Seasonal pasta, a table with friends, and nowhere else to be. Join us for dinner this weekend.
Social media for restaurants
Social media for restaurants, made from your own kitchen and dining room.
You didn’t open a restaurant to write captions at midnight. Ember Social turns the photos you already take, the plate on the pass, a full table, tonight’s special, into finished posts in your restaurant’s voice. You approve them on your phone; Ember schedules and publishes them.
Made for restaurants
What Ember does differently for a restaurant
When Ember is set up for a restaurant, it changes how it writes, what it posts about and when.
- A voice that is inviting, appetizing and hospitable, and proud of the food
- Posts centered on signature dishes, specials, behind-the-kitchen moments, reservations and events, and guest love
- A call to action to book a table or order online
- Your menu learned exactly as written: paste it or add a photo of it, and Ember reads every dish and price so posts name them correctly
- Posting times that start from when food and drink posts tend to do well, late morning and early evening with Fridays and Saturdays weighted up, then follow your own results
Post ideas
What a restaurant can post about
Ember’s restaurant setup plans around the first five. The rest are ideas that work well for many restaurants.
- A guest moment, inviting diners to share their favorite dish
- A new menu, special hours, an event or a milestone
- Tonight’s special or a signature dish
- The story of one dish or ingredient, and why guests love it
- A reservations, loyalty or event post that brings people back
- Meet the kitchen: the person behind a dish
- A seasonal ingredient arriving, and what it is going into
- The room before service: tables set, lights low
- A private dining or large-party reminder ahead of the holidays
- Your supplier or farm, and why you buy from them
- A behind-the-pass shot during a busy service
- Brunch or lunch hours, for people who only know you for dinner
- A thank-you after a busy weekend or a sold-out night
- A drink pairing for a dish on the menu
Example posts
Three posts for a fictional restaurant
Olive & Thyme is a fictional business, used here to show the kind of posts Ember makes. These are not real customers or real posts.
The pasta on your plate tonight was rolled this afternoon. Come taste the difference.
A few tables left for Friday night. Book a table online and we’ll save you a seat.
Setup
You don’t have to tell Ember you’re a restaurant
During setup Ember works out what kind of business you are from what it has already learned, sets itself up for a restaurant, and asks you in chat to confirm. If it got it wrong, you say so and it changes. A choice you make yourself is never overridden.
Works with Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Bluesky, X, Pinterest and LinkedIn. Threads is coming soon.
Can Ember use my restaurant’s menu?
Yes. Paste your menu or add a photo of it, and Ember reads every item exactly as written, with its price. Your own list is always the menu, so posts name your real dishes correctly.
When will Ember post for my restaurant?
At times that start from when food and drink posts tend to do well, late morning and early evening with Fridays and Saturdays weighted up, then adjust to your own results. You choose how often: every day, 5 a week, 3 a week or your own schedule.
Does Ember post without asking me?
No. By default every post waits for your approval. Approve it in one tap on your phone, edit it, or reject it.
Your business has plenty to say
Ember makes it easy
to keep saying it.
Start with your own photos and brand. Ember builds the posts; you approve them from your phone.
14 days free. No credit card required.