SEO and AI search for restaurants

What diners ask before they go

These are the questions to answer on your own pages, in plain words, near the top. They're common examples; your calls, messages and reviews will add your own.

• "Do you have vegan, vegetarian or gluten-free options?"
• "Do you take reservations, and for large groups?"
• "Is there parking?"
• "Are you open on holidays?"
• "Do you deliver, and through which apps?"
• "Is it good for kids or for a date night?"

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What your website needs

1. 1

   The menu as text on the page

   Dishes, short descriptions and prices as real text, with dietary labels. A PDF or a photo of the menu is harder for search engines and assistants to read reliably.

2. 2

   Hours, including holidays

   Kept current on the site and on Google. Wrong hours are the fastest way to lose a table and a review.

3. 3

   Who you're good for

   Groups, families, date nights, private events, outdoor seating: say it plainly, because that's how people ask.

4. 4

   Reservations and delivery links

   One clear way to book, and links to the delivery apps you actually use.

5. 5

   Real photos of the food and room

   Your own, recent, with descriptive alt text.

Business details for your page code

Restaurant is a type of LocalBusiness. Add servesCuisine, a link to your menu page and priceRange. Replace everything in CAPITALS, keep every detail identical to what the page shows, then check it.

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Restaurant",
  "name": "YOUR BUSINESS NAME",
  "url": "https://YOUR-SITE",
  "telephone": "+1 YOUR PHONE",
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "YOUR STREET",
    "addressLocality": "YOUR CITY",
    "addressRegion": "YOUR STATE",
    "postalCode": "YOUR ZIP CODE",
    "addressCountry": "US"
  },
  "openingHoursSpecification": [
    {
      "@type": "OpeningHoursSpecification",
      "dayOfWeek": [
        "Monday",
        "Tuesday",
        "Wednesday",
        "Thursday",
        "Friday",
        "Saturday"
      ],
      "opens": "09:00",
      "closes": "19:00"
    }
  ],
  "servesCuisine": "YOUR CUISINE",
  "menu": "https://YOUR-SITE/menu",
  "priceRange": "$$",
  "sameAs": [
    "YOUR GOOGLE BUSINESS PROFILE LINK",
    "YOUR OTHER OFFICIAL PROFILE"
  ]
}
</script>

Common mistakes

• Menu only as a PDF or Instagram image.
• Holiday hours changed on Google but not on the site.
• No mention of dietary options, even when the kitchen handles them well.

Questions

Background: SEO, AEO and GEO guides, and the glossary.

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