Google Ads for restaurants, cafés and bars

Google Ads for restaurants: on top when guests are hungry

Someone searching “pizza near me” wants to eat today. We show your ads exactly then: only in your area, only during your opening hours, and we track every reservation.

  • Free
  • No obligation
  • You set the budget
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Trattoria Luna: wood-fired pizza in Ehrenfeld

Open today until 11 pm. Book a table now, 400 m from you.

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76%
visit a business within a day after searching for something nearby on their phoneThink with Google
~$2
is what a click costs for restaurants, less than half the average across industriesLocalIQ Benchmarks 2026, USA
0 €
commission per guest when the booking lands on your own websiteTessera Reservations

What we take care of

Setup, management and reporting. You cook, we handle the ads.

Search terms that bring guests

“Lunch Ehrenfeld” instead of “lasagne recipe”. We only pay for hungry searches, not curious ones.

Only in your area

Ads are only shown to people who can realistically come by. No money for clicks from the wrong city.

Only when you are open

The campaign follows your opening hours. At night and on your day off you pay nothing.

Clicks land in the right place

On your menu or booking page, not on a home page where nobody knows where to go.

Every reservation tracked

Calls, directions and bookings from your ads are counted. So you see what a guest costs.

A report in plain words

Once a month: what it cost, what it brought in, what we change next.

4 mistakes that cost restaurants money on Google Ads

They happen quickly when Google Ads is set up on the side.

  • Broad search terms without exclusions

    Without negative keywords like “recipe”, “job” or “homemade” you pay for people who will never come.

  • A 30 km radius

    For a restaurant, the neighbourhood is what counts. A radius that is too large burns budget elsewhere.

  • Ads around the clock

    Nobody books a table for today at 3 am. With an ad schedule you only pay when guests can actually come.

  • Not tracking calls and bookings

    Without conversion tracking, Google optimises for clicks instead of guests. That gets expensive.

Free, no obligation

Do the maths first, then advertise

Before you spend a cent on ads, we show you what your area has to offer.

  • How often people near you search for what you offer
  • Roughly what a click costs for your search terms
  • Which monthly budget makes sense for your location
  • Whether your competitors already run ads

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Frequently asked questions

What does Google Ads cost for a restaurant?

You set the ad budget yourself. Clicks are comparatively cheap for restaurants. In the free potential analysis we tell you which budget makes sense for your location before you spend a cent.

Is Google Ads worth it if people already find me on Google Maps?

Often, yes. Ads sit above the normal results and put you in front for searches where you don’t show up otherwise, such as nearby neighbourhoods or new offers like a lunch menu.

Do I need my own website for this?

A good landing page makes ads much cheaper and more effective: menu and booking must be easy to find. If you don’t have one, we build you a restaurant website for free.

How quickly will I see results?

The ads run from day one. After about four to six weeks there is enough data to see which search terms bring guests and to move the budget there.

What is the difference to SEO?

With Google Ads you pay for visibility starting today. SEO builds your position in the normal results over time, without click costs. They work best together.

More guests from your neighbourhood. We show you what is possible.

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