For Restaurants and Restaurant Groups
Remove OpenTable Reviews
Pay Only After Removal
A single bad OpenTable review can sit on your profile and shape every booking decision. OpenTable only allows reviews from diners who booked and honored a reservation, so a review that breaks that rule or its community standards can come down. We build the case, submit it, and you pay only after the review is confirmed removed.
Pay Only After Removal
Strategy by Anthony Will, Founder & CEO · 13+ years in ORM · 5,000+ clients- Only diners who ate there can review. OpenTable says only diners who booked and honored a reservation through OpenTable can leave a review. A review that does not match a completed reservation is a strong removal argument. How reviews work →
- There is a direct removal route. OpenTable tells restaurants to email its reviews team with the full review text, the dining date, the reason for removal, and the restaurant's details. We prepare that request with evidence. What qualifies →
- You pay only on results. No retainer and no upfront fee. Our fee is collected only after OpenTable confirms the review is removed. Our process →
What is OpenTable review removal?
The short answer
OpenTable review removal is the process of getting a diner review taken off your restaurant profile because it breaks OpenTable's community standards. OpenTable says only diners who booked and honored a reservation through OpenTable can leave a review, that it publishes reviews whether positive or negative as long as they meet its standards, and that it screens every review and photo against its Terms of Use. Reviews that are offensive, obscene, malicious, or reference illegal activity are removed, and so are reviews that are not authentic. OpenTable also says restaurants should never contact a guest directly to ask them to remove or change a review. The correct route is a documented request to OpenTable's reviews team that states what is wrong and why. An honest review from a diner who really ate there will not come down.
How Reputation Resolutions handles OpenTable reviews
OpenTable reviews are tied to completed reservations, which is why they carry weight with diners. It is also what makes a fake or mismatched review easier to challenge than on many platforms, because there is a booking record to compare against. But OpenTable says it will not publish or keep reviews that fail its standards, and a request that only says a review is unfair gets nowhere.
We start with a free look at your recent reviews. For each low one we check the reservation against the review: did the diner actually dine on that date, does the review describe your restaurant, does it name staff, include offensive or malicious content, or reference illegal activity. Where there is a violation, we prepare the request OpenTable asks for: the full review text, the date the reviewer dined, the reason it should be removed, and your restaurant's details, backed by the evidence.
We are direct about the limits. Honest negative reviews from real diners are not removable, and OpenTable will not edit the text of a published review. We will tell you which of yours qualify before you commit, and our fee is collected only after OpenTable confirms the removal.
How OpenTable Reviews Work
What OpenTable says about its own reviews
Reviews come from diners who dined
OpenTable says only diners who booked and honored a reservation through OpenTable can leave a review, tied to that completed reservation. Reviews cannot be left for a canceled reservation or one booked directly with the restaurant.
Every review is screened
OpenTable says all reviews, including guest photos, are screened for content that violates its Terms of Use. Rejected reviews are visible only in the restaurant's own Reviews section, labeled Rejected, and can be answered privately.
Restaurants have a stated request route
OpenTable says that if a review or photo is inaccurate or violates its standards, a restaurant can email its reviews team with the full review text, the date the reviewer dined, the reason for removal, and the restaurant's name and contact information.
Hiding a review does not remove it
OpenTable says reviews marked Hidden in the restaurant dashboard are not removed from the public site and still count toward the overall rating. Hiding only changes what your team sees.
Ratings use a rolling window
OpenTable says restaurant scores in the United States, Canada, and Mexico are based on a rolling 120-day period, or all-time reviews if there are fewer than 10 in that window. Outside North America the window is 365 days. A bad review matters most while it is inside the window.
What Qualifies
The review types OpenTable can remove
Reviews that are not authentic
OpenTable's standards say reviews should be authentic, from guests who actually dined, and never given in exchange for special treatment or personal gain. A review that does not match a real seated reservation is a clear ground.
Offensive, obscene, or malicious reviews
OpenTable says reviews that are offensive, obscene, or malicious are removed. We document the language and why it goes beyond a diner's opinion.
Reviews referencing illegal activity
OpenTable says reviews that reference illegal activity or conditions will be removed. We assess whether a claim is a real allegation or a fair account of an experience.
Identifying details about staff
OpenTable's standards ask reviewers to avoid full names and identifying characteristics of restaurant staff, with first names acceptable. Reviews that name or identify staff can be reported.
How It Works
How we remove an OpenTable review
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Free review assessment
Know what qualifies.We read your low-rated reviews against your reservation records and tell you honestly which show a violation and which will stay. No cost. No commitment.
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Build the case
Not a general complaint.We match each qualifying review to the exact community standard it breaks and assemble the proof, including the reservation details and the dining date.
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Submit and follow up
Direct submission.We send OpenTable's reviews team the request in the format it asks for, track the outcome, and follow up with added evidence if it is declined.
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You pay only after removal
Pay after. Not before.Our fee is collected only after OpenTable confirms the review is removed. If it stays up, you owe nothing for it.
Free to find out what qualifies.
Get a free, honest assessment of what we can actually do, with no upfront cost and no obligation.
Honest Timelines
Honest timelines
OpenTable does not publish a turnaround for removal requests, so these are what OpenTable says plus what we can promise about our own process.
OpenTable's help pages do not state a turnaround for restaurant removal requests. Anyone promising a date is guessing.
OpenTable says new reviews may be checked for quality and safety, which can take up to 72 business hours before they appear.
A review counts most while it is inside the rolling window, so a qualifying review is worth pursuing early.
A real diner's honest account is not removable. A polite public reply is the right tool.
AI Search & LLMs
What ChatGPT & Google AI Overviews say about your restaurant
More people now read an AI answer before they ever click a result. For your restaurant, that answer is the new first impression. If it repeats an old complaint, a false claim, or a competitor's talking point, it shapes the decision before you even know the conversation happened.
The answer is assembled from sources. We change the sources.
ChatGPTGoogle AI Overviews
Gemini
Perplexity
ClaudeAI answers trace back to what ranks
Google says its AI Overviews are grounded in its core Search ranking, and ChatGPT and Perplexity cite what is indexed and authoritative. So what AI says about you is not random, it comes from sources you can actually influence.
We audit what AI says today
We prompt ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews the way real people ask about you, document every answer, and trace each claim back to the source feeding it.
We correct it at the source
We remove or suppress the false and damaging sources, strengthen accurate authoritative content, and reinforce your verified entity data and Knowledge Panel, so as the models re-read the web their answers move with the truth.
We are honest about the limits
No one can edit an AI model's output directly, and we will not pretend otherwise. Change comes from the sources and takes time as models refresh; we monitor each engine and re-check rather than assume one fix holds.
Monitor
We track what AI says about your restaurant, monthly
A recurring prompt panel across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Google's AI Overviews logs how you are described, what gets cited, and what changed, so a bad answer is caught before it spreads.
AI reputation monitoring →Influence
We change the sources AI draws from
No one can edit an AI's answer directly. We correct, remove, or outrank the sources behind it, structure your own site so models cite it (LLM SEO), and build presence on the third-party surfaces models trust (LLM seeding).
LLM seeding & LLM SEO →Why We're Different
Doing it yourself vs. Reputation Resolutions
| Feature | Requesting It Yourself | Reputation Resolutions |
|---|---|---|
| The request | An email saying a review is unfair | A documented case tied to the exact standard broken |
| If it is declined | Case closed | Followed up with added documentation |
| Your time | Hours between service shifts | We handle the whole process |
| Cost | Free, but often no result | No upfront fee. You pay only after removal is confirmed |
| Honesty | No one tells you if a review is a long shot | We tell you up front which reviews qualify |
Who runs your case
Senior specialists, no junior handoffs
Reputation Resolutions is run and managed by a world-class team of online reputation management experts. Your case is handled by senior, multidisciplinary specialists: removal strategists who know each platform's rulebook, SEO and content experts who rebuild your search results, legal partners for the matters that need them, veteran PR professionals, and AI-search specialists who help you control what LLMs like ChatGPT say about you. There are no junior handoffs and no learning on your case, and every person here treats your name as if it were their own.
Get Started
Schedule a Free Consultation With Our Review Removal Specialists
A free review of your OpenTable profile: which reviews show a violation, which will stay, and what a removal would involve, with no cost unless a review comes down.
Free & Confidential Consultation
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OpenTable Review FAQs
OpenTable Review Removal, Answered Honestly.
The same straight talk we give every restaurant on their free consultation.
Yes, when a review violates OpenTable's community standards or Terms of Use. OpenTable says it screens all reviews and photos for violations, that reviews which are offensive, obscene, malicious, or reference illegal activity are removed, and that restaurants can email its reviews team to report a review that is inaccurate or breaks the standards. An honest negative review from a diner who really ate there is not removable.
No. A restaurant cannot delete a diner's review. You can respond to it publicly or privately, and you can request removal from OpenTable if it breaks the standards. OpenTable also says you can mark a review Hidden in your dashboard, but that does not remove it from the public site.
OpenTable says only diners who booked and honored a reservation through OpenTable can leave a review, tied to that completed reservation in the same account that made the booking. Guests who did not book through OpenTable, or who were invited on someone else's reservation, cannot review that visit.
OpenTable's help article says to email its reviews team with the full review text, the date the reviewer dined at your restaurant, the reason you want it removed, and your restaurant's name and contact information. It also says restaurants should never directly contact a guest to ask them to remove or alter a review.
Often, if we can show a review is not authentic. OpenTable's standards say its Dining Feedback program is for guests who actually dined, as indicated by the status of their reservation. We compare the review against your reservation records and build the evidence.
Yes. OpenTable says it publishes reviews that meet its community standards whether they describe positive or negative experiences, and that it will not edit the text of a published review. Negative alone is not a reason for removal.
OpenTable says rejected reviews are visible only in the Reviews section of the restaurant's own account, labeled Rejected, and that you can reply to them privately. They do not appear publicly.
OpenTable's help pages do not state a turnaround for removal requests, so anyone promising a date is guessing. It does say new reviews can take up to 72 business hours to be checked before appearing. We follow up on every request until there is a decision.
OpenTable says its AI review summary is based on recent reviews and cannot be manually updated or removed. It is generated from reviews in the last six months, so removing a review that breaks the standards removes it as an input to later summaries.
OpenTable says scores are based on a rolling 120-day period for restaurants in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, or on all-time reviews if there are fewer than 10 in that window, and on a 365-day period elsewhere. That is why removing a qualifying review early helps most.
The assessment is free and there is no upfront fee. Our fee is collected only after a review is confirmed removed, and if it is not removed you owe nothing for it. We give you a transparent quote on the consultation.
AI assistants and Google's AI Overviews increasingly summarize restaurant review platforms when diners ask where to eat. Removing a review that breaks the standards removes it as a source for those answers too.
Still not sure if your situation qualifies?
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