Guides Checked 1 November 2026
Restaurant
photography.
A restaurant needs two sets of photos: the venue for Google and OpenTable, and one photo per dish for the delivery apps. Shoot both in landscape, in daylight, with nothing added. Below: what each site asks for, a shot list and the mistakes that get photos rejected.
What each site asks for
| Site | What to send | Main photo | Edited photos | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Business Profile | Exterior, interior and food & drink — at least 3 of each | 250 × 250 | No heavy edits | Official |
| OpenTable | A profile photo and a gallery; landscape | 1280 × 720, landscape | No written rule | Official |
| Uber Eats | One dish per item photo; a cover with several items, no shopfront or people | 550 × 440, 5:4–6:4 | Must be accurate | Official |
| DoorDash | Item photos and a store header, landscape only | 1400 × 800, 16:9 | Must be accurate | Official |
| Deliveroo | Item photos and a hero image; no hands, faces or text | 1200 × 675, landscape | AI images banned | Official |
| Just Eat | One dish per photo, filling the frame; a 2:1 header | 1024 × 768, 4:3 | Must be accurate | Official |
| Grubhub | Food only — no interior, exterior, coupons or specials | 200 × 200, 1:1 | No written rule | Official |
| Wolt | One dish per photo, the real portion; up to 5 per item | 16:9 | AI images banned | Official |
Every slot, maximum and thumbnail crop: food delivery photo sizes.
Shot list
- The front, in daylight. From across the street, the whole frontage and the sign. Again at dusk with the lights on if you trade in the evening. Google asks for exteriors from each direction customers arrive.
- The way in. The door and what a customer sees on the first step inside.
- The room, wide. From the entrance and from the far corner, tables set, lights on. Google wants at least three interiors that show what it is really like to sit there.
- The bar or counter. Where drinks are made or orders are taken.
- A table ready for guests. One set table close up: glassware, napkins, the view from that seat.
- Your best-selling dishes. At least three for Google; every item for delivery apps. See the menu photography guide for the per-dish routine.
- People at work. The kitchen pass, the bar, the team. Google lists “at work” and “team” photos; keep them out of delivery item photos.
What gets photos accepted
Shoot near a window
Daylight from the side shows texture. Switch off warm ceiling bulbs when you photograph food — mixed light turns sauces orange.
Landscape first
OpenTable, DoorDash, Deliveroo, Wolt and talabat all want landscape. Square crops for Grubhub come out of a landscape photo; the reverse does not work.
One subject per photo
Uber Eats, DoorDash, Just Eat and Wolt each ask for a single item per item photo. Sides and drinks get their own.
No words on the photo
Text, logos, watermarks, borders and collages are rejected by Uber Eats, DoorDash, Deliveroo and Wolt.
Serve it as you sell it
Just Eat asks that photos match what customers receive; Wolt wants the real portion. Never photograph a bigger plate than you deliver.
Your photos, not the web’s
Grubhub runs a reverse image search and rejects any photo found elsewhere online, so supplier or stock photos fail.
After the shoot
Dishes dull, the room too dark? The photo lab fixes light and colour without touching the food, checks that nothing changed, and cuts every delivery size from one photo. The first photo is free.
Open the photo lab→Not sure they will pass? Check a batch against each app’s size and shape rules, free and in your browser.
Free photo checker→Also: menu photography, dish by dish · a plate before and after · Google Business Profile photo sizes
Questions
What photos does a restaurant need?
Two sets. The venue — exterior, entrance, dining room, bar, a set table and the team — for Google and OpenTable. And one photo per dish for the delivery apps. Google suggests at least three each of exterior, interior and food & drink.
What size should restaurant photos be?
Shoot at your phone’s full resolution in landscape. That covers OpenTable (1280 × 720), DoorDash (1400 × 800, 16:9), Deliveroo (1200 × 675) and Uber Eats (550 × 440), and a square crop of it covers Grubhub. Resize down for each site; never enlarge a small photo.
Can I use AI to edit restaurant photos?
Light and colour fixes are fine. Generated or altered food is not: Deliveroo and Wolt ban AI-generated images, and Google asks for no significant alterations. Our photo lab only corrects light, colour and perspective and checks that nothing on the plate changed.
Can I use stock photos of food?
Not on delivery apps. Grubhub rejects any photo a reverse image search finds elsewhere, and every platform requires the photo to show your actual dish.
Do I need a professional photographer?
For the dining room, it helps. For menu items, a phone by a window, a plain table and the same angle for every dish is enough to meet every platform’s rules.