For Restaurants & Food Service

Fill Empty Tables
with One Text

Send daily specials, happy hour alerts, and loyalty rewards straight to your customers' phones. 98% open rate means your message gets seen — not buried in an inbox.

50 free messages No credit card required 5-min setup

Mario's Pizzeria

Today's Special 🍕

Hey Sarah! Today only at Mario's: Wood-fired Margherita + a glass of house wine for just $16. Show this text at checkout! 🍷
Delivered to 1,847 contacts
Can't wait! Bringing the family tonight 😍

Why Restaurants Love SMS Marketing

98%

Open Rate

vs. 20% for email

45%

Redemption Rate

on text-only coupons

90s

Avg. Read Time

texts read within 90 sec

25%

Revenue Increase

avg. for restaurant users

Everything a Restaurant Needs

From daily specials to loyalty programs, here's how restaurants use IgniteSMS to drive more revenue.

Daily Specials & Flash Promos

Have a slow Tuesday? Send a flash deal at 11 AM and watch the lunch rush pick up. Text your daily special with an MMS photo and watch customers pour in.

  • Attach mouth-watering food photos via MMS
  • Schedule recurring "Daily Special" campaigns
  • Trackable coupon codes to measure ROI

🍕 Hey {{first_name}}! Today's special at Mario's: Wood-fired Margherita + a glass of house wine for just $16. Available 11am-3pm. Show this text!

Sent to: Lunch VIP segment 143 redemptions

🍹 Happy Hour starts NOW at Bella's Bistro! Half-price apps + $5 margaritas from 4-6pm today. Bring a friend — they drink half-price too! See you soon.

89%

Open Rate

34%

Click Rate

$2,340

Revenue

Happy Hour & Event Alerts

Drive after-work traffic with perfectly timed happy hour texts. Send at 3:30 PM to catch people making evening plans. Include a "bring a friend" incentive to double your heads.

  • Schedule sends for optimal timing
  • Segment by location or visit frequency
  • Track foot traffic from each campaign

Square & Clover POS Sync

Every customer who pays at your register automatically joins your text marketing list (with consent, of course). No more manual data entry — your list grows on autopilot.

  • Auto-import Square & Clover customers
  • Customers opt in at checkout via tablet
  • Segment by purchase history & frequency

POS Customer Sync

Automatically importing new customers

Active
New contacts this week +47
Total synced contacts 2,341
Opt-in rate at checkout 62%

Birthday Offer

🎂 Happy Birthday Maria! Celebrate at Mario's — enjoy a FREE entree on us! Valid all birthday week.

Loyalty Reward

🎁 Congrats Jake! You've earned a FREE dessert at Mario's! Show this text on your next visit.

Win-Back

Hey Tom, we miss you! It's been 30 days since your last visit. Come back this week for 20% off your meal!

Loyalty Rewards & Birthday Offers

Automatically reward your best customers and bring back lapsed diners. Set up birthday automations, visit-based rewards, and win-back campaigns that run on autopilot.

  • Automated birthday texts with free offers
  • "Haven't seen you in 30 days" win-back flows
  • Visit count rewards (10th visit = free meal)

Ready-to-Use Restaurant Templates

Copy these proven templates, customize with your restaurant name, and start sending today.

Slow Day Promo
Craving something delicious? 🍝 {{business_name}} has your cure: 20% off all pasta dishes TODAY ONLY. Dine-in or takeout. Show this text!
Online Ordering
🎉 {{business_name}} now delivers! Order online for FREE delivery on your first order. Use code FIRSTFREE: {{link}}
Holiday Hours
📢 {{business_name}} holiday hours: We'll be closed {{date}} but open {{other_date}} with a special holiday menu! Reserve your table: {{link}}

Restaurants Trust IgniteSMS

"We send a daily special text at 11 AM and our lunch sales have increased 25%. The Square integration is a game-changer — every customer who pays joins our list automatically."

MR

Marco R.

Owner, Marco's Italian Kitchen

"Our happy hour texts get a 34% response rate. We went from slow weekday evenings to having to turn people away. Best $15/month I spend on marketing."

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Sarah C.

Manager, The Craft Bar & Grill

"Birthday reward texts have an insane redemption rate for us. We send a free dessert offer and 62% of people actually come in to redeem it. That's 62% more visits we wouldn't have gotten."

JT

James T.

Owner, Sakura Sushi

Simple, Restaurant-Friendly Pricing

One flat plan. No per-feature upsells. Pay just $15/month plus about 1 cent per text.

$15/month — includes team inbox, campaigns, scheduling, templates, and POS sync
~$0.01/text — only pay for what you send
50 free messages to start — no credit card needed

Example Cost

Send 2,000 texts to your list:

$35

$15 plan + $20 usage

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Ready to Fill More Tables?

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