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Free OpenTable Review Widgets for Blogger

Embed OpenTable diner reviews on any Blogger blog in 60 seconds — Layout HTML/JavaScript gadget for sitewide placement or a post in HTML view for inline. OpenTable's official widget only books tables; BlooTrue is the cleanest way to show your verified-diner reviews on Blogger.

Key facts: 60-second install on Blogger · shows reviews the official widget won't · verified diners only — every review honored a reservation · Layout gadget or Post HTML view · no OpenTable API key required · schema.org markup on top of stock theme

Last updated September 27, 2026·by Mike Ragimov

SEO + AI schema · paid plans

Review schema markup, on paid plans

Paid widgets add schema.org Review and AggregateRating JSON-LD to the page they sit on, so search engines and AI answer engines can read your Google reviews as structured data. Google does not show review stars for reviews a business shows about itself, so the gain is readability, not stars. The free plan shows the reviews without the schema. See how the schema works

Install guides

Same OpenTable widget, platform-specific install guide. Pick where your restaurant's blog lives.

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Why Use BlooTrue for OpenTable on Blogger?

The cleanest free way to put OpenTable reviews on your restaurant's Blogger blog — OpenTable's own widget only takes reservations, and Blogger has no third-party app store.

Shows What the Official Widget Won't

OpenTable's official website widget only takes reservations — it never displays your reviews. The Blogger HTML/JavaScript Layout gadget is the cleanest way to surface a restaurant's verified-diner reviews — BlooTrue is the paste-and-go widget that fills that gap.

No Blogger App Store Install

Blogger has no third-party app marketplace. BlooTrue is a pure HTML embed — paste into the Layout HTML/JavaScript gadget or into a post via HTML view. No install pipeline to navigate.

Sitewide via Layout, or Inline Per-Post

The Layout gadget approach shows your OpenTable reviews on every blog page (sidebar / footer / header) in one paste. Or paste inline inside a single post — a menu announcement, a chef profile — via the editors HTML view.

No OpenTable API Key Required

Works with any public OpenTable restaurant page. No developer application, no API quotas, no restaurant-account login required — just your opentable.com/r/ URL.

How Do I Install BlooTrue OpenTable on Blogger?

Two placement modes, both under a minute. No coding, no app install, no OpenTable API key.

Build your widget on this page

Use the BlooTrue builder on this page. Paste your OpenTable restaurant page URL (e.g. https://www.opentable.com/r/your-restaurant) and your real verified-diner reviews load automatically into the live preview.

No sign-up, no OpenTable API key, no restaurant-account login required.

Customize the Look

Pick one of 100+ styles (Slider, Marquee, Grid, List, Masonry, Badge, Compact Badge), choose light or dark theme, set your accent color, and toggle reviewer names / dates / profile images on or off.

Copy the Embed Code

Publish and copy the embed code. The embed is a single HTML snippet — no Blogger app install (Blogger has no app store), no theme-XML edits.

Paste into Blogger — Two Placement Modes

Sitewide (Layout HTML/JavaScript gadget — recommended): In your Blogger dashboard, open Layout. Click Add a Gadget in the sidebar, footer, or header region. From the gadget list pick HTML/JavaScript. Paste the embed code into the content box (you can leave the title blank or set one like "What our diners say"), and click Save. Your OpenTable reviews now appear on every page of the blog.

Inline (single post via HTML view): Open Posts → Edit on the post you want to add reviews to. In the editor toolbar, find the Compose / HTML view toggle in the top-left and switch to HTML view. Paste the embed code where you want the widget to appear in the post body. Click Save or Publish directly from HTML view, then view the live post.

Blogger quirk to know: The Compose view sometimes auto-escapes HTML when you switch back to it from HTML view — only sometimes, which makes it confusing. The safe pattern is: stay in HTML view after pasting, save / publish from HTML view, view the post to confirm the widget renders, and only then optionally switch back to Compose. The Layout gadget approach above does not have this issue because gadgets do not have a Compose mode.

Reviews auto-sync from OpenTable every 24 hours.

How BlooTrue Compares to Other OpenTable-on-Blogger Options

OpenTable's official widget only books tables and Blogger has no app store. Here's how BlooTrue compares to the next-best paths.

Option	BlooTrue	OpenTable official	Paid widget services
Displays OpenTable reviews (free)		—	Higher tier
No widget view caps		—	—
No OpenTable API key needed		—	Sometimes
Pastes into Blogger Layout gadget		—	Sometimes
Custom layouts and accent colors		—	Limited
SEO rich snippets (JSON-LD)		—	Paid tier
Pricing for full features	$9/mo	N/A	$15+/mo

OpenTable Review Widget for Blogger — Free, Shows What the Official Widget Won't

BlooTrue's OpenTable Review Widget for Blogger is a free embed that displays your OpenTable diner reviews on any Blogger blog (.blogspot.com or custom-domain) via the Layout HTML/JavaScript gadget or by switching a post to HTML view. OpenTable's official website widget only takes reservations — it books tables but never displays reviews. The Blogger HTML/JavaScript Layout gadget is the cleanest way to surface a restaurant's OpenTable reviews on a blog, and BlooTrue fills that gap by pulling reviews from any public OpenTable restaurant page and turning them into a paste-ready Blogger embed. Every review comes from a verified diner — someone who booked through OpenTable and honored the reservation — and the widget header shows your real 1–5 star OpenTable average with no conversion. The Blogger free plan supports this fully — there is no upgrade, no premium tier, and no third-party Blogger app store install because Blogger has no marketplace. The Layout gadget approach places the widget sitewide (sidebar / footer / header) in one paste and avoids the editor-state quirk where Bloggers Compose view can auto-escape pasted HTML when you toggle back from HTML view. The inline post-HTML approach is for cases where you only want reviews to appear inside one specific article — paste while in HTML view, save from HTML view, then view the live post. Schema.org Review + AggregateRating JSON-LD is added on top of Bloggers stock theme schema (Article, BlogPosting) — cleanly, without conflict — giving your blog two independent structured-data signals on the same page.

Why doesn't OpenTable's official widget show reviews on Blogger?

OpenTable's first-party website widget is built to do one thing: take reservations. It books tables, but it never displays the verified-diner reviews your restaurant has earned. OpenTable does not publish a paste-ready review embed the way Google publishes Place Cards. Third-party widgets pasted into Bloggers HTML/JavaScript Layout gadget are the standard way Blogger-based restaurant blogs surface their OpenTable reviews — BlooTrue is the free option in that category.

About OpenTable reviews in this widget

Your OpenTable widget shows the diner reviews from your restaurant's OpenTable page, the one at opentable.com/r. The score heading the widget is the overall star rating and review count OpenTable reports for that page, rather than a number built from the cards. Every review comes from a diner who booked through OpenTable and honoured the reservation, so nobody who did not sit down at your tables can post one. OpenTable's own website widget only takes reservations; pasting it in the hope of seeing diner reviews gets you a booking form, since OpenTable has no review embed.

Frequently Asked Questions

I already have the OpenTable reservation widget on my site, does it show reviews too?

No. OpenTable's reservation widget takes bookings and offers no way to show diner reviews. The BlooTrue widget is a separate one-line embed built from your opentable.com/r restaurant URL, showing the reviews diners left after honouring a reservation, with the OpenTable rating and review count in the header taken from your page.

Are OpenTable reviews worth embedding if diners can only review after a reservation?

Yes, because that rule is what sets OpenTable apart. OpenTable only opens the review form to a diner who honoured a reservation booked through OpenTable, so every card on your site comes from a person who ate at your restaurant on a known date. Sites that let anyone post cannot say that about their reviews.

How quickly does a new OpenTable review reach my website?

On a paid plan, by the next day: the widget refreshes from your OpenTable page every 24 hours, so a review written after last night's reservation appears the following day, and the BlooTrue badge is removed. On the free plan the diner reviews are the ones imported when you first published the widget; new ones do not arrive.

Is the BlooTrue OpenTable widget free for Blogger?

Yes. BlooTrue is completely free for Blogger. Blogger itself is free, and BlooTrue adds no fee on top — no app install (Blogger has no third-party app store), no monthly cost, unlimited widget views, no credit card. The free plan shows your OpenTable diner reviews with BlooTrue branding in the footer.

What is the difference between Layout placement and Post-HTML placement on Blogger?

Layout placement uses Bloggers built-in HTML/JavaScript gadget (Layout → Add a Gadget → HTML/JavaScript) and shows the widget sitewide in a region you choose — sidebar, footer, header. Post-HTML placement pastes the embed inside a single blog post by switching the post editor from Compose to HTML view. Use Layout when you want every visitor to see your OpenTable reviews on every page; use Post HTML when you only want reviews to appear inside one specific article — say, a post about your new tasting menu.

Why does my OpenTable embed disappear after I switch back to Compose view?

Bloggers Compose view sometimes auto-escapes HTML when you switch back from HTML view — converting your <script> and <div> tags into plain text. It does this only sometimes, which makes the bug confusing. Fix: stay in HTML view after pasting, save / publish from HTML view, then view the live post. The Layout HTML/JavaScript gadget approach avoids this issue entirely because gadgets do not have a Compose mode.

Does OpenTable offer its own review widget for Blogger?

No. OpenTable's official website widget only takes reservations — it books tables, but it never displays your reviews. There is no first-party OpenTable widget that shows diner reviews on a Blogger blog. The HTML/JavaScript Layout gadget is the cleanest way to surface a restaurant's OpenTable reviews on Blogger — BlooTrue fills that gap by pulling verified-diner reviews from any public OpenTable restaurant page and turning them into a paste-ready embed.

Do I need an OpenTable API key or developer access?

No. BlooTrue works with any public OpenTable restaurant page — no OpenTable API key, no developer application, no restaurant-account login required. Just paste your https://www.opentable.com/r/your-restaurant URL into the BlooTrue builder (pick any style on this page to open it).

Does BlooTrue work on .blogspot.com and Blogger custom domains? Compatible with Contempo, Soho, Emporio?

Yes to both. The widget is a pure client-side HTML embed and works identically whether your blog lives at yourname.blogspot.com or on a custom domain mapped through Blogger Settings. It works in every Blogger theme — modern themes (Contempo, Soho, Emporio, Notable), classic themes (Simple, Picture Window, Awesome Inc., Watermark, Ethereal, Travel, Dynamic Views), and any custom XML theme.

Will the widget slow down my Blogger blog or hurt SEO?

No on both. The widget loads asynchronously, the script is under 20KB, and reviews are served from a CDN cache. Typical Largest Contentful Paint impact is under 50ms. For SEO, BlooTrue layers schema.org Review and AggregateRating JSON-LD on top of Bloggers stock theme schema (Article, BlogPosting) — cleanly, without conflict — so search engines and AI assistants can read the reviews on your Blogger pages as structured data.