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Free OpenTable Review Widgets for Lightspeed eCom

Embed OpenTable reviews on any Lightspeed eCom site in 60 seconds — install via Design → Custom Code. OpenTable's official widget only books tables and Lightspeed has no OpenTable review app; BlooTrue is the free path to showing your verified-diner reviews.

Key facts: 60-second install on Lightspeed eCom · shows reviews the official widget can't · Design → Custom Code install · for Lightspeed eCom, not Restaurant POS · no OpenTable API key required · schema.org markup on paid plans

Last updated September 16, 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 Lightspeed? All review widgets for Lightspeed

Why Use BlooTrue for OpenTable on Lightspeed eCom?

The free way to put OpenTable reviews on a Lightspeed eCom site — the official widget only takes reservations, and Lightspeed has no OpenTable review app.

Shows Reviews the Official Widget Never Will

OpenTable's own website widget only books tables — it never displays your reviews. BlooTrue is the free, paste-and-go complement — it pulls reviews from your public OpenTable restaurant page automatically.

Native Custom Code Install

Pure HTML embed pasted into Design → Custom Code (Body tab). No Lightspeed App Store install, no permission scopes, no recurring app fee.

For Lightspeed eCom, Not Restaurant POS

This integration targets the e-commerce storefront — the website your guests visit. Lightspeed Restaurant (the POS for the dining room) is a separate product.

Verified-Diner Trust, No API Key

Every OpenTable review comes from a diner who booked and honored a reservation — no drive-by reviews. BlooTrue works with any public OpenTable restaurant page: no API key, no partner integration, no account connection required.

How Do I Install BlooTrue OpenTable on Lightspeed eCom?

Takes less than a minute. Install via Design → Custom Code (sitewide) or the Pages editor (per-page).

Open Custom Code in the Lightspeed eCom Back Office

Log into your Lightspeed eCom back office. In the left navigation, click Design → Custom Code.

Note: This is the Lightspeed eCom back office — the e-commerce storefront. If you have Lightspeed Restaurant (POS) instead, the menu structure is different and this integration doesn't apply.

Paste in the Body Tab (Sitewide)

Inside Custom Code you'll see two tabs: Body and Header. Paste the BlooTrue OpenTable embed code into the Body tab text area.

Body vs Header: Body is the safe default. Header is for code that must execute before the page renders (analytics tags, font loaders) — placing BlooTrue there works but offers no benefit.

Click Save.

Per-Page Placement (Optional)

For placement on a specific page (About, Reviews, Private Dining), open Content → Pages in the back office, click the page to edit, and click the Source button (looks like </>) in the rich-text editor toolbar.

Paste the embed code into the HTML view. Click Source again to confirm it renders, and save.

Save and Preview

Click Save. OpenTable reviews appear on your Lightspeed eCom site instantly.

Reviews auto-sync from OpenTable every 24 hours.

How BlooTrue Compares to Other OpenTable-on-Lightspeed Options

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

Option	BlooTrue	OpenTable official	Generic widget apps
Displays OpenTable reviews for free		Bookings only	Higher tier
Native Lightspeed Custom Code install		—	Manual
No widget view caps		—	—
No OpenTable API key needed		—	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 Lightspeed eCom — Free, Shows What the Official Widget Won't

BlooTrue's OpenTable Review Widget for Lightspeed eCom is a free, app-free embed that displays your OpenTable reviews on any Lightspeed eCom site. There's a double gap to bridge: OpenTable's official website widget only takes reservations — it never displays your reviews — and the Lightspeed App Store does not list a dedicated OpenTable review app for the eCom platform. BlooTrue fills both gaps with a pure HTML embed pasted via Design → Custom Code in the Lightspeed eCom back office. This is for Lightspeed eCom — the e-commerce storefront (formerly Lightspeed Web Store / Lightspeed Online) — not Lightspeed Restaurant POS, which is a separate product with a separate integration surface. OpenTable reviews carry unusual weight as social proof because every one comes from a verified diner — someone who booked through OpenTable and honored the reservation — so a fine-dining room, neighborhood bistro, café, steakhouse, or restaurant group can show real 1–5 star ratings with the widget header displaying the genuine OpenTable average, no conversion. 100+ widget styles, light and dark themes, free custom color picker, and on paid plans schema.org Review + AggregateRating JSON-LD for star-rating eligibility in Google search results.

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

OpenTable's first-party widget is built to do one thing: book tables. It keeps the reviews themselves on opentable.com, where they drive bookings through the marketplace. OpenTable does not publish a paste-ready review embed the way Google publishes Place Cards. Third-party widgets are the standard way Lightspeed eCom 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 Lightspeed eCom?

Yes. BlooTrue is completely free for Lightspeed eCom. No Lightspeed App Store install, no recurring app fee, unlimited widget views. The free plan shows your OpenTable reviews with BlooTrue branding in the footer.

Does this work on Lightspeed Restaurant (POS)?

This page covers Lightspeed eCom — the e-commerce storefront. Lightspeed Restaurant POS is a separate product for taking orders in the dining room. For the website your guests visit, this page is the right place. For POS receipt or transactional-email surfacing, that's a separate integration entirely.

Doesn't OpenTable already offer a website widget for Lightspeed?

OpenTable's official website widget only takes reservations — it never displays your reviews. The Lightspeed App Store does not list a dedicated OpenTable review app either. BlooTrue fills both gaps with a free review embed pasted via Design → Custom Code.

Do I need an OpenTable API key or partner access?

No. BlooTrue works with any public OpenTable restaurant page — no OpenTable API key, no partner integration, no account-level connection required.

Where is Custom Code in the new Lightspeed UI?

Custom Code lives under Design in the Lightspeed eCom back office. Inside Custom Code there are two tabs: Body and Header. Paste the BlooTrue embed in the Body tab.

Should I use the Body tab or the Header tab?

Body. The widget loads asynchronously and doesn't need to block initial render. Header is reserved for code that must execute before the page paints — analytics scripts, font preconnects.

Will the widget slow down my Lightspeed eCom site?

No. The widget loads asynchronously after your page content. The script is under 20KB and reviews are served from a CDN cache. Typical impact on Largest Contentful Paint is under 50ms — well within Core Web Vitals thresholds.