Restaurant discount card Tastecard released exciting analytics to the public, showing that the UK’s diners still love a night out and are up for eating at their local chains and local independents just as much – if not more – than before the pandemic hit. In recent months, Tastecard have discovered that their online searches in the UK have peaked to an all time high. Despite the pandemic’s hit on the hospitality sector, it seems that nights out are still loved by the UK and people still want and need to treat themselves.
See the facts. Online searches pre and post pandemic:
Term Cuisine Specific:
Italian restaurant near me | Online searches April 2019 – 18,689 | Online searches April 2020 – 3,768 | Online searches April 2021 – 8,711 | Online searches April 2022 – 38,137
Chinese restaurant near me | Online searches April 2019 – 60,124 | Online searches April 2020 – 28,861 | | Online searches April 2021 – 27,492 | Online searches April 2022 – 79,111
Indian restaurant near me | Online searches April 2019 – 113,532 | Online searches April 2020 – 34,120 | Online searches April 2021 – 69,204 | Online searches April 2022 – 236,794
Spanish restaurant near me | Online searches April 2019 – 2,967 | Online searches April 2020 – 298 | Online searches April 2021 – 3,362 | Online searches April 2022 – 7,005
French restaurant near me | Online searches April 2019 – 3,493 | Online searches April 2020 – 577 | Online searches April 2021 – 2,207 | Online searches April 2022 – 5,823
Japanese restaurant near me | Online searches April 2019 – 11,414 | Online searches April 2020 – 2,547 | Online searches April 2021 – 10,960 | Online searches April 2022 – 25,356
Vegan restaurant near me | Online searches April 2019 – 3,130 | Online searches April 2020 – 229 | Online searches April 2021 – 2,096 | Online searches April 2022 – 3,365
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Information from the experts: Palm, Chester
With numerous lockdowns, have you seen a boom of people eating out? Has it continued into 2022?
After each lockdown the rise in people eating out increased enormously however since the beginning of this year we have seen a dramatic decrease from year on year and pre-pandemic of people eating out.
Do people have more worries when it comes to eating out?
100%! People have more thought about how and where they are spending their money and making sure they are getting value for their spend.
Are you seeing more mid-week bookings? Weekends?
Weekends continue to be busy for us however outside of any school holidays the mid-weeks are not as busy.
Do you have more pre-bookings (rather than walk-ins) compared to pre pandemic?
We definitely are taking more bookings in advance than pre-pandemic; I think people are planning more now and again are keen to book places they feel their spend is appreciated.
