Foodies are local. Travel bloggers bring the world. Discover why your restaurant needs a review from someone who sees the bigger picture — and orders dessert.
1. Local Buzz Is Great — But It’s Not Enough
Sure, the locals love you. The regulars rave. You’ve got a blackboard of seasonal specials and a head waiter who could defuse a hostage situation with eye contact alone.
But here’s the thing: if you’re a restaurant with style, ambition, and a chef who can actually cook (rather than just deconstruct), you need more than neighbourhood praise. You need reach. You need reputation. You need someone whose review will put you on the map — literally.
That’s where travel bloggers come in.
2. We Dine With Outsiders’ Eyes
Unlike the food blogger down the street, I’m not comparing you to last week’s ramen joint two doors down. I’m comparing you to restaurants in Lisbon, Kyoto, Melbourne and Marrakech — and judging you on whether you actually hold up.
That might sound scary. But it’s how you grow. And if you do impress, you’re not just “the best seafood in Brighton” — you’re “one of the best seafood restaurants I’ve eaten at this year.”
Which, let’s be honest, sounds better on your website.
3. Our Audience Travels — And Spends
My readers are exactly the kind of people you want booking tables: cultured, curious, well-travelled, and allergic to mediocrity. They fly business class but drink house red if it’s good. They read wine lists like novellas. They care deeply about service, atmosphere, and whether the sommelier actually likes people.
A good travel blogger review reaches them. And they’re the ones who make reservations weeks in advance and order the tasting menu without blinking.
4. We Tell the Story You Forgot to Write
Your chef might be a genius, your bartender might be an alchemist, but if no one’s telling that story — on a platform people actually read — you’re missing out.
Travel bloggers are storytellers. We don’t just write about the food — we write about the experience. The smells, the lighting, the crunch of that first bite, the slightly camp maître d’ with an eyebrow like a comma. We make people want to go.
And if we’re any good (spoiler: I am), our words linger like a good jus.
5. The Coverage Lives Forever (Unlike That TikTok Trend)
When I write about your restaurant, it doesn’t vanish in 24 hours. It doesn’t rely on hashtags or trends. It’s a well-crafted, permanent review that sits online, shows up on Google, and sends you diners long after I’ve digested the duck.
Plus, it’s linked, tagged, shared and syndicated. And yes — I always order dessert. For research.
What I Offer
- A full review published on The Travel Critic, with photography
- Promotion across social channels
- Honest, detailed feedback (if you want it)
- An audience that actually books tables, not just likes photos
If you’re a restaurant that takes pride in what it does — and you’d rather be reviewed by a writer than someone doing it for the ‘freebie’ — then we should talk.
Contact Information:
Email: Paul@thetravelcritic.co.uk
Phone: +44 7816459474
Read more on my ‘How to work with me‘ page.
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