In three of the trades we read around Dublin, CA, not one business had answered any of its recent reviews: coffee shops, bakeries and dermatology. Dermatology is the starkest of the three. Among the dermatology practices someone searching in Dublin, CA is shown, the median listing carries 64 reviews and the most-reviewed carries 3,416, and no practice we read had replied to a recent one. The median coffee shop we read carries 141 reviews and the median bakery 143.
Restaurants carry far larger listings. The median restaurant we read holds 1,052 reviews; the most-reviewed holds 4,383. That listing belongs to Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, which answered 8 of its last 10. Urban Plates, whose listing carries 3,654 reviews, answered 2 of its last 10, and Fresh Millions Restaurant 1 of 10. Among the cafés, Delah Coffee answered 10 of its last 10, on a listing of 318 reviews.
Several businesses in the practice and appointment trades answered every one of their last 10. Among the weight-loss clinics, Gameday Men's Health Pleasanton, CA, Abundant Life Weight Loss and Bay Area Medical Group - San Ramon each answered 10 of 10. The three IV therapy names we can credit, B12 LOVE | Pleasanton, Luxe & Posh Aesthetics & Wellness and Gameday Men's Health, also each answered 10 of 10, as did Club K9, Camp Bow Wow Tri Valley / Livermore and BratPak Dog Kamp - Livermore among the pet boarding businesses. Waterford Dental Group, whose listing carries 1,006 reviews, answered 10 of its last 10; Live & Smile Dental & Orthodontics did the same. In nail salons, JC Nails Spa - Gel X Nails answered 10 of 10, BELLA 2 NAIL SALON 9 and Rosewood Nail Spa 7.
In barbering and hair, the names we can credit are Luxe Barber Studio and Austin Louis Salon, each at 1 of its last 10. Among the veterinarians, Four Paws Veterinary Center answered 9 of 10 and IronHorse VetCare 6. The reply benchmark measured here, across 46 businesses in all trades together, is 75%: that is the share of recent reviews a typical measured business answered.
What to do about it
Start with your own Google listing: count how many of your last 10 reviews have your reply under them. Every reply figure on this page is counted the same way. If you run a coffee shop, a bakery or a dermatology practice, none of the businesses we read in your trade had answered a recent review, so a reply on yours is something the searcher sees on your listing and not on theirs.
In other trades, compare yourself with the named businesses in your own line, using their own figures: in weight-loss clinics, IV therapy and pet boarding, every business named here answered 10 of 10. The 75% benchmark is measured across all trades together, not your trade alone. A reply is the one part of a review you write, so start with the most recent ones and keep each reply short and specific to what the customer said.
Food & drink in Dublin, CA
Of the 20 coffee shops and the 20 bakeries we read among the businesses someone searching in Dublin, CA is shown, not one had answered any of its recent reviews. That holds for both trades as a whole, not for a few listings within them. The median coffee shop we read carries 141 reviews and a 4.5 rating; the median bakery carries 143 reviews and a 4.7 rating. In each of the two trades, the most-reviewed listing we read carries 1,651 reviews.
The cafés we read look different on replies. Among them, Delah Coffee answered 10 of its last 10 reviews. Its listing carries 318 reviews, against a median of 187 for the cafés we read, whose median rating is 4.6.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 1052 | 4.45 | Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar | 8 of 10 |
| Cafés | 187 | 4.6 | Delah Coffee | 10 of 10 |
| Coffee shops | 141 | 4.5 | — | |
| Bars | 162.5 | 4.4 | Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar | 8 of 10 |
| Bakeries | 143 | 4.7 | — |
Hair, nails & barbering in Dublin, CA
Among the nail salons someone searching in Dublin, CA is shown, JC Nails Spa - Gel X Nails answered 10 of its last 10 reviews, on a listing of 559 reviews. BELLA 2 NAIL SALON answered 9 of 10 on a listing of 293, and Rosewood Nail Spa answered 7 of 10 on a listing of 256. Those are the nail salons answering the most of their recent reviews among those we could measure.
The barbershops and hair salons look different at the top. Among the barbershops we could measure, the one answering the most of its recent reviews, Luxe Barber Studio, answered 1 of its last 10, on a listing of 297 reviews. Among the hair salons we could measure, the two answering the most were Luxe Barber Studio and Austin Louis Salon, each at 1 of 10; Austin Louis Salon's listing carries 95 reviews. Luxe Barber Studio appears among both the barbershops and the hair salons named here. Neither trade is one where nobody answered: each has at least one business with a reply on a recent review.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbershops | 65 | 4.7 | Luxe Barber Studio | 1 of 10 |
| Hair salons | 62 | 4.8 | Luxe Barber Studio | 1 of 10 |
| Nail salons | 69.5 | 4.55 | JC Nails Spa - Gel X Nails | 10 of 10 |
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Spa & aesthetics in Dublin, CA
Not one of the 20 dermatology practices we read around Dublin, CA had answered any of its recent reviews. That is the plainest fact in this section. The most-reviewed dermatology listing someone searching in Dublin, CA is shown carries 3,416 reviews, the next two carry 609 and 536, and the median dermatology practice we read carries 64 reviews at a median rating of 4.8.
The named businesses in IV therapy and weight-loss clinics show the other side. Among the IV therapy businesses, B12 LOVE | Pleasanton answered 10 of its last 10 reviews on a listing of 136, Luxe & Posh Aesthetics & Wellness answered 10 of 10 on 127, and Gameday Men's Health Pleasanton, CA answered 10 of 10 on 116. Among the weight-loss clinics, Abundant Life Weight Loss answered 10 of 10 on 69 reviews and Bay Area Medical Group - San Ramon answered 10 of 10 on 66. Gameday Men's Health Pleasanton, CA appears among both the IV therapy and the weight-loss businesses named here, and Luxe & Posh Aesthetics & Wellness appears among both the IV therapy businesses and the med spas.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day spas | 48 | 4.7 | SoulSisters Spa | 10 of 10 |
| Med spas | 75 | 4.95 | Luxe & Posh Aesthetics & Wellness | 10 of 10 |
| IV therapy | 68 | 5 | B12 LOVE | Pleasanton | 10 of 10 |
| Weight-loss clinics | 34 | 5 | Gameday Men's Health Pleasanton, CA | 10 of 10 |
| Dermatology | 64 | 4.8 | — | |
| Plastic surgery | 84 | 4.8 | Sono Bello San Ramon | 10 of 10 |
Fitness & wellness in Dublin, CA
Among the gyms someone searching in Dublin, CA is shown, Vim + Vigor Fitness replied to 10 of its last 10 reviews, and CrossFit Pleasanton also replied to 10 of its last 10. Bay Club Pleasanton replied to 8 of its last 10. Among those we could measure, those are the gyms answering the most of their recent reviews. We can't see how the other gyms reply, so nothing here should be read as a description of gyms in general.
Among the chiropractors we read, the figure at the top is different. The chiropractor answering the most of its recent reviews, San Ramon Chiropractic, replied to 2 of its last 10. Among those we could measure, that is the highest recent reply figure in this trade, and it shows that replying does happen here. It is not a count of how many chiropractors reply, because not every business we read could be measured.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyms | 47 | 4.7 | Vim + Vigor Fitness | 10 of 10 |
| Chiropractors | 44 | 4.9 | San Ramon Chiropractic | 2 of 10 |
Dental & orthodontics in Dublin, CA
Among the dentists someone searching in Dublin, CA is shown, the most-reviewed listing we read is also one that answers its reviews. Waterford Dental Group carries 1,006 Google reviews and answered 10 of its last 10. Live & Smile Dental & Orthodontics answered 10 of 10 on a listing of 404 reviews, and All In One Dental Innovations answered 9 of 10 on a listing of 442.
For scale, the median dentist of the 20 we read carries 223.5 reviews across its whole listing history, and the three most-reviewed carry 1,006, 442 and 421. The median rating among those dentists is 4.9. Among the 20 orthodontists we read, the median listing holds 125.5 reviews and the median rating is 5. Those are whole-listing figures. The reply figures in this section measure something narrower: how many of each business's most recent reviews the owner answered.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 223.5 | 4.9 | Waterford Dental Group | 10 of 10 |
| Orthodontists | 125.5 | 5 | Live & Smile Dental & Orthodontics | 10 of 10 |
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Pets in Dublin, CA
Among the pet boarding businesses someone searching in Dublin, CA is shown, the three owners answering the most of their recent reviews each answered 10 of their last 10. Club K9 did it on a listing of 402 reviews, the most-reviewed boarding business we read. Camp Bow Wow Tri Valley / Livermore answered 10 of 10 on a listing of 262 reviews, and BratPak Dog Kamp - Livermore answered 10 of 10 on a listing of 188. Those are three named businesses, not the trade: we read 20 boarding businesses, and we can't see how the others handle their reviews. The median boarding business we read carries 66 reviews and a 4.75 rating.
The median grooming listing we read is smaller, at 34 reviews against 66 for boarding, with a median rating of 4.65. The three most-reviewed groomers carry 729, 386 and 165 reviews. Pet Supplies Plus Pleasanton is the 386, and it answered 10 of its last 10. Dogtopia of Dublin answered 9 of its last 10, on a listing of 140 reviews.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet grooming | 34 | 4.65 | Pet Supplies Plus Pleasanton | 10 of 10 |
| Pet boarding | 66 | 4.75 | Club K9 | 10 of 10 |
| Veterinarians | 131 | 4.6 | Four Paws Veterinary Center | 9 of 10 |
Shops & studios in Dublin, CA
Among the tattoo studios someone searching in Dublin, CA is shown, LaserAway Dublin answered 9 of its last 10 reviews, and Crescent Brow Bar also answered 9 of its last 10. Those are the two strongest reply figures we have in this section. LaserAway Dublin's listing carries 277 reviews over its whole history; Crescent Brow Bar's carries 126.
Inkestry Custom Tattoo Studio is the third business named among those answering, with a reply on 1 of its last 10 reviews. Its listing carries 96 reviews in total. We name at most three businesses per trade, and these are the three. We can't see how the other businesses we read handle their reviews, because not every listing could be measured, so nothing here should be read as a verdict on them.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tattoo studios | 53.5 | 4.9 | LaserAway Dublin | 9 of 10 |
Method
Every figure comes from public Google listings — the businesses and owner replies any customer can see — read on 2026-09-24. Counts describe the businesses someone searching in Dublin, CA is shown, which is the competitive set a customer actually chooses from, not a register of businesses inside the city limits. A business is named only where we read at least eight of its recent reviews, and only the ones answering the most are named; the rest of a market appears as a distribution with its denominator. Chains are counted but never named. Nothing is ranked on star rating. Dublin, CA has a population of 70,542 and a median household income of $205,046 (US Census) — context for the town, not a predictor of its reviews.