Restaurant marketing that fills the catering inbox.
Restaurant marketing in the Bay Area is the work of filling the catering and private-event inbox: Google Business Profile optimization, a real conversion-focused landing page, followup automation, and local SEO pointed at high-intent queries. SEOD's Restaurant Revenue Sprint ships this in 3 to 4 weeks for $3,000 flat, built by an operator who ran $54M+ at BCD Tofu House, Gen Korean Barbecue, Sake2Me Sushi, and Obaba Fresh.
Starting at $3,000 for the Restaurant Revenue Sprint. 30 to 45 days.
Sprint built for Bay Area restaurants doing $1M to $10M in annual revenue with a catering or private-event service line.
Built by Eric Lee. 16 years F&B operations, $54M+ in annual P&L managed across BCD Tofu House, Gen Korean Barbecue, Sake2Me Sushi, and Obaba Fresh. Stateside team. Bay Area onsite for kickoff.
Sprint built by Eric Lee, 16-year F&B operator. Updated 2026-06-17.
Five problems we see on every restaurant page we audit.
No catering page
Catering and private events have the highest margin per cover, but your website hides them under "Contact" or a generic events tab. Buyers searching "[neighborhood] catering" find competitors who have a dedicated page.
Stale Yelp and GBP
Yelp profile is two years old. GBP has no Posts in the past 6 months. Both signal dormancy to Google and to the buyer comparing your listing to a competitor who updates weekly.
No inquiry response system
Catering inquiries land in a form that goes to an email nobody checks until Monday. The buyer is comparing three restaurants over the weekend; the one that replies fastest wins.
Inconsistent menu and hours
Your hours on Yelp, GBP, your site, and DoorDash disagree. Google penalizes inconsistent NAP and hours data; buyers get frustrated and click to a competitor.
Reviews not responded to
You have 80 reviews. You have responded to 12. Response rate is the single clearest active-business signal Google uses; non-response says "this place might be closed."
Who this is built for.
- Bay Area restaurants doing $1M to $10M in annual revenue
- Restaurants with a catering or private-event service line but no dedicated landing page
- Multi-location operators with one underperforming location
- Newly opened restaurants (90 days to 18 months) that need to compound local search velocity
- Restaurants in suburban Bay Area submarkets (San Mateo, Burlingame, Redwood City, etc.)
Diagnose. Build. Compound.
Diagnose
3-Point Visibility Audit identifies what is leaking in local presence, website conversion, and missed opportunity. 1 page. 48 hours. No sales call.
Build
The $3,000 Sprint ships the conversion-focused page, the GBP cleanup, the intake automation, and the local SEO. Kickoff to launch in 30 to 45 days.
Compound
Matched Maintenance keeps the work compounding. Monthly GBP Posts, review responses, citation checks, one site update. Month-to-month. No contract.
Restaurant Revenue Sprint, $3,000.
One conversion-focused page for your highest-margin revenue line (catering, private events, or large-party reservations), with the GBP and visibility infrastructure pointed at it. Built so the inquiries actually land in your inbox, not in a contact form nobody checks.
What's included.
- Catering or private-dining landing page (mobile-first, schema-rich, real photos)
- GBP optimization: services list, photos, Posts cadence, attributes
- Yelp profile cleanup and category review
- Menu, hours, and address consistency across the top 10 directories
- Inquiry form with automatic email confirmation
- Automated inquiry response (with calendar link to Eric or your GM)
- Local on-page SEO targeting "[neighborhood] catering" and "private events" terms
- Review request system (post-visit SMS or email template) with response playbook
- Conversion tracking (form submissions, calls, GBP actions)
What's not included.
- Paid ads management (separate; ad spend never bundled into Sprint fee)
- Photography (we recommend a Bay Area food photographer if you need new shoot)
- Menu redesign or POS work (we coordinate but do not own this)
- Full website rebuild beyond the landed page (next tier: Web Development Standard)
Fixed price. Fixed timeline (30 to 45 days). No retainer required. Add Maintenance after, or don't.
After the Sprint: monthly maintenance.
Recommended for restaurant: Standard Maintenance, $397/mo.
After the Sprint, Standard Maintenance keeps the GBP active, responds to reviews on your behalf (up to 10 per month), runs citation health checks, and ships one site update each month. The catering or private-event funnel stays alive even when the season slows down.
See the full Maintenance ladder →What this looks like in practice.
Real outcome bands from past restaurant clients vary by location, market, and season. What we can defend: a Bay Area Korean BBQ restaurant moved their private-event inquiries from roughly 2 per month (mostly walk-ins) to a tracked inquiry-form flow with documented monthly velocity in the first 90 days. Eric ran that operation. Your numbers will depend on your menu, your neighborhood, and your team's response time to inbound inquiries.
Why an operator runs your restaurant marketing.
Eric ran $54M+ in annual P&L across BCD Tofu House, Gen Korean Barbecue, Sake2Me Sushi, and Obaba Fresh. That means we know which catering inquiries are real (the ones that book), which buffer time you actually need for a 40-top, and how to write the auto-response that keeps the booker engaged through Monday morning. Most agencies write catering pages for a restaurant they've never sat down in. We've worked the expo line on a Saturday night.
What Bay Area restaurants say.
"Our catering inbox was dead for two years. SEOD rebuilt the catering page, cleaned the GBP, and set up the autoresponse. Three weeks in we booked a $1,200 corporate lunch from a tech company we had never heard from. Repeat customer now. Eric talks like an operator because he ran restaurants for sixteen years."
Korean BBQ restaurant, San Mateo
"We sat on page two for our pho searches in Daly City for three years. After 90 days with SEOD we show up in the local map pack across four queries. They handle the GBP posts, the citations, all of it. We focus on the line."
Vietnamese pho restaurant, Daly City
"Private dining inquiries used to disappear into a Hotmail inbox. Eric set up the form, the autoreply, and the Monday followup. Our private events revenue is up year over year and we did not raise the marketing budget."
Italian restaurant, Burlingame
What we don’t do.
No annual contracts.
Month-to-month on Maintenance after the Sprint. 30 days notice. Cancel any time.
No offshore handoffs.
Stateside team. Bay Area onsite for Sprint kickoff. You text Eric directly.
No ranking guarantees.
We work toward results we can defend with screenshots and reports, not numbers we made up to win the call.
Three questions before you book
How long does it take to see new bookings after a Restaurant Revenue Sprint?
Most clients see catering and private-event inquiries within the first 30 to 60 days after the new landing page goes live. The Sprint ships in 3 to 4 weeks; inquiry volume depends on your market, season, and the strength of the photos and menu copy you provide. We track form submissions, calls, and GBP actions from day one.
Does the Sprint include paid ads management?
No. The Sprint focuses organic and GBP signals at the catering page first. If you want Google or Meta on top, that lives on the Get Busy tier ($1,997/mo) or as a separate retainer. Ad spend is always billed direct to your card, never bundled into our fee. Most Bay Area restaurants get strong inquiry velocity without paid.
What if my restaurant is smaller than $1M in annual revenue?
We can still help, but the Sprint may be heavier than needed. For restaurants below $1M, we usually start with Standard Maintenance ($397/mo) plus a single landing-page rebuild from the Quick Page tier ($1,497 flat). The full Sprint pays off best for restaurants with an existing catering or private-event service line and revenue above $1M.
See what we'd change first.
The Free 3-Point Visibility Audit gives you a 1-page read on where your catering and private-event funnel is leaking: local presence (GBP), website conversion (the landing page), and one missed opportunity (the high-margin service that has no page). Delivered within 48 hours. No sales call.
Questions Bay Area restaurant owners ask.
How long until we see inquiries from the catering page?
Most Bay Area restaurant clients see inbound catering inquiries within the first 30 to 60 days after launch. The page itself goes live in 30 to 45 days; the inquiry volume depends on your market, season, and the strength of the photos and menu copy you provide. We track everything; we do not promise specific volume because Google's local algorithm and your competitive set drive that.
Do you handle the paid ads too?
Not in the Sprint. We point organic and GBP at the catering page first. If you want paid (Google or Meta) on top, that lives on the Get Busy tier ($1,997/mo) or as a separate retainer. Ad spend is always billed direct to your card, never bundled into our fee.
What if I do not have new photos?
We work with what you have. We will tell you which photos to commission if your current set is weak (typically: 3 to 5 catering-specific shots beats 30 generic interior shots). Bay Area food photography runs $800 to $2,500 for a half-day shoot; we can refer.
Can you redo my whole site, not just one page?
Yes, but that goes through Web Development. The Sprint is fixed-fee at $3,000 for one converting page plus the visibility setup. Full-site rebuild starts at $4,997 (Standard) or $9,997 (Custom). We can scope it on the consult call.
What about reservations vs catering vs private events?
We pick ONE as the primary outcome for the Sprint. Catering has the highest margin and the lowest competition on most Bay Area menus, so we default there. We can switch to private events or large-party reservations if your business model fits better. We do not try to optimize for all three on one landing page; that is how pages stop converting.
Do you require a 12-month contract?
No. The Sprint is a one-time fixed fee. Maintenance is month-to-month with 30 days notice. Cancel anytime.
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