--- title: "SALT vs The Grille Cafe: Which is searched more in New Zealand?" description: "Is SALT or The Grille Cafe more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Invercargill restaurants 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/salt-invercargill-vs-the-grille-cafe" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # SALT vs The Grille Cafe: Which is searched more in New Zealand? Is SALT or The Grille Cafe more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Invercargill restaurants 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**: SALT and The Grille Cafe - **Competitive set**: Invercargill restaurants - **Market**: New Zealand - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **SALT Share of Search**: 20.6% - **The Grille Cafe Share of Search**: 13.6% ## Is SALT or The Grille Cafe more popular in search? - In September 2026, SALT had more branded searches than The Grille Cafe among Invercargill restaurants in New Zealand. SALT had about 1,000 branded searches, while The Grille Cafe had 660. SALT made up 20.6% of all Invercargill restaurant searches we track, and The Grille Cafe accounted for 13.6%. - The lead changed hands once in the 12 months ending September 2026: SALT took it in May 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, SALT’s share of searches among Invercargill restaurants in New Zealand moved from 0% to 20.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 0 to 1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, The Grille Cafe’s share of searches among Invercargill restaurants in New Zealand moved from 15.9% to 13.6%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 640 to 660. ## Top Invercargill restaurants in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions, SALT appeared in all three answers. The Grille Cafe did not appear in any of the three answers. 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 | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | The Saucy Chef | 1st | 2 of 3 | 2 of 3 | | Buster Crabb | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | SALT | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 3 of 3 | | The Grille Cafe | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | | Da Vinci's Pizzeria Invercargill | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 3 | ## Every AI answer about Invercargill restaurants - Asked ChatGPT "Which restaurant should I go to in Invercargill, New Zealand?": 1. SALT, 2. Buster Crabb - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best restaurants in Invercargill, New Zealand?": 1. The Saucy Chef, 2. Buster Crabb, 3. SALT - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best restaurant in Invercargill, New Zealand for a meal out?": 1. The Saucy Chef, 2. Buster Crabb, 3. SALT Not named in any answer: The Grille Cafe and Da Vinci's Pizzeria Invercargill. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in New Zealand on October 21, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for New Zealand Invercargill restaurants in September 2026? - In September 2026, The Grille Cafe gained share of searches among Invercargill restaurants in New Zealand, from 12.3% to 13.6%. - In September 2026, SALT lost share of searches among Invercargill restaurants in New Zealand, from 26.3% to 20.6%. ## Month by month | Month | SALT estimated searches | SALT Share of Search | SALT rank | The Grille Cafe estimated searches | The Grille Cafe Share of Search | The Grille Cafe rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 640 | 15.9% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 600 | 12.8% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 780 | 15.2% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 880 | 16.9% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 0 | 0% | 5 | 750 | 13.3% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 70 | 1.4% | 5 | 880 | 18% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 210 | 5.1% | 4 | 530 | 12.8% | 2 | | May 2026 | 1.9K | 30.8% | 2 | 730 | 11.8% | 3 | | Jun 2026 | 2.4K | 41.2% | 2 | 520 | 8.9% | 3 | | Jul 2026 | 1.9K | 34.4% | 2 | 630 | 11.4% | 3 | | Aug 2026 | 1.3K | 26.3% | 2 | 610 | 12.3% | 3 | | Sep 2026 | 1K | 20.6% | 2 | 660 | 13.6% | 3 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using SALT’s and The Grille Cafe’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. - **SALT**: Measured on the search term “salt invercargill”. - **The Grille Cafe**: Measured on the search terms “the grille cafe”, “the grille cafe invercargill” and “the grille invercargill”, summed into one figure. - [SALT profile](/demand/nz/brands/salt-invercargill) - [The Grille Cafe profile](/demand/nz/brands/the-grille-cafe) - [All Invercargill restaurants in New Zealand](/demand/nz/locations/invercargill/restaurants): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 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 SALT or The Grille Cafe more popular in search? In September 2026, SALT had more branded searches than The Grille Cafe among Invercargill restaurants in New Zealand. SALT had about 1,000 branded searches, while The Grille Cafe had 660. SALT made up 20.6% of all Invercargill restaurant searches we track, and The Grille Cafe accounted for 13.6%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "SALT vs The Grille Cafe: Which is searched more in New Zealand?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/salt-invercargill-vs-the-grille-cafe This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/nz/compare/salt-invercargill-vs-the-grille-cafe. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.