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Restaurants & cafés in Singapore: Your food is better. The place next door just has more reviews.

Diners pick on the map. They see two places side by side and go with the one more people have vouched for. We get every diner asked for an honest review, answer every review in your voice, and give your quiet weekday services a reason to fill. No free desserts for stars, nothing that breaks Google's rules.

01 / Restaurants & cafés

Where a restaurant loses diners

Fewer reviews than the place next door. Your tables leave happy, pay, and go home. Nobody writes a word. The restaurant two doors down has been asking for years, and on the map that's all a hungry person sees.

The 1-star that never got a reply. One bad night, one table that waited too long. The review sits at the top with no answer, and every new diner reads it before your menu.

The reply written angry at midnight. After a long service, it's hard to be kind to a stranger who called your food bland. Singapore media has a habit of screenshotting the sharp replies, and those stay up for good.

A free dessert for five stars. It's common, and it breaks Google's rules. Reviews left for a reward can be taken down, and you lose the honest ones you worked for along with them.

Half-empty tables on a weekday. Friday and Saturday fill themselves. Some weekday lunches and dinners don't, and the kitchen is staffed either way.

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How Singapore diners pick a restaurant

Watch how people here choose where to eat and the same few habits keep showing up.

01The map first, then the starsA quick search on the phone, a look at the rating, how many reviews and how recent they are. Google says more reviews and good ratings help a place show up.
02Suspicious of a wall of five starsAfter the fake-review cases in the news, many diners skip to the three-star reviews to see what's real.
03They read how the owner repliesA calm, thoughtful answer to a complaint says more about the service than any photo.
04The price, with no surprise at the endMenus that show "++" clearly, and set prices that match the bill.
05New places found on social, then checked on GoogleA post gets them curious. The reviews decide if they go.
Diners in Singapore have a lot of choice on one street. The restaurant that wins is the one with plenty of recent, honest reviews and an owner who answers them.
Free matchupWho's beating me, and why?You against your three toughest competitors on 90 days of live data, with a 30/60/90 plan.Run the competitor matchup ↗Two minutes.
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The quiet weekday, and how to give it a reason

A "limited time" sign that never comes down stops working, and it can get you in trouble with CCS. A good weekday offer is specific, honest and over when you say it is.

01Built for the service you need filledTuesday lunch, or Wednesday dinner. One offer, one thing to say yes to.
02A real end datePrinted on the offer and kept. Then the next one goes out.
03Your best dish, in your diners' wordsWhat people already praise in your reviews becomes the headline.
04Seen where people decideOn your Google profile, Instagram and Facebook, and in a WhatsApp to past diners who agreed to hear from you.
Free offerWhat should I be offering this week?We build your first offer from your reviews, services and local competition.Get my first offer, free ↗Short form. On us.
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The rules your reviews and ads have to follow

Google sets the rules for its reviews. CCS, IRAS, MUIS and PDPC each have a say in how a restaurant advertises and follows up. Here's the short version.

Your ads can't
✕Give anything for a reviewGoogle bans offering free or discounted food, drinks or services for posting a review, or for changing or removing a bad one.
✕Ask only the happy tablesGoogle doesn't allow businesses to discourage negative reviews or pick who gets asked based on how they'll rate you.
✕Push diners to review before they leaveGoogle says businesses shouldn't pressure people to review while they're on the premises, or set staff review targets.
✕Buy or post fake reviewsIn September 2026, CCS made businesses that bought fake reviews take them down and publish a public apology.
✕Call an offer "limited time" when it isn'tCCS took action against a restaurant whose "ending soon" lunch deals ran for years. Advertised discounts should carry an end date.
✕Hide the "++"If your prices are before service charge and GST, IRAS requires a clear statement saying so.
✕Use the halal mark without MUIS approvalUsing the halal certification mark, or anything like it, without approval is an offence.
✕Message numbers without checkingMarketing messages to a Singapore number, WhatsApp included, need a Do Not Call Registry check unless the person gave clear consent.
Your ads can
✓Ask every diner for an honest reviewWith a Google link or QR code, as Google's own help pages suggest.
✓Answer every reviewGoogle recommends replying, good and bad.
✓Send offers to past diners who said yesWith their consent on record.
We write every review request, reply and campaign with these rules in mind, and you approve it before it goes out.
Sources

Google Maps User Generated Content Policy, "Prohibited & restricted content" (page); Google Business Profile Help, "Tips to get more reviews" (page) and "How to improve your local ranking on Google" (page); CCS media release, 30 Sep 2026, "CCS Takes Action Against 45 Businesses and a Fake Review Provider for Fabricating Online Reviews" (page); CCCS media release, 16 Aug 2019, on misleading discount periods at a restaurant (page); IRAS, "Hotel and Food & Beverage", updated 10 Aug 2026 (page); MUIS, "About Halal", citing AMLA s 88A (page); PDPC, "Advisory Guidelines on the Do Not Call Provisions" (PDF). This is a summary, not legal advice.

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How we fix it

Ranked.: Gets you picked on Google Maps

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More reviews from the diners you already have, and your Google profile worked on every week.

Every diner who booked gets askedA short WhatsApp a few hours after the meal, with their name and your branding. The same honest ask for everyone, and nothing given in return.
Unhappy replies come to you firstWithin minutes, so you can make it right while it's still a conversation.
Every review answered within 24 hoursIn your voice, the unfair ones included. Approve each reply on WhatsApp if you want the final say.
A Google profile that's completeMenu and services, photos, opening hours, a weekly post and the questions section kept current.
One page a monthWhere you show up on the map, your rating and review count, and what we did.
No one can promise a top spot on Maps. Distance from the person searching decides part of it. We do the work Google says counts, every week, and show you where you appear each month.

Launched.: Gives your quiet weekdays a reason

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Your first offer is on us: the offer and the hero post, built from your reviews, menu and prices.

One offer for one serviceThe lunch or dinner you need filled, with an end date you keep.
Built from what diners praiseYour reviews write the headline.
On your Google profileEvery campaign includes a Google Business post, where people are choosing where to eat.
Ads, a landing page and the follow-upAd images in your colours, one page with one button, emails, and a short WhatsApp for past diners who said yes.
A campaign for every seasonChinese New Year, Mother's Day, National Day, the year-end rush, and your own slow weeks.
You approve it firstClear prices, a real deadline, nothing given for reviews.
First offer free: the offer and the hero post. The full campaign is the service.

Booked.: Answers "table for six on Friday?" mid-service

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Replies in seconds, day or nightWhatsApp, Instagram DM, Facebook and website chat, while your team is on the floor.
Books the table in the chatOffers the open times, takes the name and confirms, without sending people to a form.
Group and event enquiries come to youBirthdays, company dinners, a private room: it asks the basics and passes you the full chat.
Deposits if you take themA payment link or deposit request sent right in the chat.
One message every morningWhat came in overnight, what got booked, what needs you today.
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How it starts

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    Before the callYour first offer, freeTell us about your restaurant. Within two working days you get the offer and the hero post.
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    On the callWe look at your streetYour reviews next to the places around you, how you reply, and which services sit quiet.
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    Within daysThe asking startsReview requests go out after every booked meal, and your first campaign runs once you approve it.
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08 / FAQ

Questions restaurant owners ask

How do I get more Google reviews without giving away free food?

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Ask every diner, at the right moment, in a way they trust. A short WhatsApp with their name on it a few hours after the meal gets opened. A card on the table usually doesn't. Ranked. sends it after every booked meal.

Can I give a free drink or dessert for a Google review?

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No. Google's rules ban offering anything for a review, and reviews left for a reward can be removed. It's common in Singapore, which is why it's worth getting right. We only ever ask, and never reward.

Should I reply to every review, even the unfair ones?

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Yes. Google recommends replying to all reviews, and diners read how you answer a complaint. We write each reply in your voice within 24 hours, so you never have to answer one tired at midnight.

Can you remove a fake 1-star review?

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We can't promise that, and nobody honestly can. We report reviews that break Google's rules, like fake or wrong-business reviews, and answer the rest calmly. What changes things is the balance, once your happy diners are asked.

Can you get us to the top of Google Maps?

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No one can promise that. Google says there's no way to pay for a better local ranking, and distance from the searcher decides part of it. What we can do is the rest: more reviews, every one answered, a complete profile, and a monthly view of where you show up.

How do I fill weekday lunches without discounting everything?

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One offer for the service you need, with a real end date. Launched. builds it from your menu and what diners already praise, then puts it on your Google profile and in front of past diners who agreed to hear from you.

Can you send our offers to past diners?

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Only to people who gave clear consent, or after a Do Not Call Registry check. You confirm who has agreed. To bring back regulars who drifted, ask us about Revived..

Will my diners think they're talking to a bot?

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Booked. answers in your restaurant's tone and gets the booking done. If someone asks, it says it's your restaurant's booking assistant and offers to pass them to a person on your team.

What does it cost?

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Booked. is S$997 a month, month to month. Teams of one to five people can check if they qualify for a scholarship. Launched.'s first offer is free, and the full campaign is priced on the call. Ranked. is quoted on the call too.

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Is this for you?

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Who it's for

  • Independent sit-down restaurants, bistros and dine-in cafés in Singapore, one outlet or a few
  • Owners with fewer Google reviews than the places on the same street or in the same mall
  • Restaurants that fill up at weekends and have quiet weekday lunches or dinners
  • Places that take bookings and group enquiries by WhatsApp, Instagram or phone
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Who it's not for

  • Hawker, kopitiam and food court stalls, takeaway kiosks and sandwich counters
  • Chains and franchises with their own marketing team
  • Anyone hoping to buy reviews: we only ask real diners