Some examples below of PUSH notifications to keep your VIP customers engaged and not bored or irritated 😎

Besides the obvious sending your best customers special offers and promotions, there are many reasons to stay in touch - keep your restaurant front of mind - without becoming annoying.

• New menu launches
  Our Autumn menu has landed 🍂

• New dish / chef special
  New this week: slow-braised beef cheek ✨

  Seasonal specials
  Christmas menu, Valentine’s menu, Mother’s Day, Easter, summer terrace menu.

• Special events
  Live music, tasting nights, wine dinners, quiz nights, themed evenings.

• VIP first look / early access
  VIPs can book our Christmas menu before general release.

Your VIP Club puts your best customers just a phone tap away.

From special offers and new menu launches to events, VIP treats and timely reminders, you can send direct PUSH updates from your own restaurant admin whenever there’s something worth sharing.

No social media algorithm to fight, no need to hope they happen to see a post.

Prewritten message ideas can be set up to suit the style of your restaurant, making it quick to send polished VIP updates without starting from scratch each time.

The VIP Club notifications system is designed to be simple and easy for a busy restaurant to use - on any device by any designated staff member.

A relevant selection of emojis helps keep messages warm, eye-catching and on-brand, while you also have the option to add an image and a destination link — for example to your booking page, menu, event page or special offer.

The result is a fast, straightforward way to create attractive customer updates in just a few taps.

A simple, direct way to stay connected with customers who have already chosen to hear from you.

For an extra touch of polish, premium message designs can be created for special promotions, seasonal campaigns and VIP treats.

Instead of a standard text update, your message can open into a beautifully branded full-page experience with your restaurant’s colours, imagery and personality — complete with a strong call-to-action such as Make Your Reservation.

Ideal for occasions when you want an offer to feel a little more special and memorable.

HARROGATE DISTRICT FAVOURITES

THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH EVENT FOR

This December, Harrogate District Favourites will launch with:

WIN FREE DINING FOR A YEAR — 2027!

Each participating Founder Restaurant will offer 2 people the chance to win FREE dining for the whole of 2027.

The prize is simple:

2 winners.
1 × £25 Profit Locked Dining Voucher every month.
12 visits during 2027 for each winner.

That means each restaurant commits to just:

2 × £25 Profit Locked Vouchers per month.

24 WINNING VISITS ACROSS THE YEAR

Each of the 2 winners returns to the restaurant once every month throughout 2027.

So one participating restaurant creates:

2 winning visits per month
24 winning visits across the year

And because every Profit Locked Voucher requires the winner to dine with at least one companion, those visits can introduce far more than just 2 people to the restaurant.

A winner may bring a partner, friends or family.

Over the course of the year, that creates repeated opportunities to introduce new diners to the restaurant's:

Menu. Venue. Atmosphere. Service.

Win FREE Dining for a Year — 2027! is designed to do more than attract entries.

It is designed to encourage genuine local sharing.

Viral Sharing by Ethical Incentive

Every person who enters the draw will be given their own unique BuzzViral sharing link and invited to share the campaign with friends, family and local social networks.

Why would they share it?

Because FREE Dining for a Year is an exciting prize — and dining is something almost everyone can relate to.

Entrants can earn additional chances to win by introducing other eligible local people to the campaign, creating a simple incentive to spread the word naturally.

Entrants can also gain extra entries from specified actions - such as joining your VIP club and agreeing to accept alerts and notifications.

LOCAL PEOPLE SHARING WITH LOCAL PEOPLE

The campaign is deliberately restricted to a defined local audience.

Entrants must be:

18 or over
Resident within an eligible HG postcode area or YO51 (Boroughbridge)

With Harrogate town expected to provide the largest proportion of entrants, the campaign is designed to build a genuinely relevant audience for Harrogate District Favourites.

This is not about generating thousands of meaningless clicks from around the country.

It is about local people introducing other local people to local independent restaurants.

ETHICAL, TRANSPARENT AND VOLUNTARY

There is no forced sharing.

People can enter the draw without promoting it.

BuzzViral simply rewards entrants who choose to help spread the campaign by giving them additional chances to win.

That makes the growth mechanism clear, voluntary and easy to understand.

A great local prize.

A genuine reason to share.

A growing 100% local audience for Harrogate District Favourites.

EVERY SHARE CAN GROW THE LOCAL AUDIENCE

One entrant shares with a friend.

That friend enters and shares with two more.

Those people introduce others.

BuzzViral helps turn a single competition entry into a chain of local recommendations — all centred around a prize people genuinely want to win.

The result is a growing audience of local diners who have actively chosen to engage with Harrogate District Favourites.

• New menu launches
  Our Autumn menu has landed 🍂

• New dish / chef special
  New this week: slow-braised beef cheek ✨

  Seasonal specials
  Christmas menu, Valentine’s menu, Mother’s Day, Easter, summer terrace menu.

• Special events
  Live music, tasting nights, wine dinners, quiz nights, themed evenings.

• VIP first look / early access
  VIPs can book our Christmas menu before general release.

• Limited-time offers
  Complimentary dessert this Wednesday for VIP members.

• Birthday / anniversary perks
  Celebrating this month? Here’s a little something from us.

• New drinks / cocktail launches
  Three new cocktails just landed 🍸

• Wine / beer / spirits features
  This month’s featured Rioja is now pouring.

• Chef / kitchen stories
  Meet the chef behind our new spring menu.

• Local supplier stories
  Our lamb this month comes from a farm just 12 miles away.

• Customer favourites returning
  You asked, we listened — sticky toffee pudding is back.

• VIP-only treats
  Surprise amuse-bouche, free coffee, dessert upgrade, complimentary side.

• Competitions / prize draws
  Win Sunday lunch for two.

• D4Y updates
  Winner announcements, new monthly draw, reminder to enter/share.

• Profit Locked voucher drops
  Claim a £25 dining Gift Card this week.

• Holiday opening / special service times
  Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, bank holidays.

• Terrace / garden reopening
  The terrace is open ☀️

• New brunch / lunch / Sunday service
  We’re now serving Sunday lunch every week.

• Private dining / celebrations
  Planning a birthday or family gathering? Our private room is available.

• Take-home extras
  Gift cards, hampers, sauces, wine boxes, takeaway desserts if relevant.

• Charity / community events
  Local fundraiser, school support, town festival participation.

• Awards / milestones
  We’ve just been shortlisted for…

• Behind-the-scenes moments
  New décor, kitchen prep, team anniversaries, supplier visits.

• Weather-led messages
  Cold outside — perfect pie weather 🥧

• Friendly VIP reminders
  Haven’t visited us in a while? We’d love to see you!

Suggestions for VIP Club notifications