--- title: "How popular is Rata's Kitchen? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand" description: "Rata's Kitchen is a restaurant in Lower Hutt. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/ratas-kitchen" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # How popular is Rata's Kitchen? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand Rata's Kitchen is a restaurant in Lower Hutt. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Brand**: Rata's Kitchen - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Oct 2026 - **Share of Search among Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants**: 8.1% ## Where does Rata's Kitchen compete? | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants | 5 | 8.1% | 1.6K | - [Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants](/demand/nz/locations/lower-hutt/restaurants) ## Top Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, Rata's Kitchen was mentioned in two out of three: in two of the three ChatGPT answers. Rata's Kitchen is the third most recommended of the eight. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Seashore Cabaret | 1st | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | Sweet Vanilla Kitchen | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Rata's Kitchen | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Twenty Eight | 4th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Caffiend | 5th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | El Turko Charcoal Grill | 6th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Banoo Persian Restaurant | 7th | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Comes & Goes | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants - Asked ChatGPT "Which cafe or restaurant should I go to in Lower Hutt, New Zealand?": 1. Seashore Cabaret, 2. Twenty Eight, 3. Sweet Vanilla Kitchen, 4. Caffiend, 5. Banoo Persian Restaurant - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best cafes and restaurants in Lower Hutt, New Zealand?": 1. Seashore Cabaret, 2. Sweet Vanilla Kitchen, 3. Caffiend, 4. Twenty Eight, 5. Rata's Kitchen, 6. Banoo Persian Restaurant, 7. El Turko Charcoal Grill - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best cafe or restaurant in Lower Hutt, New Zealand for a night out?": 1. Rata's Kitchen, 2. El Turko Charcoal Grill, 3. Seashore Cabaret Not named in any answer: Comes & Goes. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Rata's Kitchen changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Rata's Kitchen in New Zealand fell from 1.9K to 1.6K. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Rata's Kitchen’s share of searches among Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants in New Zealand decreased from 9.6% to 8.1%. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Rata's Kitchen’s share of searches among Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants in New Zealand peaked at 11.3% in February 2026 and was lowest at 6.8% in August 2026. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Rata's Kitchen fell from 4th to 5th among Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants in New Zealand. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants in October 2026? - In October 2026, Comes & Goes gained share of searches among Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants in New Zealand, from 9.9% to 12.3%. - In October 2026, Seashore Cabaret lost share of searches among Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants in New Zealand, from 46.1% to 45.1%. - In October 2026, El Turko Charcoal Grill lost share of searches among Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants in New Zealand, from 2.5% to 2%. - Sweet Vanilla Kitchen’s share of searches among Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants in New Zealand has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 26.2% to 22.3% in October 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Caffiend in New Zealand rose 18.8% over 12 measured months, from 1.6K to 1.9K in October 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Banoo Persian Restaurant in New Zealand fell 54.5% over 12 measured months, from 220 to 100 in October 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants | 1.9K | 9.6% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants | 1.6K | 7.2% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants | 1.9K | 8.6% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants | 2.4K | 11.3% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants | 1.6K | 7.5% | 6 | | Apr 2026 | Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants | 1.9K | 8.9% | 5 | | May 2026 | Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants | 2.4K | 9.8% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants | 1.9K | 10% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants | 1.6K | 7.8% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants | 1.3K | 6.8% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants | 1.6K | 8.3% | 5 | | Oct 2026 | Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants | 1.6K | 8.1% | 5 | ## How are Rata's Kitchen’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Rata's Kitchen’s name. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for this branded term can be used to understand whether interest in the brand is growing, holding steady, or fading. - “ratas kitchen” ## Which Lower Hutt cafés and restaurants compete with Rata's Kitchen? - [Seashore Cabaret](/demand/nz/brands/seashore-cabaret) - [Sweet Vanilla Kitchen](/demand/nz/brands/sweet-vanilla-kitchen): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/ratas-kitchen-vs-sweet-vanilla-kitchen - [Comes & Goes](/demand/nz/brands/comes-and-goes): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/comes-and-goes-vs-ratas-kitchen - [Caffiend](/demand/nz/brands/caffiend): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/caffiend-vs-ratas-kitchen - [El Turko Charcoal Grill](/demand/nz/brands/el-turko): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/el-turko-vs-ratas-kitchen - [Banoo Persian Restaurant](/demand/nz/brands/banoo-persian): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/banoo-persian-vs-ratas-kitchen - [Twenty Eight](/demand/nz/brands/twenty-eight-lower-hutt) ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "How popular is Rata's Kitchen? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/ratas-kitchen This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/ratas-kitchen. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.