You may not be able to ask customers for positive reviews, but that doesn’t mean you can’t nudge them. When customers have a positive experience at a restaurant, it’s less likely to occur to them to write a review than if they had a negative one. Let your customers know about your restaurant’s presence on Yelp, and they’ll be more likely write positive reviews.

1. Tips to get Reviews for Your Restaurant

2. You may not be able to ask customers for positive reviews, but that doesn’t
mean you can’t nudge them. When customers have a positive experience at
a restaurant, it’s less likely to occur to them to write a review than if they
had a negative one. Let your customers know about your restaurant’s
presence on Yelp, and they’ll be more likely write positive reviews.
1. Promote your restaurant’s Yelp page.

3. You can promote this in house by writing your Yelp address on the bottom
of a customer’s receipt, or even just asking them to check you out on Yelp.
Many businesses utilize Yelp’s branded stickers on their storefront windows,
which can be found here. Across your social media platforms, you can also
occasionally post links to your Yelp page with this caption:
“Check us out on Yelp!”
How can you promote it?

4. Responding to all reviews on Yelp, both positive and negative, can have a
huge impact on your restaurant’s reputation. A large number of consumers,
88%, consult online reviews before making a purchase. Potential customers
are visiting your page to find out more about your restaurant, responding to
your reviews can help you build trust with current and potential customers,
and highlight all the great things your restaurant is doing.
These responses can also help increase your restaurant’s star rating on Yelp,
which has been shown to correlate with an increase in revenue.
2. Respond to all reviews.

5. The key to writing a great review response is personalization and sincerity.
Using words from a review in your response shows not only that you actually
read what they wrote, but it also gives you an opportunity to reinforce some
of the great things the reviewer said. Making the response as personalized
as possible will make the reviewer see that their feedback is valuable, and it
will make them excited to come back.
Anyone else who sees the response might also feel motivated to dine at
your restaurant over another one in the area.
How should you respond?

6. Cross-promoting your positive reviews across your social channels helps
promote your Yelp page in a compelling way, and it’s a great way to increase
customer loyalty and encourage other satisfied customers to write positive
reviews. How can I share reviews? The simplest way to share a positive
review is by taking a screenshot and posting that to your Facebook and
Twitter pages. You can also just cut and paste the text of the review on your
social pages with a “Thanks!” to the reviewer. Using sites like Canva to make
quick graphics with customer quotes incorporated, is another option if you
have the time. Adding a graphic to your post can increase engagement with
your audience across your social media.
Encouraging happy customers to leave positive reviews and responding to
the reviews that already exist on your page are excellent ways to help
potential customers view your business in a positive light. And, sharing
those positive reviews can help build trust with your community of new and
loyal fans.
3. Share your positive reviews.

7. Cross-promoting your positive reviews across your social channels helps
promote your Yelp page in a compelling way, and it’s a great way to increase
customer loyalty and encourage other satisfied customers to write positive
reviews. How can I share reviews? The simplest way to share a positive
review is by taking a screenshot and posting that to your Facebook and
Twitter pages. You can also just cut and paste the text of the review on your
social pages with a “Thanks!” to the reviewer. Using sites like Canva to make
quick graphics with customer quotes incorporated, is another option if you
have the time. Adding a graphic to your post can increase engagement with
your audience across your social media.
Encouraging happy customers to leave positive reviews and responding to
the reviews that already exist on your page are excellent ways to help
potential customers view your business in a positive light. And, sharing
those positive reviews can help build trust with your community of new and
loyal fans.
3. Share your positive reviews.