--- title: "Lone Star vs The Good Home: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is Lone Star or The Good Home more popular in search? 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-the-good-home" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Lone Star vs The Good Home: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is Lone Star or The Good Home more popular in search? 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 The Good Home - **Competitive set**: Casual dining chains - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Lone Star Share of Search**: 13.9% - **The Good Home Share of Search**: 7.3% ## Is Lone Star or The Good Home more popular in search? - In September 2026, Lone Star had more branded searches than The Good Home among casual dining chains in New Zealand. Lone Star had about 12,500 branded searches, while The Good Home had 6,600. Lone Star made up 13.9% of all casual dining chain searches we track, and The Good Home accounted for 7.3%. - Lone Star was ahead of The Good Home in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Lone Star’s share of searches among casual dining chains in New Zealand moved from 14.7% to 13.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 14.3K to 12.5K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Good Home’s share of searches among casual dining chains in New Zealand moved from 6.8% to 7.3%, and its estimated monthly branded searches held steady at 6.6K. ## Top casual dining chains in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, Lone Star and The Good Home were each mentioned in two out of five: in two of the three ChatGPT answers, but not in either of the two Google AI Overviews. Lone Star was listed before The Good Home in every answer that named either. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nando's | 1st | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Lone Star | 2nd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Cobb & Co | 3rd | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Denny's | 4th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | The Good Home | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Speight's Ale House | 6th | 1 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 1 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about casual dining chains - Asked ChatGPT "Which casual dining chain should I go to in New Zealand?": 1. Nando's, 2. Denny's - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best casual dining chains in New Zealand?": 1. Nando's, 2. Lone Star, 3. The Good Home, 4. Cobb & Co, 5. Speight's Ale House - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best casual dining chain in New Zealand for a family meal?": 1. Cobb & Co, 2. Lone Star, 3. Denny's, 4. The Good Home - Searched Google, AI Overview "casual restaurants auckland": named none of the brands we track - Searched Google, AI Overview "family dinner out": named none of the brands we track Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand casual dining chains in September 2026? - Estimated monthly branded searches for Lone Star in New Zealand fell 12.3% over 12 measured months, from 14.3K to 12.5K in September 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Lone Star estimated searches | Lone Star Share of Search | Lone Star rank | The Good Home estimated searches | The Good Home Share of Search | The Good Home rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 14.3K | 14.7% | 2 | 6.6K | 6.8% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 14.3K | 14.6% | 2 | 8.1K | 8.3% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 18K | 16.5% | 2 | 8.1K | 7.4% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 18K | 16.8% | 2 | 8.1K | 7.6% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 14.8K | 16.6% | 2 | 6.6K | 7.4% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 12.5K | 14.2% | 2 | 6.6K | 7.5% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 12.5K | 13.6% | 2 | 6.6K | 7.2% | 5 | | May 2026 | 15.2K | 16.4% | 2 | 6.6K | 7.1% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 12.5K | 15% | 2 | 6.6K | 7.9% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 14.7K | 15.7% | 2 | 6.6K | 7.1% | 6 | | Aug 2026 | 12.6K | 14.4% | 2 | 6.6K | 7.5% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 12.5K | 13.9% | 2 | 6.6K | 7.3% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Lone Star’s and The Good Home’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”, “lone star menu” and “lone star restaurant”, summed into one figure. - **The Good Home**: Measured on the search term “the good home”. - [Lone Star profile](/demand/nz/brands/lone-star) - [The Good Home profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-good-home) - [All casual dining chains in New Zealand](/demand/nz/categories/nz-casual-dining-chains): The set both shares are measured inside, 6 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Lone Star or The Good Home more popular in search? In September 2026, Lone Star had more branded searches than The Good Home among casual dining chains in New Zealand. Lone Star had about 12,500 branded searches, while The Good Home had 6,600. Lone Star made up 13.9% of all casual dining chain searches we track, and The Good Home accounted for 7.3%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Lone Star vs The Good Home: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lone-star-vs-the-good-home This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/lone-star-vs-the-good-home. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.