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Free OpenTable Review Widgets for WooCommerce

Embed verified-diner OpenTable reviews on any WooCommerce store in 60 seconds — one Custom HTML block, no plugin, no database bloat. OpenTable's own widget only books tables; BlooTrue shows your reviews.

Key facts: 60-second install on WooCommerce · shows the reviews OpenTable's widget won't · Custom HTML block — no plugin needed · zero database bloat, zero plugin updates · no OpenTable API key required · works with Storefront, Astra, any theme

Last updated September 25, 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

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Why Use BlooTrue for OpenTable on WooCommerce?

The plugin-free way to put OpenTable diner reviews on a WooCommerce store — OpenTable's widget only books tables, and plugins bloat your database.

Shows What OpenTable's Widget Won't

OpenTable's official widget only takes reservations — it never displays your reviews. BlooTrue is the free, paste-and-go alternative — pulls verified-diner reviews from your public OpenTable restaurant page automatically.

No Plugin, No Database Bloat

Third-party OpenTable plugins import review records into wp_posts and wp_postmeta and need updates. BlooTrue is a script embed — zero database rows, zero plugin maintenance.

Block + Classic Editor Support

Custom HTML block in the block editor, or the Text/HTML tab of the product description in the classic editor. Works with Storefront, Astra, and every theme.

Verified Diners, Real Stars

Every review comes from a diner who booked through OpenTable and honored the reservation — no drive-by reviews. The header rating is your real 1–5 star OpenTable average. No API key, no partner application required.

How Do I Install BlooTrue OpenTable on WooCommerce?

Takes less than a minute. One Custom HTML block — block editor or classic editor.

Open the Page in the WordPress Editor

In your WordPress admin, open the shop page, product page, or landing page where you want OpenTable reviews. WooCommerce pages edit like any other WordPress page.

Good placements for a restaurant store: below a gift card or merch product description, on the homepage, or in a checkout-adjacent trust section.

Add a Custom HTML Block

Click the + block inserter and search for "Custom HTML". Add the block where the reviews should appear.

Classic editor? Switch the product description to the Text (HTML) tab and paste the embed there instead.

Paste the OpenTable Embed Code

Paste the BlooTrue OpenTable embed code into the Custom HTML block. Use the block's Preview toggle to confirm the widget renders before publishing.

Click Update

Click Update. Your OpenTable reviews go live instantly — no plugin install, nothing written to your WordPress database, nothing new in your update queue.

Reviews auto-sync from OpenTable every 24 hours.

How BlooTrue Compares to Other OpenTable-on-WooCommerce Options

OpenTable's official widget only books tables — it shows no reviews. Here are the realistic paths for a WooCommerce store.

Option	BlooTrue	OpenTable plugin	Hand-rolled HTML
No plugin install required		—
Zero database bloat		—
Auto-sync new OpenTable reviews		Varies	—
No OpenTable API key needed		Sometimes	Sometimes
No coding required			—
SEO rich snippets (JSON-LD)		Varies	Manual
Pricing for full features	$9/mo	$49–99/yr	Dev time

OpenTable Review Widget for WooCommerce — Free, Plugin-Free, Verified Diners Only

BlooTrue's OpenTable Review Widget for WooCommerce is a free, plugin-free embed that displays your OpenTable diner reviews on any WooCommerce store. There's a double gap here: OpenTable's official website widget only takes reservations — it never displays your reviews — and the third-party OpenTable plugins in the WordPress directory import review records into your database and add to your update queue. BlooTrue bridges both with a pure script embed pasted into a Custom HTML block on any shop page, product page, or landing page — or into the Text (HTML) tab of the product description if you use the classic editor. Every review comes from a verified diner who booked through OpenTable and honored the reservation, and the header rating is your real 1–5 star OpenTable average — no conversion, no percentages. Zero rows added to wp_posts or wp_postmeta, zero plugin updates, works with any theme (Storefront, Astra, Flatsome, block themes). Effective placements for a restaurant store include directly below gift card and merch product descriptions, the homepage, and checkout-adjacent trust sections. 100+ widget styles, light and dark themes, free custom color picker. On paid plans, schema.org Review + AggregateRating JSON-LD is added to the page where the embed runs inline rather than inside an iframe, so search engines and AI assistants can read the reviews as structured data. Google does not show review stars for reviews a business shows about itself, so the gain is readability, not stars.

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

OpenTable's first-party website widget is built to do one thing: take reservations. It does not display the verified-diner reviews your restaurant has earned — those stay on opentable.com. OpenTable does not publish a paste-ready review widget the way Google publishes Place Cards. For WooCommerce merchants the practical choices are a third-party plugin (database weight, update maintenance) or a script embed like BlooTrue (no install, CDN-served, free).

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.

Does OpenTable offer its own review widget for WooCommerce?

No. OpenTable's official website widget only takes reservations — it does not display your reviews. The OpenTable plugins in the WordPress directory are third-party, add database weight, and need updates. BlooTrue is the plugin-free path to showing your diner reviews.

Do I need a WooCommerce plugin to show OpenTable reviews?

No. BlooTrue pastes into a standard Custom HTML block — nothing to install, nothing added to your database, nothing new in your plugin-update queue.

Do I need an OpenTable API key or partner access?

No. BlooTrue works with any public OpenTable restaurant page — no API key, no partner application, no restaurant-account login required. Just paste your full restaurant URL, like https://www.opentable.com/r/your-restaurant.

Can I put OpenTable reviews on WooCommerce product pages?

Yes. Add a Custom HTML block anywhere on the product or shop page, or paste into the Text (HTML) tab of the product description in the classic editor. Best spots for a restaurant store: below gift card and merch product descriptions, homepage, and checkout-adjacent trust sections.

Will the widget slow down my WooCommerce store?

No. The widget loads asynchronously and adds no PHP execution or database queries to page loads. The script is under 20KB and reviews are served from a CDN cache. Typical impact on Largest Contentful Paint is under 50ms.

Is the BlooTrue OpenTable widget free for WooCommerce?

Yes. Completely free — no plugin purchase, no recurring fee, unlimited widget views. The free plan shows your OpenTable reviews in one widget with BlooTrue branding in the footer.

Does it work with my theme (Storefront, Astra, etc.)?

Yes. The widget renders inside a standard Custom HTML block, which every WordPress theme supports — Storefront, Astra, Flatsome, and block themes all work without configuration.