Google’s AI Mode Now Features Agents That Help You Find and Book Restaurants

Google is expanding its AI Mode with new agent-like capabilities designed to assist users in locating restaurants and making reservations. The upgraded system can now surface available dining slots and guide you directly to a booking page. For broader dining-related questions, it can generate recommendations based on your past searches and Maps history.

To start, you simply provide a detailed text prompt—party size, date, time, location, cuisine preferences, and so on. After that, AI Mode creates a carefully chosen list of eateries along with the hours when they accept reservations.  Each listing includes a short, AI-generated summary highlighting what the restaurant is known for and what guests frequently recommend. Selecting an available time sends you straight to the reservation page, where you finish the process.

According to Google, this feature relies on Project Mariner along with integrations from booking partners such as OpenTable, Resy, Tock, Ticketmaster, StubHub, SeatGeek, Booksy, and others.

At present, this functionality is limited to U.S. customers enrolled in the $250-per-month Google AI Ultra plan, who also sign up for AI Mode Labs to test agent-driven features.

This isn’t Google’s first attempt at AI-powered booking. Several years ago, the company introduced Duplex, an AI service that could place calls to schedule appointments on your behalf. While the 2019 I/O demo wowed audiences, concerns around potential misuse prevented it from gaining real traction.

Personalized AI Results

For those not on the pricey Ultra plan, Google still promises more tailored responses in AI Mode. When searching for food or dining suggestions, the system will reference your previous chats, locations browsed via Search or Maps, and personal preferences to offer more relevant options.

To access the feature, you’ll need to sign up via AI Mode Labs. If you’d rather not have AI Mode personalize results based on your activity, you can opt out by disabling Search personalization in your Google Account.

Sharing results has also been simplified. Each generated response now includes a share button, creating a public link that allows your contacts to “jump into the same thread, ask follow-up questions, and continue exploring on their own.”

After successful pilot tests earlier this year in the U.S., U.K., and India, Google is now expanding AI Mode’s availability to 180 additional countries and regions following strong user feedback.