Get started with a Business Profile for your restaurant

Business Profile overview

• About Google Business Profile
• Your business information available to your customers
• Improve your local ranking on Google
• Get additional help for your Business Profile

Step 1: Sign up for Business Profile

• Add or claim your business profile
• Request ownership of your business profile already on Maps
• Verify your business
  • If you use the video verification method, review the video verification tips and best practices.

Step 2: Manage your restaurant’s core business information

• Add or edit your business address
  • Review the guidelines on virtual and deliver-only food brands.
• Use a service area for service area and hybrid businesses
• Add or edit your phone number
• Manage social media links
• Set your business hours or mark a closure
  • For specific services your business offers such as delivery, takeout, drive through and pickup, set more hours.
  • For holidays, special events, and other exceptional circumstances, set special hours.

Step 3: Help users get food from your restaurant

• Order with Google: Accept online food orders through your Business Profile and review available provider links.
  • Manage online ordering options, including setting a preferred online order provider and removing a specific third-party provider.
• Reserve with Google: Manage your Bookings and Waitlists directly on Google.
  • If you don’t work with a provider to manage your bookings, you can choose one of our supported scheduling providers.
  • If you have a business link, select your preferred provider.

Step 4: Manage your restaurant’s details

• Edit your Business Profile attributes
• Upload photos and videos of your interior, exterior, and the overall dining experience. Check these guidelines and best practices.
• Manage your menu content
  • Use the menu editor to set a preferred menu or create a detailed menu with sections, dishes, descriptions, and prices.
  • Manage your menu URL.
  • Upload photos of your menu.

Step 5: Engage with your customers

• Create a post to feature your offers, updates, or events.
• Reply to customer reviews.
  • Tips to write a helpful reply.
  • Best practices to respond to negative reviews.

Step 6: Track your Business Profile performance

• Monitor your Business Profile performance and view insights.
• Top metrics for restaurants to measure:
  • Searches: Queries used to find your business.
  • Menu: Number of clicks on your menu content per user per day.
  • Bookings: Number of completed bookings of your customers.