you already use. See what MapBoost does.
How do Google reviews affect new diners at a restaurant?
Diners often compare the star count and skim a few recent comments before choosing between two places. Recent reviews that name dishes help a new visitor decide, and replies show that someone is listening. Replies are written in your voice. Negative reviews are handled by a person on our team. See review management.
Does it matter that my restaurant is also on food delivery apps?
Delivery apps and Google are separate listings with separate reviews. The name, address and timings should match across them, or diners and Google get mixed signals. Our team keeps the Google side correct and in sync with other directories through listings management.
Do you post offers or run social media for restaurants?
Offers, yes, as Google posts; social media, no. Google Ads for your Business Profile is available as an add-on; ad spend is paid to Google separately. We don't run social media ads. Our team runs your Google Business Profile, including a post every week, fresh photos every month and accurate hours and menu. See Google posts.
How do I create a Google page for my restaurant?
Search for the restaurant on Google and claim the profile if one exists, or create it, then verify that you run it. The profile is free. After that it needs steady work, which our team does once you add MapBoost as a manager. Start with a free audit.
Is Google Business Profile free for a restaurant, and what does your team charge?
Yes, Google charges nothing to create or run the profile. What costs money is the weekly work of keeping it complete: menu, hours, photos and review replies. Our team does that work. India: ₹2,499* per location per month. Europe: €49 per location per month + VAT where applicable. Rest of the world: $49 per location per month. You can ask for the free audit first. See the pricing page.
How can I promote my restaurant on Google?
Keep the profile complete and alive: the right category and cuisine, current hours and menu, fresh photos of the food and the room, weekly posts and replies to every review. Our team does all of that every week and checks your rank across your area through local SEO.
Should a restaurant choose its cuisine or Restaurant as the main Google category?
The cuisine or format diners ask for, such as North Indian restaurant or South Indian restaurant, with the generic Restaurant label kept as a secondary. Listed only as Restaurant, a place competes with everyone and matches no one in particular. Our team handles this in profile optimization.
How does a restaurant keep its menu and prices current on Google?
Our team keeps the menu on the profile in step with what you serve, changing a dish or a price when you tell us it changed, along with hours and festival closures. A profile that shows last year's menu sends diners next door. This is part of profile upkeep.
Which photos should a restaurant show on its Google profile?
The dishes people order most at the size you serve them, the dining room at a normal hour, a readable menu, the entrance and signboard, and the kitchen if it is open to view. Our team adds fresh photos every month through photo management.
How should a restaurant reply to a review about slow service?
With a plain apology, naming the dish or the evening if the diner did, and no excuses. A slow Saturday rush is common, and the next diner reads the reply. Replies are written in your voice. Negative reviews are handled by a person on our team. See review management.
Should a restaurant inside a hotel or mall have its own Google profile?
Only if it has its own name and phone number and welcomes walk-in diners. Sharing a number and a name with the hotel confuses diners and splits the reviews. Our team can look at your case after the free audit. See how this works for hotels.
Can you make my restaurant show up for restaurant near me searches?
No, and nobody honestly can promise a position. The map changes with where the diner stands. Our team checks where you rank from several points around the restaurant every week, acts on the gaps and shows you how it moves through rank checks.
