--- title: "Lone Star vs Speight's Ale House: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Lone Star or Speight's Ale House? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Casual dining chains set in New Zealand. 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/compare/lone-star-vs-speights-ale-house" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Lone Star vs Speight's Ale House: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand? Which is more popular in search, Lone Star or Speight's Ale House? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Casual dining chains set in New Zealand. 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 - **Compared**: Lone Star and Speight's Ale House - **Competitive set**: Casual dining chains - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Lone Star Share of Search**: 16.8% - **Speight's Ale House Share of Search**: 31.6% ## Which is more popular in search, Lone Star or Speight's Ale House? - In August 2026, Speight's Ale House had more branded searches than Lone Star among casual dining chains in New Zealand. Speight's Ale House was estimated to have 11.1K branded searches compared to Lone Star’s 5.9K, and held a 31.6% Share of Search versus Lone Star’s 16.8%. - Speight's Ale House was ahead of Lone Star in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Lone Star’s estimated Share of Search among casual dining chains in New Zealand moved from 13.3% to 16.8%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 5K to 5.9K. - Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Speight's Ale House’s estimated Share of Search among casual dining chains in New Zealand moved from 31.5% to 31.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 11.9K to 11.1K. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand casual dining chains in August 2026? - In August 2026, Speight's Ale House gained estimated Share of Search among casual dining chains in New Zealand, from 29.8% to 31.6%. - In August 2026, Lone Star gained estimated Share of Search among casual dining chains in New Zealand, from 15.5% to 16.8%. ## Month by month | Month | Lone Star estimated searches | Lone Star Share of Search | Lone Star rank | Speight's Ale House estimated searches | Speight's Ale House Share of Search | Speight's Ale House rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 5K | 13.3% | 4 | 11.9K | 31.5% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 4.8K | 13% | 4 | 13.3K | 35.9% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 6.8K | 14.9% | 4 | 15.6K | 34.1% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 6.4K | 14.1% | 4 | 16.2K | 35.8% | 1 | | Feb 2026 | 5.6K | 14.9% | 4 | 13.5K | 36.1% | 1 | | Mar 2026 | 5.9K | 16.1% | 4 | 13.6K | 37.2% | 1 | | Apr 2026 | 5.9K | 14.7% | 4 | 13.4K | 33.6% | 2 | | May 2026 | 6.5K | 18.1% | 4 | 11.4K | 31.5% | 1 | | Jun 2026 | 5.7K | 16.4% | 4 | 11.3K | 32.4% | 1 | | Jul 2026 | 5.9K | 15.5% | 4 | 11.4K | 29.8% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 5.9K | 16.8% | 4 | 11.1K | 31.6% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lone Star’s and Speight's Ale House’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Lone Star**: Measured on the search terms “lone star botany menu”, “lone star cafe near me”, “lone star dinner menu”, “lone star hamilton menu”, “lone star menu”, “lone star menu prices”, “lone star near me”, “lone star restaurant”, “lone star restaurant locations”, “lone star westgate menu”, “lonestar nz” and “the lone star restaurant”, summed into one figure. - **Speight's Ale House**: Measured on the search terms “speights ale house”, “speights ale house menu”, “speights ale house near me”, “speights ale house nz”, “speights ale house restaurant”, “speights ale house tower junction”, “speights co nz” and “speightsalehouse”, summed into one figure. - [Lone Star profile](/demand/nz/brands/lone-star) - [Speight's Ale House profile](/demand/nz/brands/speights-ale-house) - [All casual dining chains in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-casual-dining-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 4 brands. ## Methodology - [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Which is more popular in search, Lone Star or Speight's Ale House? In August 2026, Speight's Ale House had more branded searches than Lone Star among casual dining chains in New Zealand. Speight's Ale House was estimated to have 11.1K branded searches compared to Lone Star’s 5.9K, and held a 31.6% Share of Search versus Lone Star’s 16.8%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Lone Star vs Speight's Ale House: Which is more popular by branded search in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lone-star-vs-speights-ale-house This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lone-star-vs-speights-ale-house. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.