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Free OpenTable Review Widgets for Joomla

Embed verified diner reviews on any Joomla restaurant site in 60 seconds — works with Joomla 3, 4, and 5 via a Custom HTML module. OpenTable's official widget only books tables; BlooTrue gives you the missing review widget for free.

Key facts: 60-second install on Joomla · verified diner reviews only · works on Joomla 3, 4, and 5 · Cassiopeia + Protostar compatible · no OpenTable API key required · schema.org markup on paid plans

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 site lives.

Looking for a different review source? See all OpenTable widgets

Setting this up on a different platform? See all OpenTable review widgets · Want a different review platform on Joomla? All review widgets for Joomla

Why Use BlooTrue for OpenTable on Joomla?

The only free way to put OpenTable reviews on a Joomla site — OpenTable's own widget only takes reservations.

Shows Reviews, Not Just a Booking Form

OpenTable's official widget embeds a reservation form and nothing else. BlooTrue is the free, paste-and-go complement — it pulls the verified-diner reviews from your public OpenTable restaurant page automatically.

No Joomla Extension Required

Pure HTML embed. No Joomla Extensions Directory install, no extension permissions, no recurring license fee.

Works on Joomla 3, 4, and 5

Works with Cassiopeia (J4/J5), Protostar (J3), and every third-party template (JoomShaper, YooTheme, JoomLart).

No OpenTable API Key Required

Works with any public OpenTable restaurant page. No developer application, no API quotas, no restaurant-account integration required.

How Do I Install BlooTrue OpenTable on Joomla?

Takes less than a minute. No coding, no extension 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 into the live preview.

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

Customize the Look

Pick one of 100+ styles, 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 Joomla extension install, no PHP overrides.

Paste into Joomla

Module placement (Joomla 4/5): Open Content → Site Modules, click + New, choose Custom, click Toggle Editor (or </>) to switch to HTML, paste, set the Position and Menu Assignment, then Save.

Joomla 3: Same flow via Extensions → Modules → New → Custom HTML.

Inline article placement: Edit the article, click Toggle editor, and paste the embed code where you want reviews.

Reviews auto-sync from OpenTable every 24 hours.

How BlooTrue Compares to Other OpenTable-on-Joomla Options

OpenTable's widget only books tables. Here's how BlooTrue compares to the next-best paths for showing reviews.

Option	BlooTrue	OpenTable official	Paid JED extensions
Displays OpenTable reviews		—	Higher tier
No widget view caps		—	—
No OpenTable API key needed		—	Sometimes
No Joomla extension required		—	—
Custom layouts and accent colors		—	Limited
SEO rich snippets (JSON-LD)		—	Paid tier
Pricing for full features	$9/mo	N/A	$20+/yr

OpenTable Review Widget for Joomla — Free, Shows the Reviews the Official Widget Won't

BlooTrue's OpenTable Review Widget for Joomla is a free, extension-free embed that displays your OpenTable reviews on any Joomla restaurant site. OpenTable's official website widget only takes reservations — it never displays the verified-diner reviews your restaurant earns; those stay on opentable.com. BlooTrue fills that gap by pulling reviews from any public OpenTable restaurant page and turning them into a paste-ready Joomla embed. Every review comes from a verified diner who booked through OpenTable and honored the reservation, and the widget shows your real 1–5 star average exactly as it appears upstream. Works on Joomla 3, Joomla 4, and Joomla 5 via the built-in Custom HTML module type, with the default Cassiopeia template (J4/J5), the older Protostar template (J3), and any third-party template. No Joomla Extensions Directory install, no per-month fee, no OpenTable API key required.

Why doesn't OpenTable's own widget show reviews?

OpenTable's first-party widget is built to do one thing: book tables. It embeds a reservation form, not social proof — the diner reviews that convince someone to book stay on opentable.com. OpenTable does not publish a paste-ready review embed the way Google publishes Place Cards. Third-party widgets are the standard way Joomla restaurant sites surface their OpenTable reviews on their own pages — 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 Joomla?

Yes. BlooTrue is completely free for Joomla. No extension install, no JED license fee, unlimited widget views, no credit card.

Doesn't OpenTable already offer a widget for Joomla?

OpenTable's official website widget only takes reservations — it does not display reviews. Your verified-diner reviews stay on opentable.com. BlooTrue fills that gap by pulling reviews from any public OpenTable restaurant page.

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 integration required.

Do I need a Joomla extension to display OpenTable reviews?

No. BlooTrue uses a pure HTML embed that drops into a built-in Joomla Custom HTML module. Joomla ships the Custom HTML module type on every install.

Does the widget work on Joomla 3, Joomla 4, and Joomla 5?

Yes, all three. The Custom HTML module type ships with every modern Joomla version. Admin navigation differs slightly — J4/J5 use Content → Site Modules, J3 uses Extensions → Modules — but the embed code is identical.

Where exactly should I paste the embed code on Joomla?

For module placement, open Content → Site Modules (J4/J5) or Extensions → Modules (J3), click + New, choose Custom, click Toggle Editor (or </>) to switch to HTML, paste, set the Position, and assign it to menu items. For inline article placement, edit the article, click Toggle editor, and paste.

Will the widget slow down my Joomla site?

No. The widget loads asynchronously, the script is under 20KB, and lazy loading defers image fetches. Typical impact on Largest Contentful Paint is under 50ms.