12 Reels ideas for cafés and restaurants (no filming needed)

Restaurants have a content advantage most businesses would love: something new happens every week. The hard part is turning it into video during a busy service. These ideas start from what you already have, so you can post without filming.

Menu and food

1. 1Today on the menu. One dish, three punchy lines, your best photo behind them.
2. 2The signature dish. Why people come back for it, in the words of your kitchen.
3. 3New season, new menu. Announce what's changing and when.
4. 4The number. Years open, dishes served a day, beans roasted a week. Only if it's a real number you can stand behind. See The number.

Offers and events

1. 1The lunch deal. Price, what's included, and until when. A Limited offer video makes the deadline impossible to miss.
2. 2Happy hour. Days and times, nothing else. Short is better.
3. 3Live music or a tasting night. A Save the date video with the day, the time and the place.
4. 4Holiday hours. Boring, but it saves your staff a dozen phone calls.

Guests and trust

1. 1A guest review, word for word. Pick a specific one, not just "great food". A review that mentions a dish or a server reads as real.
2. 2Three reasons to book. Your terrace, your coffee, your Sunday brunch. See 3 reasons.
3. 3The question everyone asks. Do you take reservations? Is there parking? Are you dog friendly? Answer it once in a Quick answer video.
4. 4The trailer. A movie trailer parody starring your kitchen, with dramatic music. Fun to share, easy to remember. See Movie trailer.

How to make all twelve in an afternoon

Put your opening hours, signature dishes, current offers and two or three real reviews into one place. With Cliveo that place is Company memory: you enter them once, and every video can use them. Then paste your website, pick an idea and let the AI write, voice and edit it.

More ideas for food businesses are on the cafés and restaurants page.