r/restaurant

195k members
r/restaurant is a subreddit with 195k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses restaurant, looking, annoying, worst, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review pos, non slip shoes, and pos system.
A subreddit for restaurant owners, managers, FOH, BOH, and patrons to ask questions and discuss their restaurants, and the business.

Popular Themes in r/restaurant

#1
Advice Requests
: "any tips for a first time hostess?"
5 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "is short staffed the new normal?"
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "What software do you use to manage your restaurant and why did you choose it"
2 posts
#4
Ideas
: "What’s one problem you wish could be solved?"
2 posts

Popular Topics in r/restaurant

#1

Restaurant

: "How do full-service Restaurants actually build customer loyalty and repeat visits?"
80 posts
#2

Looking

23 posts
#3

Annoying

23 posts
#4

Worst

20 posts
#5

Hate

20 posts
#6

Customer

17 posts
#7

Work

13 posts
#8

Frustrating

10 posts
#9

Management

8 posts
#10

Menu

: "Why restaurants don’t have scan and order right from table and we have to engage with captain/waiter to get physical Menu, then ask dish descriptions, then place order and call him again in between to give further order."
6 posts

Products Discussed in r/restaurant

Pos

23 reviews
#1
Toast
4.8 from 13 reviews
#2
Aloha
4.3 from 3 reviews
#3
TouchBistro
4.0 from 2 reviews

Non Slip Shoes

16 reviews
#1
Shoes for Crews
4.7 from 3 reviews
#2
Dansko
4.0 from 2 reviews
#3
Birkenstock
4.5 from 2 reviews

Pos System

16 reviews
#1
Toast
4.8 from 9 reviews
#2
Square
4.5 from 2 reviews
#3
Cake
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/restaurant

#1
What do?!
: "Why is the general public upset about the use of sysco?"
12 posts
#2
Operations
: "Food Waste"
3 posts
#3
RANT
: "Why don’t some of these kitchens have air-conditioning?"
1 post
#4
Check Out My Restaurant
: "Report this place to the health department?"
1 post
#5
We Want Plates
: "That’s how Hamburger served in a fancy restaurant"
1 post
#6
Didn't Read the Rules
: "Eating Seafood at Konoba Stomorica | Zadar | Croatia"
1 post

Member Growth in r/restaurant

Yearly
+21k members(12.1%)

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Last updated: July 3, 2026