How to get more reviews for your restaurant with a QR code
Most happy customers never leave a review because nobody asks or because finding the page is a hassle. A sign with a QR code that opens your reviews page directly solves that in seconds.
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Which platforms to choose
Google is the most visible when people search the map; Tripadvisor matters a lot to tourists, and on TheFork only people who booked there can review. Pick one or two: with too many codes customers hesitate and scan none.
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Step by step
- Get the link: on Google, in your Business Profile with “Ask for reviews”; on the others, copy the address of your restaurant’s page.
- Open “Review QR code”, tick the platforms and paste each link.
- Write a short, friendly message, add your logo and pick a style that suits your place.
- Download the PDF, scan each code with your phone to check it opens the right page, and print it.
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Where to place the sign
Where customers have their phone in hand and a few free minutes: next to the bill, at the bar, on the table at the end of the meal or by the door on the way out. The story format works for your social media and for sending to people who have booked.
What is forbidden
- Offering discounts, drinks or gifts in exchange for a review.
- Asking only for positive reviews or showing the sign only to happy customers.
- Writing reviews yourself, by staff or bought ones.
Tips
- Reply to every review, including negative ones, politely and quickly.
- Ask in person too when bringing the bill: the sign helps, but a kind word helps more.
- Check now and then that the codes still open your page: if your listing changes, make a new sign.
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