Core
Business Assessment
A six-week review of your restaurant, inside and out, ending in a phased, costed report.
- Site & digital presence
- Reputation & competition
- Cost, spend & technology
Restaurant Advisory Services · Boston Area
Independent advising for independent restaurants.
We help Massachusetts restaurant owners get found online, stand out from the competition and spend smarter. You get practical, phased advice at a price built for small businesses.
Why we exist
Big-firm thinking, at a neighborhood price.
Our Boston-area team brings experience from top-tier consulting and high-skill software engineering, the kind of expertise most small restaurant owners never get access to.
We price deliberately below market rate so that good advice is within reach for the owner-operated, family-run and partnership restaurants that make our neighborhoods worth living in.
Meet the team
6Areas assessed in every core review
6wksFrom kickoff to your written report
3Phases of costed, achievable recommendations
$0For the first conversation, with no obligation
What we offer
All services
Everything you need, nothing you don’t.
Every engagement is customized. Pick the pieces that fit your restaurant, and we’ll leave out the rest.
Follow-through
Project Management Tracking
Ongoing support to help you and your team carry recommendations from plan to done.
- Progress check-ins
- Priorities kept on track
- Accountability that helps
Build
Digital Implementation
A website that works on every device, with a free custom domain, plus your profiles set up everywhere customers look.
- Website development
- Google, Apple Maps & more
- Menus, ordering, reservations
Ongoing
Digital Maintenance
We keep your site live and your information current, so you can focus on the kitchen.
- Hosting & domain renewal
- Menu, photo & hours updates
- Announcements on request
Who we work with
Built for the restaurants that deserve more customers.
We work only with independent, single-location restaurants. If any of these sound familiar, we can probably help.
Stretched too thin
Ownership and staff don’t have the time or experience to cover every part of the business.
Hard to find online
The digital presence is inconsistent, out of date or missing entirely.
The food beats the experience
The cooking is great, but the experience around it doesn’t live up to it yet.
Foot traffic that doesn’t convert
Fewer customers than the location, competition and food quality suggest.
No one’s looking at the numbers
You suspect some spending could be optimized, but you haven’t had time to dig in.
A competitor down the street
A similar spot nearby is winning on visibility, presentation or positioning.
How it works
Our full process
A clear path, from hello to handoff.
Light, low-disruption and built to produce something you can act on. Most clients have their report in about six weeks.
Sample engagement timeline · weeks
Week 0Ramp up
A free first conversation, then we agree on scope and a fixed fee.
Weeks 1–5Business assessment
On-site visit, then research and analysis across every area in scope.
Week 6Deliver & discuss
We walk you through your report and its phased recommendations, in person.
Weeks 7+Build & support
Optional website and digital build-out, followed by ongoing upkeep.
The assessment report
Recommendations you can actually act on.
Every recommendation comes with a cost estimate and an expected outcome. Each one is sorted into a phase, so you can start right away without feeling overwhelmed.
Phase one · Now
Low cost, high impact
Immediate actions you can take this month, usually with little or no spend.
Phase two · Next
Modest investment
Near-term actions that need a decision or a small budget, with costs spelled out.
Phase three · Later
Longer-term upside
Higher-commitment moves with longer payback, and potentially significant returns.
Both born and raised in Massachusetts, we’ve spent years as “regulars” at small restaurants around Boston, and we’ve watched some of our favorite spots struggle and close. Every time, we knew our skills could have helped. This work is how we give back to the community we love.