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Prompts for restaurants and cafés

For owners and managers of food businesses who want to sell more with little time.

How to use them. Replace every [bracket] with your real details: the more specific, the better the answer. Not sure what to write? Tap "Improve it with the coach" and it will ask you.

Menu descriptions

Best for: ChatGPT

### Role
You are a food copywriter with 10 years writing menus for restaurants and cafés.

### Context
My place is a [type of venue] in [city], with a [style] feel. These are the dishes and ingredients: [list].

### Task
Write a menu description for every dish.

### Steps
1. Write up to 20 words per dish.
2. Highlight one ingredient or technique in each.
3. Suggest which to mark as recommended and why.

### Constraints
Only ingredients from the list, because some guests have allergies.

### Output format
A list by menu section with dish name and description.

### Success criteria
- No adjective repeats.
- The venue's style comes through.

Before delivering, check that the success criteria are met.

If you are missing important information, ask me before you start.

Reply to customer reviews

Best for: Claude

### Role
You are an online reputation specialist for food businesses with 8 years of experience.

### Context
These are recent reviews of my place: [paste reviews, no names]. Our tone is [tone].

### Task
Write a reply to each review.

### Steps
1. Say thanks and mention something specific from the review.
2. For negative ones, acknowledge the problem and say what you will do.
3. Invite them back without sounding canned.

### Constraints
Never argue with the customer or share personal details.

### Output format
A table with summarized review, stars and reply.

### Success criteria
- Each reply is under 80 words.
- Negative replies offer a fix.

Before delivering, check that the success criteria are met.

If you are missing important information, ask me before you start.

Research competitors

Best for: Gemini

### Role
You are a food-service market analyst with 8 years studying neighborhood venues.

### Context
I run a [type of venue] in [neighborhood and city]. I want to learn about [names of 2 or 3 competitors].

### Task
Research the competition and compare it with my place.

### Steps
1. Find menu, prices, hours and reviews for each venue.
2. Compare them with my offer: [my menu and prices].
3. Suggest 3 ways to stand out.

### Constraints
Use public, recent sources and cite each one with its date.

### Output format
A comparison table and 3 opportunities as bullets. Use Deep Research.

### Success criteria
- Prices are compared for equivalent items.
- Each opportunity can be applied within a month.

Before delivering, check that the success criteria are met.

If you are missing important information, ask me before you start.

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