Google reviews by industry: restaurants, salons, clinics, hotels

Restaurants and cafés

• The moment: at payment or when the customer gets up from the table.
• The place: a card on every table or at the till; a QR code on the bill.
• Staff: can say the same to everyone: "A review helps us, whatever your experience was." No staff bonuses tied to review counts.
• Delivery and takeaway: a QR code on the packaging.

Salons and barbershops

• The moment: at the end of the service, when the customer sees the result in the mirror.
• The place: at reception or at each station.
• Careful: don't tie the next appointment or a lower price to a review.

Dental and aesthetic clinics

• The moment: after the visit, at reception, not during treatment.
• Privacy: in replies, don't confirm that someone is a patient and don't share medical details, even if the patient wrote them.
• Tone: short, professional replies with an invitation to talk privately.

Hotels and guesthouses

• During the stay: a direct channel for problems (reception, phone), so you fix them while the guest is still there.
• At check-out: invite every guest to review on Google or TripAdvisor; a card at reception keeps it short.
• In the room: Wi-Fi details and the menu can sit on the same card page, never depending on a review.

Gyms, shops and car services

• Gym: after a new member's first few visits, at reception.
• Shop: at the till, next to the card terminal.
• Car service: when handing back the car, together with the invoice.

For all of them, see also how to get more Google reviews and NFC vs QR.