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Case study · Hospitality & tourism · 2026

Full on Saturdays,
half empty on Tuesdays

La Barra de Sal is a seafood restaurant on the Cádiz seafront. It lived off weekend tourists, paid a commission on every booking and had nobody to shoot video. This is how the week changed.

+62% Covers Tuesday to Thursday
78% Direct bookings, no commission
4 Reels a week
Waiter placing a plate of grilled red tuna on a white terrace table overlooking the Atlantic at golden hour — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz

“How do I fill the restaurant on a Tuesday? I want direct bookings and I have nobody to make videos.”

Curro, owner · before we started
The challenge

Slow days, commissions and an abandoned Google profile

With 42 tables and a team of seven, La Barra de Sal depended on TheFork and passing tourists. Midweek the room sat half empty, the Google profile had photos from 2019 and Instagram was run by the owner's son whenever he could.

  • —Empty tables Tuesday to Thursday and off-season
  • —Platform commission on 60% of bookings
  • —No reels or steady content; Google profile never updated
Close-up of a seafood rice dish in a paella pan being served with a wooden spoon — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Close-up of a ceramic bowl of coarse sea salt flakes with a wooden spoon — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
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356 posts 18.9K followers 512 following
La Barra de Sal · Restaurant in Cádiz Fish from the Cádiz market, embers and manzanilla. Seafront promenade · Tuesday to Sunday Book direct, no commission ↓ #saltytuesdays
Overhead flat lay of fried fish — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Menu
Chef in a small open kitchen searing fish over fire — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Market
Group of friends laughing at a long terrace table by the sea — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Terrace
Close-up of a seafood rice dish in a paella pan being served with a wooden spoon — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Tuesdays
Fisherman handing a crate of fresh fish to a chef at the restaurant back door at dawn — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Bookings
Posts Reels Tagged
Waiter placing a plate of grilled red tuna on a white terrace table overlooking the Atlantic at golden hour — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Overhead flat lay of fried fish — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Chef in a small open kitchen searing fish over fire — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Group of friends laughing at a long terrace table by the sea — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Close-up of a seafood rice dish in a paella pan being served with a wooden spoon — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Fisherman handing a crate of fresh fish to a chef at the restaurant back door at dawn — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Cozy interior of a seaside restaurant on a quiet Tuesday: whitewashed walls — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Bartender pouring sherry from a venencia into a glass at a wooden bar — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Wide shot of a restaurant terrace at blue hour with string lights and the sea behind — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz

Reels that filled tables

Produced weekly with AI
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Overhead flat lay of fried fish — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
5,240 likes

labarradesal This came through the back door at 7:10. By 13:30 it was on your plate. Tuesdays: market menu at €24 with direct booking.

#marketfish #cadiz #saltytuesdays #labarradesal

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Group of friends laughing at a long terrace table by the sea — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
3,870 likes

labarradesal Shrimp fritters the way Curro's grandmother made them: thin batter, clean oil and thirty seconds. They cannot be rushed.

#tortillitasdecamarones #cadizfood #embers #cadizrestaurant

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Cozy interior of a seaside restaurant on a quiet Tuesday: whitewashed walls — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
4,110 likes

labarradesal The terrace on a Thursday in October. Book on our website and neither you nor we pay a commission: that money stays on the plate.

#bookdirect #cadizterrace #sunset #labarradesal

Carousel · Which fish to order each month

3 slides · saves x7
Chef in a small open kitchen searing fish over fire — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz 1/3
Hook — the question every first-time guest asks.
Close-up of a seafood rice dish in a paella pan being served with a wooden spoon — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz 2/3
Problem — ordering tuna in January and getting the frozen one.
Bartender pouring sherry from a venencia into a glass at a wooden bar — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz 3/3
Close — the Cádiz market calendar, month by month.
What we did

Reels, a local campaign and bookings of its own

Overhead flat lay of fried fish — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz

Content creation (reels)

Four reels a week produced with AI from the dishes and the venue, scheduled at peak-reach hours.
Fisherman handing a crate of fresh fish to a chef at the restaurant back door at dawn — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz

Meta Ads within 2 km

Local campaigns with the Tuesday menu for neighbours and nearby workers, with one-click direct booking.
Wide shot of a restaurant terrace at blue hour with string lights and the sea behind — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz

Direct-booking site + local SEO

Optimised Google profile (photos, hours, reviews) and a website that takes bookings without any platform.

Each problem, its fix

From brief to result
Group of friends laughing at a long terrace table by the sea — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Empty Tuesdays Local campaign + win-back email A slow-day offer within 2 km and an email to past guests who have not returned in two months.
Cozy interior of a seaside restaurant on a quiet Tuesday: whitewashed walls — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Commissions Direct booking Booking button on the site, Google and Instagram; every reel links to the website, not the platform.
Chef in a small open kitchen searing fish over fire — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Google Maps Local SEO Categories, fresh photos every week and review replies; we measure how many bookings the profile drives.
Cozy interior of a seaside restaurant on a quiet Tuesday: whitewashed walls — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Bartender pouring sherry from a venencia into a glass at a wooden bar — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Behind the venue

A marble bar,
the fish market 400 metres away and zero commissions

Curro opened in 2011 with six tables. Today the room fills midweek with people from Cádiz, not just tourists, and 78% of bookings come through his own website.

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€0Commission on direct bookings
Local SEO blog

What visitors to Cádiz search for

Articles in Spanish and English for tourist and local searches: what to eat, where and when.

01 — Which fish to eat in Cádiz by season 02 — Where to eat by the sea in Cádiz without being a tourist 03 — Manzanilla or fino: a guide for the table
Fisherman handing a crate of fresh fish to a chef at the restaurant back door at dawn — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
Reviews

What they leave on Google

Wide shot of a restaurant terrace at blue hour with string lights and the sea behind — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz

“Went on a Tuesday because of the tuna reel and came back on Thursday.”

Laura · Google, 5 stars

“Booked from their website in a minute. No apps, no commissions.”

Miguel · Google, 5 stars

“We're from Cádiz and didn't know it. Now it's our Thursday place.”

Carmen · Google, 5 stars
Frequently asked

What other restaurants ask

How do I fill a restaurant midweek on a small budget?

With a local campaign within a few kilometres promoting one concrete slow-day offer, plus a win-back email to people who have already visited. La Barra de Sal spends €8 a day Tuesday to Thursday and fills the room with locals, not tourists.

How do I get direct bookings without depending on Booking or TheFork?

A website with direct booking, a Google profile with your own booking button and social content that always links to your site. Within four months 78% of the restaurant's bookings stopped paying commission.

Who can make my restaurant's reels every week?

CustomIQ produces weekly reels with AI from photos of your dishes and venue, schedules them at peak-reach hours and you only approve. La Barra de Sal publishes four a week without filming anything.

Waiter placing a plate of grilled red tuna on a white terrace table overlooking the Atlantic at golden hour — La Barra de Sal, Cádiz
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