Google rolls out worldwide agentic restaurant booking via AI Mode
Google has made agentic restaurant booking through AI Mode globally available.
Rose Yao, Google’s Vice President of Product Management, announced the worldwide rollout via X on April 10, 2026:
“Date nights and big group dinners just got a lot easier. We’re thrilled to expand agentic restaurant booking in Search globally, including the U.K. and India!”
Agentic restaurant booking through AI Mode first became available in August 2025, but it was only for U.S. users with a Google AI Ultra subscription. The global rollout makes this feature far more accessible — and a subscription plan is no longer required.
Using AI Mode for agentic restaurant reservations is as simple as entering a query with specifications on your choice of restaurant, party, and the time:
Clicking one of the time slots opens a “Reserve with Google” panel on the right-hand side of the screen where users make their selections through a partner like OpenTable or SevenRooms (the process isn’t fully agentic yet).
Lastly, there’s a confirmation screen to complete the reservation.
Why agentic booking in AI Mode matters for marketers
Google’s expansion of restaurant booking in AI mode is significant because it shows how agentic search is evolving in real time — it’s not a far-off concept.
For restaurants, using a platform that partners with Reserve with Google could quickly become crucial for securing reservations. If users become accustomed to that streamlined booking process, they may be less inclined to consider restaurants that don’t offer it.
Even if you aren’t in the restaurant space, more agentic shopping and appointment booking options will continue to emerge. Google is integrating agentic capabilities directly into Search, which means adoption could happen rapidly.
It’s also important to keep in mind that other players like ChatGPT and Bing are developing their own agentic protocols and experiences.
In short, agentic search is only going to grow.
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How to start optimizing for agentic search
You can and should start optimizing for agentic search now because simple agentic actions where AI retrieves information, makes decisions, and composes synthesized answers already happen every day.
Take the following steps to optimize for the agentic era:
- Ensure AI crawlers can access your site: Make sure you aren’t telling AI crawlers to avoid important pages. You can do this with Semrush Site Audit tool within the SEO Toolkit or with Bot Analytics in Enterprise Site Intelligence.
- Write content that’s easy for AI systems to parse: Write clear, well-structured content that AI systems can easily understand and extract
- Clearly and consistently use entities: Come up with a list of all entities relevant to your brand and incorporate them across your owned properties to clearly establish your identity
- Manage your brand visibility: Gain brand mentions and backlinks from authoritative sources, engage in community conversations, and get reviews on relevant platforms to provide a more comprehensive narrative to AI tools
- Track your AI visibility: See how your visibility compares against your top competitors and find opportunities to improve. You can do this using either the AI Visibility Toolkit or Enterprise AIO.
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Leigh McKenzie helps brands get found, cited, and trusted across Google, AI search systems, and every modern discovery surface. His work focuses on practical tactics that turn visibility into revenue — from improving how brands appear in AI answers to strengthening search performance across channels. He has led large-scale visibility programs in SaaS, DTC e-commerce, travel, legal, and international markets, driving major revenue gains and scaling content to millions of users.
Leigh McKenzie
Leigh helps brands get found, cited, and trusted across Google, AI search systems, and every modern discovery surface. His work focuses on practical tactics that turn visibility into revenue.
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