# How to Get AI to Recommend Your Restaurant (ChatGPT, Gemini & Google AI) A diner may ask an AI assistant for a quiet dinner near a theatre, a vegan-friendly lunch or a table for six tonight. To be considered, your restaurant needs accurate information that helps answer the request. If the assistant recommends you, the diner also needs a working path to view the menu or reserve a table. No restaurant can guarantee a place in an AI answer. Google's official guidance says the same fundamentals that support useful search results apply to its AI features: accessible pages, original information, current business details and a good visitor experience. There is no special AI file or markup that guarantees inclusion. [Read Google's guidance](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/ai-optimization-guide). ## Make your basic facts dependable Check your name, address, phone number, opening hours, cuisine, website and booking link on your own site and important local listings. Update holiday hours and temporary closures. A diner should see the same essential facts whether they find you in a search result, on a map or through a reservation service. Describe the experience precisely. Say what your restaurant serves, which meals it offers, where it sits in the neighborhood and which practical needs it meets. If you offer outdoor seating, step-free access or dietary options, explain any limitations. Do not claim a feature you cannot reliably provide simply because diners may ask for it. ## Publish a menu people can read Keep a current menu on a web page in readable text, with prices and useful dietary information where appropriate. Images and PDFs can supplement the menu, but they should not be the only source of essential details. Give the page a clear link from your homepage and business profile. Google's [Restaurant structured-data guidance](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/structured-data/local-business) supports details such as cuisine, hours and a menu URL. Markup should match the information visible to guests. It helps Google interpret pages for supported search features; it does not guarantee an AI recommendation. ## Build genuine public evidence Ask guests for honest feedback, keep profiles accurate and make it easy for local guides or destination partners to describe your venue correctly. Real photographs, current menus and first-hand descriptions are more useful than repeating the same promotional claim on every site. For Google reviews, **do not offer rewards in exchange for a review, ask only happy customers to review, or request particular phrases**. Google's [Maps review policy](https://support.google.com/contributionpolicy/answer/7400114) prohibits incentives and specific-content requests. You can invite genuine, unbiased feedback without pressuring guests or shaping what they say. Guest photos or other content used in your own marketing require their permission and should follow the rules of the channel where they are posted. ## Check whether a recommendation can become a booking ChatGPT can show live restaurant availability from participating reservation providers, including OpenTable, Resy and Yelp, depending on the market and venue. Google's AI Mode also searches booking sources and restaurant websites in supported experiences. Those routes differ, so confirm whether your reservation provider shares availability and test where the button leads. [OpenAI's guide](https://help.openai.com/en/articles/9237897-searching-the-web-with-chatgpt) and [Google's announcement](https://blog.google/products-and-platforms/products/search/ai-mode-agentic-personalized/) describe current booking paths. Keep a clear booking link on your own website and manage the links on your Google Business Profile. A recommendation without an available table or a usable next step may not become a guest. The [restaurant AI reservation guide](https://loop.fans/blog/restaurant-ai-reservations-chatgpt-google) covers this in detail. ## Check the answers, then check the outcome Try realistic questions from several locations and at different times. Record whether your restaurant appears, whether its details are correct and whether the menu or booking link works. AI answers vary; one result is a diagnostic, not a permanent ranking. For Google AI search, use the relevant Search Console reporting alongside your own reservation and referral data. [Google's current measurement guidance](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/fundamentals/ai-optimization-guide) explains its generative AI reporting. **Want a starting picture of how your restaurant appears in AI?** Run Loop's [AI Visibility Checker](https://loop.fans/free-tools/ai-visibility-checker). Use it to find facts and prompts worth investigating, then prioritize corrections and confirmed bookings over a visibility score alone. The most useful work is straightforward: accurate venue details, a readable menu, genuine independent feedback and an easy route to book. [Loop for Hospitality](https://loop.fans/hospitality) can help a guest become a regular after that first visit.