Restaurants & Bars
Restaurants using Lighthouse see exactly which dishes, servers, and experiences create profitable regulars.
For Restaurants, Bars & Independent Eateries
Your POS Shows Sales, But Not Why Guests Come Back (Or Don't)
Lighthouse unifies the signals that drive growth—customer voice, visibility, pricing, and experience—then turns them into a ranked plan and automated fixes you can ship. Our AI acts on verified benchmarks, not guesses.
You think it's the food. It's often the front-of-house experience. A 4.0 vs 4.5 star rating can mean 25% more reservations.
Industry Average: 4.1 Google rating for independent restaurants. Top 10%? 4.6 stars. That half-star difference means 18% more reservations and 23% higher average check.
Your Yelp rating dropped 0.2 stars last month and you can't figure out why. The food hasn't changed. Your chef is the same. But the reviews keep mentioning 'slow service' and 'long wait times.' Meanwhile, your POS shows you're turning tables faster than ever. The disconnect? Your front-of-house experience. A single 1-star review mentioning 'rude host' costs you $8,000 in lost revenue over 12 months.
The only growth engine that combines 5,000+ market signals with executable AI. From diagnosis to done-for-you - always with receipts.
Strategy, CFO, Supply-Chain, Ads — any role. Plans + Fix Lists grounded in your data.
Strategy, CFO, Supply-Chain, Ads — any role. Plans + Fix Lists grounded in your data.
Synthetic personas (any demo/psychographic) roast your site/offers with proof-backed objections.
Safe agents auto-draft replies, ads, tasks, listings — always evidence-linked, human-gated.
Track the Real Signals: Menu Performance, Service Themes, and Guest Sentiment Trends
Lighthouse gives Normalized Intelligence, while competitors dump data dashboards
Reputation
Service Quality Scanner
Visiblity
Local Dining Search Grid
Conversion
Reservation-to-Review Tracker
Powered by Business Strategy AI that adapts to your market, sector, and competitive landscape.
There are endless possibilities beyond our standard and most-used templates
Ask the 'Local Regular': What Makes Them Your Fan, Or a One-Time Visitor
Start from our templates or describe what you want. Your AI will be ready in minutes.
There are endless possibilities beyond our standard and most-used templates
“Local Searcher”
- “I’m physically here right now. If you’re closed, slow to answer, or hard to find, I’m gone in 30 seconds.”
“Parent Planner”
- “My kid comes first. If anything looks unsafe, unclear, or inconvenient, I’m out — no second chances.”
“Comparison Shopper”
- “I’ve already looked at three competitors. Beat them on features, guarantees, or bundling or lose my cart.”
“Price-Sensitive Deal Seeker”
- “I’m hunting the absolute lowest price. Six tabs open, one click away from your competitor.”
“Urgent Need-It-Now Booker”
- “This is an emergency. Speed and availability trump everything — be there now or lose me forever.”
“First-Time Buyer”
- “I’ve never bought from you — why should I trust you won’t screw me on hidden fees or slow shipping?”
“Unhappy 1–2★ Reviewer”
- “You already screwed up once. One more mistake and I’m leaving a review that hurts for years.”
“Trendy 18–24 Year Old”
- “If it’s not on TikTok, Reels, or backed by real user proof, it doesn’t exist to me.”
“Loyal Customer”
- “I love you, but loyalty isn’t free — rewards, personalization, and feeling remembered keep me coming back.”
“Commercial B2B Buyer”
- “I buy in bulk with contracts and legal terms. Show me you can handle enterprise or I’ll go to someone who can.”
Generate Your Fix List: Service Training Priorities, Menu Optimization, and Review Response Scripts
Stop waking up to "Dashboards." Wake up to completed work. Most tools dump data on your lap. Lighthouse patrols your business 24/7 to hand you a prioritized checklist of fixes—drafted, cited, and ready to ship.
Guest Experience AI
Ready to Deploy
A guest leaves a 3-star review mentioning slow service. The AI drafts a personalized response and flags the issue for management.
Step 1: The trigger
Review posted with service complaint
Step 2: The Draft
The AI drafts a thoughtful response acknowledging the issue and offering to make it right.
Step 3: The Fix
Manager reviews and posts. AI logs issue for trend tracking.
There are endless possibilities beyond our standard and most-used templates