Google has added new “agentic” features to its AI Mode in Search in the UK to streamline how people find and reserve restaurant tables.
The tech company said diners are increasingly submitting detailed queries when planning to eat out. This includes requirements around group size, dietary preferences and other specific conditions.
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According to shared Google Trends data, searches for “when to book a table” have climbed 140% this year, signalling rising demand for more tailored restaurant search and booking options.
In the UK, users can type their preferences and constraints straight into Google Search. AI Mode then scans multiple reservation services and restaurant sites to identify venues with real-time availability that fit those criteria.
The system then shortlists suitable options and presents them in a curated view. From there, users are offered direct links to complete their booking through partners such as Foodhub, DesignMyNight, Dojo, Mozrest, Resdiary, Sevenrooms and TheFork.
In a blog post, Google said: “With these updates, AI will handle more of the busywork — so you can spend less time planning and more time having fun.”
The features are available in AI Mode in Search for users across the UK starting this week.
A similar capability is also now live in India, Business Standard reported.
For this market, Google partnered with local food and restaurant platforms including Swiggy, Zomato and EazyDiner.
The restaurant-booking rollout forms part of Google’s wider push to add AI-driven features across Search.
The company has already added support for more Indian languages in its Search Live feature, including Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Tamil, Telugu and Urdu.
In January, Papa Johns selected Google Cloud’s newly expanded AI solution, Food Ordering agent, to overhaul its digital ordering channels.
The move allowed the pizza chain to introduce a fully unified voice and text AI ordering system across customer touchpoints.
