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SEO for restaurants
Be the restaurant AI recommends.
You’re the best restaurant around. Now Google and AI will know it. Every month we check how they see you and give you your money tasks.
Ask for your free check: write to hello@seengreen.app with your website address and your city.
Free. No card. No passwords. There is no form yet: you ask for the check by message.
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This is what a check looks like: the number, and your money tasks.
Updated November 2026
What is SEO for restaurants?
SEO for restaurants is the work of making a restaurant show up when people search for a place to eat nearby, on Google, in Google Maps and in AI answers. It covers your Google Business Profile, a menu Google can read, reviews, photos and the details people decide on: hours, price, reservations and delivery.
Most restaurant decisions happen on the map in a few seconds, so photos, hours and reviews matter as much as the website.
People ask AI now. AI rarely names the local business.
45%
of people already use AI to find local businesses. A year earlier it was 6%.
1.2%
of local business locations get named by ChatGPT. In Google’s map results it’s 35.9%.
½
the clicks to websites when Google shows an AI summary: 8% instead of 15%.
BrightLocal, Local Consumer Review Survey 2026 · SOCi, Local Visibility Index, September 2026 · Pew Research Center, July 2025.
8 things that get restaurants found in 2026
A complete Google Business Profile
The right cuisine category, accurate hours including holidays, price range, reservation and order links, and fresh photos of dishes and the room.
A menu Google can read
Menus uploaded as PDFs or photos are hard for search engines and AI to read. Publish your menu as real text with dish names and prices.
Pages for what people search
“Brunch”, “happy hour”, “private dining” or “gluten-free” each deserve their own section or page if you offer them.
Reviews and replies
Ask happy guests, reply to every review, and fix what complaints repeat. Rating and review count shape who appears in the map results.
Same details everywhere
Name, address, phone and hours must match on your site, Google, Yelp, TripAdvisor, OpenTable and delivery apps.
Restaurant schema markup
Label your pages with Restaurant markup, including cuisine, price range, menu and reservation links.
Events and specials
Live music, tasting menus and holiday specials give Google and AI tools a reason to mention you this week.
Fast on a phone
Diners search on their phones on the way. A fast page with a call and directions button wins the table.
How we work with you
| When | What you get |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | Free check: speed, Google’s scores, the health of every page and an action plan, in order. |
| Every week | With Monitor: your positions in Google and Google Maps, from your city, with an alert if one drops. |
| Every month | The full check again: what changed, what improved and your next money tasks, plus whether ChatGPT and Perplexity name you. |
| Later | Growth: we make the changes for you, with your approval. Waiting list. |
How it works
We measure. We explain. Every month.
We check
Your public website: speed, Google’s scores, the health of every page. No passwords.
We ask
Google, Google Maps, ChatGPT and Perplexity, from your city, the way your customers search.
We explain
What we found, why it matters and your money tasks, in order, in plain words.
Every month
We check again and show you what changed.
How much does SEO for restaurants cost?
A free check, then a monthly check-up. No minimum term.
Free check
$0
- Your site’s speed and Google’s scores
- The health of every page
- Your money tasks, in order
Monitor
$49/mo
- The full check every month
- Your positions in Google and Maps every week, from your city
- Whether ChatGPT and Perplexity name you
- Your Google Business Profile, and what changed since last month
Growth
$149/mo
- Everything in Monitor
- We make the changes for you, with your approval and an undo
- Waiting list: not on sale until it works on real sites
Prices in US dollars. Yearly: $490 (2 months free). No minimum term, cancel anytime. We never promise positions or sales.
Questions restaurants ask us
How fast can a restaurant see results?
Profile fixes such as hours, categories and photos can show within weeks. New pages take longer. Your monthly check shows what changed, and we never promise a position.
Do I need a website if I have Google Maps?
Yes. Your website feeds Google and AI tools the menu, story and details the map profile can’t hold.
Does the check look at my menu?
It shows how many words Google can read on each page. A menu that is only a PDF or a photo usually shows up as a page with almost no text.
Do you need my website password?
No. SeenGreen only looks at what anyone can see on your website and on Google. We never log in or change anything.
Do you make the changes for me?
Not yet. We check and give you your money tasks; you, or whoever runs your website, makes the changes. Growth, where we make them for you, has a waiting list.
How much does restaurant SEO cost?
The first check is free. Monitor, the monthly check-up, costs US$49 a month. No minimum term.
How do Google and AI see you?
Ask for your free check: write to hello@seengreen.app with your website address and your city.
Free. No card. No passwords. There is no form yet: you ask for the check by message.