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About this game
Cooking Diary® Restaurant Game is a casual simulation game where players manage and upgrade their own restaurants. The core gameplay involves serving customers quickly and efficiently to earn coins and progress through various restaurants and levels. Players can customize their avatar and restaurant, with a focus on time management and strategic upgrades, though many reviews indicate a steep progression curve that encourages in-app purchases.
What players say
Themes from 200 recent Google Play reviews, analysed 28 Aug 2026
Praised
Fun & addictive118Challenging18Fair without paying14
Complained about
Monetisation31Updates28Difficulty25
Why we tagged it this way
What each behavioural tag is based on
- Short sessionsRuns are self-contained, so stopping early costs you nothing.
- InterruptiblePut it down mid-session and pick it up cold.
- One-handedPlayable with a thumb, in portrait.
- Needs a connectionOnline-only, so no play on a flight.
- Energy timersPlay is gated by a refilling energy bar.
- Sound optionalNo audio cue carries information — fine on mute.
- Low focusPlayable while half-distracted.
Commute
Short, interruptible sessions
Flight
Needs a connection
In bed
Works muted, one-handed
With friends
Solo only, no multiplayer
What it costs
| Download | Free |
| In-app purchases | $0.99 - $109.99 |
| Ads | None |
| Energy timers | Yes |
From the Google Play listing.
Tags
ReplayabilityHigh
StoryLight Story
SocialSolo
DifficultyNormal
GrindHigh
Brain PowerLight
Story depthLight
PriceP2W
PauseableHigh
VibeRelaxing
OrientationLikely-Portrait
RatingTeen
DeviceLightweight
Has ending?Live-Service
MultiplayerSolo-Only
GenreGames
👍 One-handed🔇 Mute-friendly
