Looking to fill more tables?
We’ll bring you the diners
Going Out puts your restaurant in front of millions of hungry DoorDash users nearby -with personalized recommendations, push notifications, in-app deals, and email campaigns that drive them through your door
All you do is set a deal. That’s it
Getting Started on Rewards
Simple to Launch. Zero Friction to Run
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Set up your funded deal
Choose your offer type, set your minimum spend threshold, and decide how much you want to give back in DoorDash credits.
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Go live on Going Out
Your restaurant and deal are featured prominently in Going Out - surfaced to millions of nearby users who are actively looking for where to dine next.
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Watch the visits roll in
Track visits, redemptions, and customer trends in your merchant dashboard. Understand which offers drive the most traffic and adjust on your schedule.
Going Out Rewards Details
What We Handle For You
You focus on the food - we fill the seats, and take care of the rest. We’ll provide this suite of services so you always know exactly what’s working
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Your offer is prominently featured in the Going Out section — where customers are actively browsing for where to eat next.
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We send contextual reminders, nearby deal alerts, and personalized emails that bring customers to your door — across the full DoorDash marketing ecosystem.
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Card-linking captures every qualifying visit through payment network intelligence. No POS changes, no staff training, zero friction.
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DoorDash credits are automatically calculated and delivered to the customer's wallet the moment their transaction clears.
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Program costs are deducted directly from your existing DoorDash marketplace payouts — no invoices, no separate payments, no surprises.
Reservations | Powered by SevenRooms
Reservations, commission-free. Rich guest data. Zero cover fees.
Going Out Reservations, powered by SevenRooms, lets DoorDash's audience book directly in-app. Every reservation comes with unified guest profiles - combining dine-in history with delivery and pickup behavior so you can personalize service and build real loyalty.
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Set up in minutes, embed on your website - No IT team needed — you're live and taking bookings the same day, with a widget you can drop straight onto your own site.
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Unlike other reservation platforms, we never take a cut per booking — what your guests spend stays entirely with you.
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Every reservation comes with a full guest profile combining their dine-in, delivery, and pickup history so you can personalize service before they even sit down.
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Birthdays, buyouts, and big groups are handled natively - no third-party add-ons or manual coordination required.
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Your prime time slots go first to DoorDash's highest-value, highest-frequency subscribers - the guests most likely to spend more and come back.
“DoorDash's Going Out rewards has been great for my business, my brand visibility, and my bottom line. It's brought in a steady stream of new customers, and the margins are strong.”
Victor Escobedo
Owner, Papalote
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No - and this is the biggest misconception we hear. Going Out works through payment network intelligence, meaning we detect qualifying transactions automatically when a customer pays with their linked card. Your team doesn't do anything differently. No new hardware, no QR codes to scan, no buttons to press. Just run your restaurant the way you always have.
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Costs are deducted directly from your existing DoorDash marketplace payouts - no invoices, no separate billing, no new payment method to set up. You only pay when a customer earns a reward, making it fully performance-based. If no one earns, you don't pay.
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Most restaurants are live within a few days of signing up. You set your offer - the minimum spend and the credit amount - our team reviews it, and your restaurant appears in the Going Out tab. There's no lengthy onboarding, no technical integration, and no training rollout required.
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Our team will help you find the right structure for your margins, but the current format we use is a flat dollar back (e.g. Spend $30, get $6 credits back). The goal is an offer compelling enough to get customers off the couch and through your door - our team has data on what works by cuisine, service type, and market.
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So far we’ve seen that on average, ~62% of customers Going Out drives to your restaurant have never ordered from your location on DoorDash before - meaning they're genuinely net new.
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A lot more than most restaurants expect. Your restaurant and offer are featured in the Going Out tab, on your DoorDash store page, in targeted push notifications, in email campaigns, and through neighborhood challenges. DoorDash also produces delivery bag stuffers and in-app placements promoting Going Out broadly - all of which drive traffic to participating restaurants. You don't need to run a single ad.
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Every week you receive an in-store performance report showing total visits, total in-store spend, new vs. returning customer breakdown, average order value, and reward redemption rates. You'll have a clear, honest picture of what Going Out is driving to your bottom line - not just impressions or clicks, but actual bodies in seats and dollars spent.
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Yes. You're never locked in to a fixed offer. If you want to increase your reward during a slow period, pull back during a busy season, or test a different offer structure entirely, you can work with your DoorDash account team to make those changes. The program is designed to flex with your business, not the other way around.