Restaurants: be the place AI assistants suggest
A tourist, a colleague organising a lunch, a couple looking for a table tonight: they ask the assistant “where should we eat”. The answer names a handful of places, often with a line on the food and prices. Recoia shows you whether you are there, and what is missing to get in.
For: restaurants, brasseries, caterers, cafés, bars. Updated .
What your customers ask AI assistants
Examples of real-world questions, like the ones Recoia asks ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews several times to measure who gets recommended. Recoia asks them in French, the language of the market it measures.
- “Where can I have a good business lunch in Paris?”
- “A good vegetarian restaurant in Paris?”
- “A restaurant open on Sunday evening in Paris, not too expensive”
- “Which restaurant in Paris for a birthday dinner for 12?”
- “Best brasserie near the train station in Paris”
Where AI assistants get their information
| Source | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Guides, comparison and review sites | They structure the information (cuisine, prices, neighbourhood) that assistants reuse. |
| Local media and blogs | An “our favourite places” article often weighs heavily in recommendations. |
| Your website and business listing | For the facts: opening hours, menus, prices, booking, accessibility. |
The information your website must give
- Your type of cuisine and your specialities, in plain words
- The neighbourhood or a landmark (station, square, museum)
- Your real opening hours, including the days you are closed
- The price range of a set menu or a dish
- Options (vegetarian, gluten-free, terrace, groups, private hire)
- The menu as text, not only as an image or a PDF
The pages to create first
- A dated menu in plain text
A menu in a photo is unreadable for an assistant; a text menu with prices can be quoted.
- A “Groups and private hire” page
It answers high-value questions (birthdays, team events).
- A “Getting here and opening hours” page
Neighbourhood, public transport, parking, hours: the facts answers quote.
Common mistakes
- Different opening hours on your site and on the platforms
- A menu that only exists as a photo
- No mention of the neighbourhood or nearby landmarks
What Recoia does for you
It reads your website
Services, areas, customers: the questions are built for you.
It asks the AI assistants
Every question several times, on four assistants, every 2 weeks.
It shows the opportunities
The topics where your customers are searching and a competitor is named instead of you.
It gives you the page to create
Title, outline, facts to include, FAQ, structured data. Then it measures the effect.
Frequently asked questions
Do AI assistants read reviews?
Answers often sum up reputation (“highly rated”, “generous portions”). Recent reviews, and replies from the restaurant, help give a fair picture.
Can Recoia track several restaurants?
Yes: each address is a tracked site with its own neighbourhood questions. The Pro plan covers three venues.
Be among the first to try Recoia
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