Restaurant leads
Build your own list of restaurants, fill in the missing emails and reach them in small batches. No credits, no rented data.
- Public sources for restaurants
- Fields and email prefixes that fit
- Every city we cover, one click away
What restaurants are like as prospects
Restaurants run on thin margins and long hours, and the owner or general manager decides on suppliers, software and marketing. Groups have a head office buyer, but independents choose on price, reliability and how little extra work a change brings.
Mid afternoon between lunch and dinner service, early in the week, is usually the calmest time, while Friday and Saturday evenings are best avoided.
Where lists of restaurants sit in the open
You do not need to buy data to reach restaurants. Most of them are listed publicly, with a name, a website and often a phone number.
- Google Maps listings
- Restaurant review sites
- Food delivery platforms
- Local business directories
- Food hygiene rating registers
Fields worth recording for restaurants
Any column in your import can become a field. These are the ones worth keeping for restaurants.
| Field | Why it helps |
|---|---|
| Company name | The key field. Duplicates are checked on it or on the website. |
| Website | Needed to derive an email when the export has none. |
| Cuisine | The type of food shapes which products and suppliers are relevant. |
| Covers | Seating capacity hints at volume and budget. |
| Independent or group | Groups buy centrally, so you need a different contact and approach. |
| Delivery | Restaurants that deliver need packaging and ordering tools. |
| Opening hours | Knowing when they open helps you pick a time to call or visit. |
Working a list of restaurants in Riftjaw
Nothing is written to your database until you confirm it.
Import into one lead file
Drop the file into a lead file for restaurants. Columns are matched for you and duplicates are flagged before anything is saved.
Fill in the missing emails
No email in the export? Tick info@, bookings@, reservations@ and manager@ and addresses are derived from each website.
Reach them in small batches
Pick the segment, keep only status New, write one mail with placeholders like {company|your team} and send it in small batches.
Follow up on replies and clicks
Opens and clicks show up on each record. Add up to 5 follow-ups for those who did not open or click, and set the ones who answered to Replied or Customer so they get no follow-up.
What gets in the way, and how it is handled
Restaurant lists change fast as places open, close and change owners.
Each record keeps its source and date, and you can archive closed places so your active list stays current.
The bookings@ address reaches a host, not the owner.
Tick several prefixes in email from domain, such as info@ and manager@, and note on the contact who replied.
You cannot tell which restaurants you already visited in person.
Set the status to Contacted and add a note after each visit, so the whole team sees it.
Angles that get restaurants to reply
Write one mail with placeholders and let the details change per record. These openings tend to work with restaurants.
- Show how your offer protects margin, because food and labour costs are always on their mind.
- Mention something specific from their menu so the owner knows you looked.
- Offer a simple switch with no disruption to service, as that is what owners fear most.
Restaurants in the UK and Ireland
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Who uses these lists
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Collect restaurants from public listings such as Google Maps or review sites with a scraper, then import the CSV or Excel file. Riftjaw flags duplicates and lets you add a field for cuisine or area.
Many teams do both. Riftjaw keeps phone numbers as fields and email history per contact, so you can tag who to call and send a short campaign to the rest.
If your file has an email column, that wins. If it only has websites, tick the prefixes you want, such as info@, bookings@, reservations@ and manager@, and Riftjaw derives addresses from each domain. Derived addresses are good guesses, not verified, so start with small batches.
Yes. The Free plan runs the whole pipeline on one list with small campaigns, and you do not need a credit card. Move to Pro when you want more lists, segments and bigger campaigns.
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