Restaurant Marketing
RESTAURANT MARKETING
Hungry customers decide with their eyes and their phones. We fill tables for South African restaurants and cafes with mouth-watering social media, local SEO and booking-focused campaigns. Restaurant marketing from R6,000/mo.
Juicy Designs is a restaurant marketing agency that helps South African restaurants, cafes and food businesses fill tables through digital marketing. Restaurant marketing lives and dies on appetite appeal and local visibility: people decide where to eat on Instagram and Google, often minutes before they go, so your food has to look irresistible and your business has to appear the moment someone nearby searches for a place to eat. We produce scroll-stopping food content, run targeted social campaigns, optimise your Google Business Profile so you win the local map pack, and drive bookings and online orders. From a single neighbourhood cafe to a multi-site restaurant group, we focus on the metrics that matter: covers, bookings and repeat visits. Restaurant marketing packages start from R6,000 per month, are month-to-month with no lock-in, and are reported on the bookings and footfall that grow your business.
What's included
Everything to fill your tables
Appetite-led social media and local visibility for South African restaurants and cafes.
Food content and social
People eat with their eyes first. We produce scroll-stopping food photography and video, then run it as organic and paid content on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok to keep your restaurant top of mind and full of customers.
Local SEO and Google Maps
Most diners search for a place to eat nearby and choose from the map pack. We optimise your Google Business Profile with photos, menus, hours and reviews so you win the local search the moment someone is hungry.
Bookings and orders
We make it effortless to book a table or order online, then run campaigns that drive reservations on your quiet nights and promote new menus, specials and events.
Reviews and reputation
Star ratings decide where people eat. We build a steady review-generation process that grows your Google and social reviews so your reputation keeps attracting new diners.
Promotions and events
From a new seasonal menu to a live-music night, we promote your events and specials across paid and organic channels to fill seats when you need them most.
Performance reporting
Monthly reporting on reach, bookings and the return on your marketing spend, so you can see exactly which campaigns are putting people in seats.
How we work
Simple, transparent, results-focused.
Here is what working with Juicy Designs on restaurant marketing looks like from day one.
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Discover
We learn your business, market and goals, audit what you have, and identify the fastest opportunities to grow. Everything starts with understanding your customers.
Week 1 -
Strategy
We build a clear marketing roadmap with prioritised actions, channels and targets, agreed with you before any spend goes live.
Week 1-2 -
Launch
We build and launch your campaigns, content and assets, with tracking in place from day one so every rand is measured.
Week 2-4 -
Optimise
We watch the data and optimise continuously, doubling down on what works and cutting what does not, to keep improving your return.
Ongoing -
Report and grow
Plain-language monthly reports show what moved, why, and what is next. We keep scaling the channels that grow your business.
Ongoing
Indicative pricing
Restaurant Marketing packages
Indicative monthly retainers. Every engagement is scoped to your goals. All packages are month-to-month with no lock-in. See full pricing.
Starter
from R6,000
Core channels to get you growing, with monthly reporting and a clear plan. Ideal for smaller budgets getting started.
Growth
scoped
A broader, multi-channel programme for businesses ready to scale enquiries and revenue. Most popular tier.
Custom
let's talk
A fully bespoke programme for larger or more complex needs, scoped around your targets and budget.
What makes us different
Why South African restaurants choose Juicy Designs
Strategy-led marketing. No fluff. Real leads, real revenue, real reporting.
Food that looks irresistible
We create the appetite-led content that makes people stop scrolling and book a table, paired with the local visibility that wins the moment someone is hungry.
Founder-led and creative
Cobus and Wynand lead your strategy directly. You get senior creative marketers, not a junior reading a template.
Month-to-month, no lock-in
No annual contracts. We earn your business every month. Founded in 2015, 4.9 stars from 214 reviews and an average 4.8x ROAS across clients.
Frequently asked questions
Got questions?
Straight answers about restaurant marketing in South Africa. No jargon, no runaround.
How much does restaurant marketing cost in South Africa?
Juicy Designs restaurant marketing packages start from R6,000 per month. The investment depends on the channels and content involved, typically social media, food content and local SEO, and your booking targets. All packages are month-to-month with no lock-in.
Can you help fill tables on quiet nights?
Yes. We run targeted promotions and campaigns designed to drive bookings on your slower nights, promote specials and events, and bring in repeat customers, with reporting tied to reservations and footfall.
Do you do food photography and video?
Yes. Appetite-led content is central to restaurant marketing. We produce scroll-stopping food photography and video, then put it to work as organic and paid social content on Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
How important is Google Maps for restaurants?
Crucial. Most diners search nearby and choose from the local map pack, often minutes before they go. We optimise your Google Business Profile with photos, menus and reviews so you win that moment of decision.
Do you work with restaurants outside Pretoria?
Yes. We are Pretoria-based and work with restaurants and cafes across South Africa. Social media and local SEO can be targeted to any city or suburb in the country.