Guest Experience Platform · Dubai

They loved it.
Help them say so.

NFC-Powered
No App Required
Menu + Reviews · One Card
Arabic & English
◈ Built for cafés, dessert bars, brunch spots & experiential dining
3–5×
more guests complete a review when prompted at the table versus hours later
52
new Google reviews a year from just one per week — compounding ranking signals
AED 0
cost per review — versus paid advertising to acquire the same new customer trust
01
The Problem

The visit was memorable.
Nobody said so online.

Your regulars love you. New customers would too — if they could find you. The gap between a great experience and a Google review is smaller than you think. And far more costly than it looks.

01
Positive emotion evaporates before guests act
Guests leave genuinely happy. But by the time they're home, the intention to post has dissolved into the rest of their day. The moment — and the review — is gone.
02
Asking at the counter breaks the experience
Telling a guest to "leave us a Google review" feels transactional. It undermines the warmth they just felt. Most staff won't do it consistently — and they're right not to.
03
In Dubai, Google decides who gets the walk-in
Tourists, new residents, and weekend explorers decide where to go based on ratings and review volume. Your competitor with 40 more reviews may be getting your customers.
04
Your actual bestsellers stay invisible to you
Was it the pistachio French toast? The iced matcha? The truffle croissant? Without a post-visit touchpoint, guest preferences stay invisible. Best sellers stay unconfirmed.
02
The Solution

One tap.
Two things you've always needed.

A branded NFC card sits on every table. Guests tap — and choose between browsing your menu or sharing their experience. No app. No account. No staff effort. No friction.

◈
View the Menu
A visual, scrollable menu opens instantly — drinks, food, specials, seasonal items. Always current. No printing costs. No outdated boards. One tap from the item to a WhatsApp order.
Guest taps card at the table
Branded menu page opens immediately
Visual, scrollable, always up to date
One tap to WhatsApp order or reservation
✦
Share the Experience
Guests are guided through a short reflection — what they loved, what stood out — and offered a polished draft they can edit and post to Google themselves. Nothing auto-posts.
Guest reflects on what they experienced
A draft appears — editable, never generic
Nothing posts without their explicit action
One tap routes directly to Google or Tripadvisor
Both paths live on one card. One tap — the guest chooses. Your venue gets reviews and a menu experience from a single touchpoint on every table, for every guest, at every visit.
03
The Review Experience

We don't ask for reviews.
We help guests find the words.

Most guests who want to leave a review don't know how to start. Afterglow gives them a beginning — shaped entirely from what they actually experienced.

Thanks for visiting
"What made today's visit worth talking about?"
The food — genuinely exceptional
The atmosphere and feeling
The staff made me feel welcome
I'll definitely come back
A reflection, not a request
The guest is never asked to "leave a review." They're invited to say what they loved. It feels like sharing — not complying. That difference is everything.
Three short questions
What made today memorable? What would you order again? Describe it in a few words. Warm, simple — completed in under two minutes while still at the table.
A draft — always editable
Their choices shape a polished starting point. They read it, tweak every word, and post it themselves. Nothing goes anywhere without their explicit action.
Authentic by design
Every review is written, edited, and posted by a real guest. Afterglow helps with expression — it never replaces the experience itself.
04
The Writing Experience

A draft that
sounds like them.

After three questions, the guest sees something they actually want to post. Their words, their experience — shaped into something they're proud to share.

What they chose
Their input
Memorable moment: the food. Would order again: the pistachio French toast and the saffron latte. Their words: "felt like a local discovery, not a tourist trap."
What appears on screen
Their draft
"Exactly the kind of place you hope to stumble across. The pistachio French toast was genuinely exceptional — the kind of thing you think about on the way home. The saffron latte finished it perfectly. The whole space had that rare quality that made it feel like a local discovery rather than just another Dubai café."
Edit freely
Regenerate
Copy & post
The guest writes. Always.
The draft is a starting point — not a finished product. They adjust every word before anything reaches Google. Guests remain fully in control.
Nothing auto-posts. Ever.
The guest copies their edited review and posts it themselves. Authenticity and platform compliance are protected at every step.
Tone matched to your venue
Warm and conversational for a neighbourhood café. Elevated for a concept space. The draft voice is calibrated to your brand identity — never generic.
One tap to Google
After editing, one tap opens Google Maps directly to your review page. From table tap to posted review — under three minutes.
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Everything Included

Built for hospitality.
Designed for guests.

Core
Digital Menu Experience
A visual, scrollable menu that opens in one tap. Drinks, food, specials — always current. Update it yourself anytime. No printing, no outdated boards.
Core
Guided Review Flow
Three warm prompts guide guests to reflect on their visit. No pressure, no forms — just a natural invitation to share what they loved about the experience.
Core
AI-Assisted Review Draft
Guest inputs become a polished, editable starting point. Fully theirs to change before posting. Nothing goes to Google without their explicit action.
Guest Experience
Signature Item Showcase
Your most-loved dishes and drinks shown visually before guests reflect. Reminds them of what they enjoyed — and sharpens the review they write.
Guest Experience
Owner or Host Note
A short personal message from you — the story behind a dish, a seasonal special, a genuine thank you. Makes every tap feel personal, not automated.
Guest Experience
Smart Review Routing
One tap routes guests to Google or Tripadvisor — whichever platform matters most to your business. Clean, direct, and completely frictionless.
Operational
Item Preference Insights
See which dishes and drinks guests highlight as most memorable. Weekly WhatsApp summary to you. Know your actual bestsellers — not just your assumed ones.
Operational
QR Code Fallback
Every card has a QR backup. Nothing fails silently — any guest on any phone can always access the full experience. Reliable, every time.
Operational
Arabic & English
The page detects device language and serves the right version automatically. Inclusive for every guest — local, expat, or tourist.
06
In Service

Nothing changes
for your team.

The card does the work. Your staff do what they already do. There is no new process, no training program, no disruption to how you run service.

01
Card on the table
Placed when the order arrives or with the bill. Already there — no announcement, no pitch, no ask.
02
One optional line
"This card has our menu and a way to share feedback if you'd like." Warm, brief, and entirely optional for staff to say at all.
03
Guest taps or scans
NFC tap on any smartphone. QR fallback on every card. Works on any device. Nothing fails silently.
04
Everything else is handled
The menu, the reflection, the draft, the Google routing — all on their phone. Your team does nothing further.
Invisible to guests who don't engage
Guests who don't tap see only a beautiful branded card on their table. The system is available — never insistent. It never intrudes on the experience.
Branded entirely as yours
The card, the landing page, the menu — all carry your logo, colours, and tone. Guests never see "Afterglow." They only ever see you.
07
Why It Matters

Reviews aren't vanity.
They're revenue.

In Dubai, your next regular is searching Google right now. What they find — rating, recency, volume — determines whether they walk in or keep scrolling.

88%
of diners trust online reviews as much as a personal recommendation · industry research
3.9×
stronger visit correlation for venues with high recent review volume vs those without
72%
of Dubai tourists use Google ratings and review volume as a key factor when choosing where to dine
What one review per week means
52
New reviews in a year. For a venue with 80 reviews today, that's moving into a tier most competitors never reach — with compounding Google visibility effects.
The cost of that visibility
AED 3/day
The monthly plan works out to AED 3 per day. One additional table seated from Google discovery more than covers it — indefinitely.
Early result · Dubai pilot venue · first 30 days
23
new Google reviews posted in the first month
4.8★
average rating of Afterglow-assisted reviews
0
additional hours of staff time required
Results from a specialty café pilot in the Jumeirah area. Figures are directional — outcomes vary by venue type, table count, and guest flow. Provided to illustrate what's possible, not as a guarantee.
Fully compliant
No incentives offered · No review gating · No pre-written auto-posting · Guests retain full control over final submission. Designed to align with Google review policies and platform terms of service at every step.
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Pricing

Start once.
Decide what comes next.

One setup covers everything you need to launch and start collecting reviews from day one. The monthly option keeps things fresh and your insights flowing — only if you want it.

If your menu rarely changes, the one-time setup may be everything you need. There's no pressure to continue.

One-time · Complete
Setup & Launch
AED 1,750
single payment · no commitment required
Premium NFC cards — one per table, one at counter
QR code fallback printed on every card
Custom branded landing page in your visual identity
Full digital menu — visual, scrollable, ready on day one
Guided reflection flow & AI-assisted review draft
Signature item showcase with your photography
Owner or host personal message
Google & Tripadvisor review routing
Arabic & English language support, auto-detected
Staff briefing — 10 minutes, included
Delivery and in-person setup, included

Everything you need is in the one-time setup. The monthly option is additive — not required to get value from day one.

Monthly · Optional
AED 950
per month 450 · cancel anytime · no minimum term

For venues that want their content kept fresh, their insights delivered, and their page actively managed.

Menu updates — new items, seasonal specials, price changes
Monthly insight PDF — what guests highlighted most
Content changes on request — wording, photos, prompts
Priority support
Landing page live and actively maintained at all times
The maths

Fin

One card. Two things your venue has always needed. A menu guests can actually browse — and a way for the ones who loved it to say so, right at the table, while the feeling is still there.

"Built for hospitality that puts everything into the experience — and deserves to be found because of it."
Ready to see it?

Book a 15-minute demo — we'll show you a live tap flow and a sample card.

Muhammad

+971 52 175 9132

WhatsApp preferred · Same-day response

NFC · No App Required
Menu + Reviews · One Card
Arabic & English
Dubai-Based