Reviews are often the first thing a new guest reads about your restaurant, and the easiest way to get more is to ask while the meal is fresh. This template asks for an honest review with a direct link and offers nothing in exchange, which keeps you within Google and Yelp policies.
Juniper & Salt · Inbox
Thanks for visiting Juniper & Salt · If you have a minute, an honest review helps our neighbors find us.
Preview uses a fictional restaurant, Juniper & Salt. Every detail is yours to change.
Warm
Preheader: If you have a minute, an honest review helps our neighbors find us.
Playful
Preheader: Good, bad or somewhere in between. Your honest opinion is all we want.
Polished
Preheader: An honest account of your visit would be greatly appreciated.
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How did we do?
Hi {first_name}, thank you for visiting {restaurant}. We hope you had a good meal.
If you have a minute, an honest review helps other neighbors find us and shows our team what we're doing well and what we could do better.
You can leave a review here: {review_url}
Thank you for taking the time. We read what you write, and we're grateful either way.
Tell us how it went
Hey {first_name}, thanks for coming by {restaurant}. We hope the food did its job!
Got a minute? Honest reviews help hungry strangers find us, and they help us get better. We want to hear it all.
Here's the link: {review_url}
No pressure, no prize, no catch. Just your honest opinion.
We would value your thoughts
Dear {first_name}, thank you for dining with us at {restaurant}. We hope your visit met your expectations.
If you are willing, an honest review of your experience would help future guests and guide our team.
You may share your thoughts here: {review_url}
Thank you for your time and candor.
Details you can add: Review link.
{restaurant}: Thanks for dining with us. Would you share an honest review? {review_url} Reply STOP to opt out.
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FAQ
Send a short email a day or two after the visit with a direct link to your Google review form. You can copy that link from your Google Business Profile.
No. Google and Yelp policies forbid incentivized reviews, so do not offer a discount, dish or contest entry in return for one.
One to two days after the visit, while the guest remembers the meal. Trigger it from a reservation, order or check-in so it only goes to people who dined with you.
No. Google's policy prohibits selectively soliciting positive reviews, so send the same request to every guest who agreed to hear from you.
Holiday hours email
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Reservation reminder email
Remind guests of their booking and make it easy to change or cancel, so fewer tables go empty.
Part of our free kit for email marketing for restaurants.