Restaurant weekend special announcement
Tells regular customers about this weekend's special dish or menu, with price and days, and lets them reserve or order with a tap.
Available on Saturday and Sunday{{5}}, lunch and dinner, while the day's catch lasts. Tap Reserve a table to book, or Order home delivery and we will take it from there.
It promotes a dish to people who have not ordered it, which Meta always bills as marketing. Send it only to customers who agreed to hear from you, and keep the opt-out.
Variables
| Variable | What goes in | Example |
|---|---|---|
| {{1}} | customer name | Sameer |
| {{2}} | restaurant name | Coastal Kitchen |
| {{3}} | special dish | Mangalorean fish thali |
| {{4}} | price | Rs 449 |
| {{5}} | days available | Saturday and Sunday |
When to use it
Send it to opted-in regulars on Thursday or Friday to fill weekend tables with a dish they cannot get every day. One dish with a price works far better than the full menu. If you run specials every week, rotate the people you send to so nobody gets it every single Friday.
Best time to send. Thursday evening around 6 pm, when weekend plans are being made.
Quick reply for the WhatsApp Business app
No variables in the app: replace the [bracketed] parts before you send.
Hi [customer name], this weekend at [restaurant name], our chef is making [special dish] for [price].
Available on [days available], lunch and dinner, while the day's catch lasts. Tap Reserve a table to book, or Order home delivery and we will take it from there.
/restaurantweekend
Meta template-ready version
For WhatsApp Manager or any WhatsApp Business API tool. Checked against Meta's limits.
| Category | MARKETING |
|---|---|
| Language | English (en) |
| Header | None |
| Body | 220/1024 characters, 5 variables |
| Footer | Reply STOP to stop weekend updates34/60 |
| Buttons | Reserve a tableQuick reply, 15/25 Order home deliveryQuick reply, 19/25 Stop updatesQuick reply, 12/25 |
Tips
- Add a real photo as the template's image header; for a food special the picture does most of the selling.
- Only say 'while it lasts' if it genuinely can run out, as with fresh fish.
- Count reservations from the Reserve taps to see which specials are worth repeating.
Variations
Shorter or warmer versions of the same message.
Hi Sameer, Mangalorean fish thali is back this weekend at Coastal Kitchen. Rs 449. Want us to keep a table for you?
This Sat and Sun only: chef's fish thali, Rs 449. Reply BOOK for a table or ORDER for delivery.
Send it as a campaign, to the right people
Kredoo sends approved templates to a filtered list on the official WhatsApp Business API, honours STOP replies automatically and shows who read and who replied.
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