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Restaurant Customer Feedback Survey

Table-level feedback on food, service, speed and value, with a manager alert on anything that went wrong.

A ready-to-use restaurants & hospitality form for restaurants, hotels and venues: 25 questions, 4 pages, 4 conditional rules.

Questions
25
Pages
4
Layouts
card · classic
Conditional rules
4
Typical time
2 min
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Page 1 of 4Your visit

How did we do?

Four screens, under two minutes — and the manager reads every one.

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What happens after submit: nothing is stored in this preview. On your own copy, every response triggers an instant email notification and lands in your response dashboard, ready to export or forward.

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Who this template is for

Restaurant Customer Feedback Survey is built for restaurants, hotels and venues who need to take bookings with party size, timing and special requests.

  • Restaurants, hotels and venues working in restaurants & hospitality.
  • Teams who need to take bookings with party size, timing and special requests without writing code or paying for a custom build.
  • Anyone replacing handwritten booking notes and lost dietary requirements with one structured record per enquiry.
  • Respondents are guests and diners — the form asks them 25 questions across 4 screens.
  • Mobile-heavy audiences, thanks to the one-question-per-screen card layout.

Why this form is useful

It removes the cost of handwritten booking notes and lost dietary requirements and turns each submission into a record your team can act on immediately.

  • 10 questions are required, so submissions arrive complete instead of needing a follow-up email.
  • It collects a verified email address so replies and confirmations land.
  • It accepts a document or photo upload as evidence.
  • It pins the request to a specific date.
  • It scores satisfaction on a consistent scale.
  • It measures sentiment on a numeric scale.
  • Conditional logic hides 4 questions until they are relevant — shorter forms convert better than long ones.
  • Splitting the form across 4 pages keeps each screen short and shows respondents how much is left.

How to use this template

From copy to live form is a few minutes of work, and every step is reversible.

  1. 1Press “Use this template” — a fresh copy of Restaurant Customer Feedback Survey lands in your workspace, ready to edit.
  2. 2Rename or delete any question, and change what is required. Nothing here is fixed.
  3. 3Open Notifications and add the email addresses that should be alerted on each submission; add an auto-reply to the respondent if the form collects an email address.
  4. 4Check the upload limits on the file question so respondents can attach what you actually need.
  5. 5Publish it, then either share the link directly or paste the embed snippet into your site — the embedded form resizes to fit and loads no marketing or advertising trackers.
  6. 6Watch responses land in Submissions, where you can filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF.

Logic and conditions blueprint

Exactly how this form behaves as it is answered — 4 conditional rules ship with it.

  • Features advanced show logic: if “Rate the food” is 1 or 2, the form dynamically exposes “Which dish let you down?”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features advanced show logic: if “Rate the service” is 1 or 2, the form dynamically exposes “Which part of the service?”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features advanced show logic: if “Did anything go wrong?” is Yes, the form dynamically exposes “Did you tell a member of staff at the time?”. Otherwise that question never appears.
  • Features conditional validation: if “Would you like the manager to reply?” is Yes, “Email address” becomes mandatory before the form can be sent.
  • All 4 rules are editable in the Logic tab, and the built-in checker warns about rules that contradict each other.

About this template

Comment cards die at the table because they ask ten questions in a font nobody can read. This form is a QR code on the bill and finishes in under two minutes. Guests pick the location, the meal period and roughly what time they visited, then rate the four things a restaurant can actually change this week: the food, the service, the speed and the value. A low food score opens a question about which dish, and a low service score opens a question about which part of the visit — greeting, ordering, delivery, or paying — because 'service was slow' with no stage attached cannot be fixed on a rota. Guests say what they ordered, whether any dietary requirement was handled properly, and whether anything went wrong; anything wrong asks whether they told a member of staff at the time, which is the number that tells you whether your floor team is empowered to fix problems in the moment. A recommendation score and a return question close it, with contact details asked for only when a guest wants a manager to reply.

What this form asks

Every question is editable — rename it, make it optional, or delete it entirely.

Page 1 — Your visit

  • Which location did you visit?required
  • Date of your visitrequired
  • Which meal?required
  • Party size
  • Was this your first visit?

Page 2 — The food and service

  • Rate the food
  • Which dish let you down?
  • Rate the service
  • Which part of the service?
  • Rate the speed
  • Rate value for money
  • Rate the atmosphere and cleanliness
  • What did you order?

Page 3 — Anything to tell us

  • Did you have a dietary requirement or allergy?required
  • Did anything go wrong?required
  • Tell us what happened
  • Did you tell a member of staff at the time?
  • Who looked after you well?
  • How likely are you to recommend us?
  • Will you come back?required

Page 4 — Staying in touch

  • Would you like the manager to reply?required
  • Your namerequired
  • Email addressrequired
  • Happy to hear about offers and events?required
  • Add a photo if it helps

25 questions in total.

How the form changes as it's filled in

This template ships with 4 conditional rules, grouped into 4 behaviours driven by 4 questions. Everything below is already set up — edit or delete any rule once the template is in your workspace.

Driven by “Rate the food

  • Reveals questions

    If “Rate the food” is 1 or 2, the form reveals “Which dish let you down?”.

Driven by “Rate the service

  • Reveals questions

    If “Rate the service” is 1 or 2, the form reveals “Which part of the service?”.

Driven by “Did anything go wrong?

  • Reveals questions

    If “Did anything go wrong?” is Yes, the form reveals “Did you tell a member of staff at the time?”.

Driven by “Would you like the manager to reply?

  • Makes answers required

    If “Would you like the manager to reply?” is Yes, “Email address” becomes required before the form can be submitted.

Set it up step by step

  1. 1

    Put the QR code on the bill

    A code printed on the receipt and on table talkers collects far more responses than a follow-up email nobody opens.

  2. 2

    Alert the duty manager instantly

    Notify on any response where something went wrong, so a guest still in the car park can be caught before the review site is.

  3. 3

    Track the dish field weekly

    The same dish name appearing three weeks running is a kitchen or spec problem, not a guest problem.

  4. 4

    Keep marketing consent honest

    The offers question is opt-in and defaults to no. Only responses that say yes should ever enter a marketing list.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Asking for an email before anyone has rated anything, which loses most of the responses.
  • Ignoring the 'did you tell staff' answer, which is the clearest measure of whether your floor team can fix problems live.
  • Adding every guest to a mailing list regardless of what they chose.

What it pairs with

Most teams don't run this form on its own. These are the forms and systems it sits next to.

What to do with the responses

Reply to manager requests within a day, review low food and service scores with the kitchen and floor leads weekly, and add opted-in guests to your list only.

Works in both layouts

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Frequently asked questions

Where should the QR code go?

On the bill and on the table. Both placements catch guests while the meal is still in front of them, which is where the useful detail comes from.

How do I stop it turning into a bad review online?

Alert the duty manager on any negative response and reply the same day. Most guests who feel heard privately do not post publicly.

Can I ask which server looked after them?

Yes — the 'who looked after you well' field is deliberately positive. Naming staff for praise works well; naming them for blame invites disputes you cannot verify.

Can I use guest emails for marketing?

Only the ones who opt in on the last screen. The question defaults to no and every marketing email needs an unsubscribe link.

Is the Restaurant Customer Feedback Survey template free to use?

Yes. You can preview and test Restaurant Customer Feedback Survey on this page without an account, and take a copy into your own HelloForms workspace on the free plan. There is nothing to install and no card required to publish it.

What does the Restaurant Customer Feedback Survey template ask for?

It asks 25 questions across 4 pages, 10 of which are required. Every question is listed in full further down this page, and each one can be renamed, reordered, made optional or deleted after you copy the template.

Can I edit the Restaurant Customer Feedback Survey form after copying it?

Yes — the copy is entirely yours. Change wording, add or remove questions, switch between the card and classic layouts, restyle it to match your brand, and set who gets notified on each submission.

How does the conditional logic in this restaurants & hospitality form work?

4 conditional rules ship with the template: Features advanced show logic: if “Rate the food” is 1 or 2, the form dynamically exposes “Which dish let you down?”. Otherwise that question never appears. Features advanced show logic: if “Rate the service” is 1 or 2, the form dynamically exposes “Which part of the service?”. Otherwise that question never appears. Features advanced show logic: if “Did anything go wrong?” is Yes, the form dynamically exposes “Did you tell a member of staff at the time?”. Otherwise that question never appears. All rules are editable in the Logic tab.

Where do responses to the Restaurant Customer Feedback Survey form go?

Submissions land in your workspace under Submissions, where you can search, filter, label and export them to CSV or PDF. You can also email a notification to your team on every submission and send the respondent an auto-reply.

Can I embed the Restaurant Customer Feedback Survey form on my own website?

Yes. Publish the form and paste the embed snippet into any page or share the direct link. The embedded form resizes to fit its container and loads no advertising or marketing trackers inside the iframe.

Can respondents upload files?

Yes. This template includes a file upload question, so respondents can attach documents or photos with their answers. You can adjust the accepted file types and size limits on that question.

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