--- title: "How popular is Restaurant Hub? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand" description: "A New Zealand restaurant booking website. 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/restaurant-hub" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # How popular is Restaurant Hub? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand A New Zealand restaurant booking website. 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**: Restaurant Hub - **Market**: New Zealand - **Measured month**: Oct 2026 - **Share of Search among restaurant booking platforms**: 0.75% ## Where does Restaurant Hub compete? | Competitive set | Rank | Share of Search | Estimated monthly branded searches | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Restaurant booking platforms | 4 | 0.75% | 480 | - [Restaurant booking platforms](/demand/nz/categories/nz-restaurant-booking-platforms) ## Top restaurant booking platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Restaurant Hub was mentioned in four out of five: in all three ChatGPT answers and in one of the two Google AI Overviews. Restaurant Hub is the second most recommended of the six. 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 | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | First Table | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Restaurant Hub | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | OpenTable | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | ResDiary | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | SevenRooms | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Dish Cult | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about restaurant booking platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which restaurant booking platform should I go to in New Zealand?": 1. First Table, 2. Restaurant Hub, 3. ResDiary - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand?": 1. First Table, 2. Restaurant Hub, 3. OpenTable, 4. ResDiary - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best restaurant booking platform in New Zealand for a table for two?": 1. First Table, 2. Restaurant Hub, 3. OpenTable, 4. ResDiary - Searched Google, AI Overview "restaurant booking app nz": 1. First Table, 2. Restaurant Hub, 3. OpenTable, 4. ResDiary - Searched Google, AI Overview "best table booking app": 1. OpenTable, 2. First Table Not named in any answer: SevenRooms and Dish Cult. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 19, 2026. ## How has branded search demand for Restaurant Hub changed in New Zealand over the last 12 months? - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, estimated monthly branded searches for Restaurant Hub in New Zealand fell from 720 to 480. - Across the 12 months ending October 2026, Restaurant Hub’s share of searches among restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand held steady, from 1.1% to 0.75%. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand restaurant booking platforms in October 2026? - In October 2026, First Table lost share of searches among restaurant booking platforms in New Zealand, from 95.9% to 95.3%. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Dish Cult in New Zealand fell 40% over 12 measured months, from 100 to 60 in October 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for Restaurant Hub in New Zealand fell 33.3% over 12 measured months, from 720 to 480 in October 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for SevenRooms in New Zealand fell 18.2% over 12 measured months, from 330 to 270 in October 2026. - Estimated monthly branded searches for ResDiary in New Zealand fell 12.9% over 12 measured months, from 1K to 880 in October 2026. ## Historical estimated branded-search demand | Month | Competitive set | Estimated monthly branded searches | Share of Search | Rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nov 2025 | Restaurant booking platforms | 720 | 1.1% | 4 | | Dec 2025 | Restaurant booking platforms | 720 | 1.1% | 4 | | Jan 2026 | Restaurant booking platforms | 1K | 1.3% | 3 | | Feb 2026 | Restaurant booking platforms | 720 | 0.93% | 4 | | Mar 2026 | Restaurant booking platforms | 720 | 0.92% | 4 | | Apr 2026 | Restaurant booking platforms | 720 | 0.92% | 4 | | May 2026 | Restaurant booking platforms | 720 | 0.76% | 4 | | Jun 2026 | Restaurant booking platforms | 590 | 0.76% | 4 | | Jul 2026 | Restaurant booking platforms | 480 | 0.51% | 4 | | Aug 2026 | Restaurant booking platforms | 480 | 0.62% | 4 | | Sep 2026 | Restaurant booking platforms | 590 | 0.76% | 4 | | Oct 2026 | Restaurant booking platforms | 480 | 0.75% | 4 | ## How are Restaurant Hub’s branded searches counted? Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Restaurant Hub’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. - “restaurant hub” ## Which restaurant booking platforms compete with Restaurant Hub? - [First Table](/demand/nz/brands/first-table): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/first-table-vs-restaurant-hub - [OpenTable](/demand/nz/brands/opentable): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/opentable-vs-restaurant-hub - [ResDiary](/demand/nz/brands/resdiary): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/resdiary-vs-restaurant-hub - [SevenRooms](/demand/nz/brands/sevenrooms): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/restaurant-hub-vs-sevenrooms - [Dish Cult](/demand/nz/brands/dish-cult): Head-to-head: /demand/nz/compare/dish-cult-vs-restaurant-hub ## 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 Restaurant Hub? Searches and AI answers in New Zealand". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/restaurant-hub This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/brands/restaurant-hub. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.