Among the massage businesses someone searching in Larkspur, CA is shown, the three owners answering the most had each replied to 10 of their last 10 reviews: Kinnaree Thai Massage Since 2008 on a listing of 86 reviews, Wellspring Acupuncture & Massage on 79, and Tinozzi Chiropractic and Massage Studio on 69. The three plastic surgery practices named here, Plastic Surgery Specialists, Sieber Plastic Surgery Marin and Aesthetx, also each answered 10 of 10. The benchmark measured here, across 42 businesses in all trades together, is 79% of recent reviews answered by a typical measured business.
In food and drink, the same three names appear among the restaurants, cafés and coffee shops named here: Farm House Local answered 10 of 10 on 527 reviews, World Green Açaí 10 of 10 on 418, and Perry's on Magnolia 7 of 10 on 902. Among the food trucks, Flores Corte Madera answered 10 of 10 on 584 reviews, while Shake Shack Marin Country Mart and Marin Country Mart each answered 4 of 10, on listings of 1,145 and 822. The median restaurant we read carries 244 reviews and a 4.5 rating; the median coffee shop carries 108.
The salons we read carry far smaller listings: the median hair salon has 25.5 reviews and the median nail salon 30. Madison Reed Hair Color Bar Corte Madera answered 10 of 10 on 134 reviews. Among the nail salons, Ace Nails Shop and Fingers and Toes each answered 2 of 10. Among the dentists, Mark Michna, DDS answered 5 of 10 on a listing of 181 reviews, and among the gyms, Bay Club Marin answered 8 of 10.
Greenbrae Dermatology answered 10 of 10 on 605 reviews, the most-reviewed dermatology listing we read. The Laser Center of Marin, at 9 of 10 on 388 reviews, appears among the day spas, the weight-loss clinics and the dermatologists named here. For pets, Brownie's Pet Boutique answered 10 of 10 among the groomers, Marin Pet Hospital 10 of 10 among the boarding businesses, and Veterinary Emergency Group 9 of 10 among the veterinarians. The median massage business we read is rated 5 and the median day spa 4.95.
What to do about it
Start with your own Google listing: count how many of your last 10 reviews have your reply under them. It is the same count behind each reply figure above. The benchmark measured here is 79%, taken across all trades together rather than any one of them, and several trades have a named owner at 10 of 10: Farm House Local among the restaurants, Madison Reed Hair Color Bar Corte Madera among the hair salons, Brownie's Pet Boutique among the groomers.
If your count is lower, the fix is a habit rather than a campaign: answer each new review, keep it short, and make it specific to what the customer wrote. The reply is the one piece of that exchange that is yours to write. The review count and the star rating come from your customers; whether a review sits unanswered is up to you.
Food & drink in Larkspur, CA
The same three names lead the reply figures for restaurants, cafés and coffee shops among the businesses someone searching in Larkspur, CA is shown. Farm House Local answered 10 of its last 10 reviews. World Green Açaí answered 10 of 10. Perry's on Magnolia answered 7 of 10. Measured over each whole listing instead, Perry's on Magnolia carries 902 reviews, the most of any we read among the restaurants, cafés and coffee shops; Farm House Local carries 527 and World Green Açaí 418.
Those names carry into the other trades too. Among the bakeries we read, Farm House Local and World Green Açaí each answered 10 of their last 10. Among the bars, Perry's on Magnolia answered 7 of its last 10. The median bar we read carries 194.5 reviews and the most-reviewed carries 902. The median bakery carries 209, and the most-reviewed 624.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | 244 | 4.5 | Farm House Local | 10 of 10 |
| Cafés | 210 | 4.6 | Farm House Local | 10 of 10 |
| Coffee shops | 108 | 4.6 | Farm House Local | 10 of 10 |
| Bars | 194.5 | 4.6 | Perry's on Magnolia | 7 of 10 |
| Bakeries | 209 | 4.5 | Farm House Local | 10 of 10 |
| Food trucks | 261 | 4.3 | Flores Corte Madera | 10 of 10 |
Hair, nails & barbering in Larkspur, CA
Among the hair salons someone searching in Larkspur, CA is shown, Madison Reed Hair Color Bar Corte Madera answered every one of its last 10 reviews, on a listing that carries 134 reviews. AP Luxe Salon + Blow Dry Bar, the other hair salon we can name as answering, replied to 1 of its last 10, on a listing of 92 reviews. Those two are the hair salons we can name; we cannot say how many of the others had replies we could measure, so nothing here describes how the rest handle their reviews.
Among the nail salons we read, Ace Nails Shop answered 2 of its last 10 reviews, on a listing of 74, and Fingers and Toes answered 2 of its last 10, on a listing of 68. Both are credited here for answering. No other nail salon is named, and the same limit applies: we cannot say how the rest of the nail salons we read handle their reviews.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hair salons | 25.5 | 4.6 | Madison Reed Hair Color Bar Corte Madera | 10 of 10 |
| Nail salons | 30 | 4.5 | Ace Nails Shop | 2 of 10 |
Spa & aesthetics in Larkspur, CA
In massage and in plastic surgery, all three businesses we can name answered 10 of their last 10 reviews. Among the massage businesses someone searching in Larkspur, CA is shown, Kinnaree Thai Massage Since 2008, Wellspring Acupuncture & Massage and Tinozzi Chiropractic and Massage Studio each replied to 10 of 10. Among the plastic surgery practices, Plastic Surgery Specialists, Sieber Plastic Surgery Marin and Aesthetx did the same. Kinnaree's 86 reviews make it the most-reviewed massage listing we read.
A few names recur across trades. The Laser Center of Marin appears among the named day spas, weight-loss clinics and dermatology practices, answering 9 of its last 10. Hayes Valley Medical Esthetics – Larkspur appears among both the day spas and the dermatology practices, also at 9 of 10. Plastic Surgery Specialists appears among both the weight-loss clinics and the plastic surgery practices at 10 of 10. Elsewhere, Greenbrae Dermatology answered 10 of 10, Belle Marin Aesthetic Medicine 10 of 10 and Bare Skin Marin 8 of 10.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day spas | 60.5 | 4.95 | The Laser Center of Marin | 9 of 10 |
| Massage | 34 | 5 | Kinnaree Thai Massage Since 2008 | 10 of 10 |
| Weight-loss clinics | 30 | 4.95 | Belle Marin Aesthetic Medicine | 10 of 10 |
| Dermatology | 58 | 4.9 | Greenbrae Dermatology | 10 of 10 |
| Plastic surgery | 26.5 | 4.85 | Plastic Surgery Specialists | 10 of 10 |
Fitness & wellness in Larkspur, CA
Among the 20 gyms someone searching in Larkspur is shown, the median listing carries 38.5 Google reviews and a median rating of 4.85 stars. The most-reviewed gyms we read carry 287, 224 and 131 reviews. Those are whole-listing figures: every review on each Google listing, not a recent slice. A median is one number, so it says nothing about how any single gym's count or stars look; it only marks the middle of the 20 we read.
The reply figures come from a different window: the most recent 10 reviews on each listing we could measure. Here one name stands apart. Bay Club Marin answered 8 of its last 10 reviews, on a listing of 108. TJ's Gym answered 1 of its last 10, on a listing of 131 reviews. The same 1 of 10 figure belongs to a listing of 82 reviews: Five Points Fitness.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gyms | 38.5 | 4.85 | Bay Club Marin | 8 of 10 |
Dental & orthodontics in Larkspur, CA
Of the 20 dentists we read among the businesses someone searching in Larkspur, CA is shown, the median carries 83 Google reviews and a 4.9 rating. The three most-reviewed carry 490, 405 and 349. Those are whole-listing figures: every review each practice has collected over the life of its listing, not a recent slice. A median is a single midpoint, so it says where the typical listing we read sits and nothing about what any one practice looks like.
The reply figures measure something different: how many of a practice's most recent reviews the owner answered. Among the dentists we read, Mark Michna, DDS answered 5 of its last 10, on a listing that carries 181 reviews in total. That is the practice we can name for answering reviews in this trade. We can't see how the other dentists we read handled their recent reviews, because not every listing could be measured and we can't say how many were. So the only reply figure we can put a name to here is that 5 of 10.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentists | 83 | 4.9 | Mark Michna, DDS | 5 of 10 |
Pets in Larkspur, CA
Among the pet businesses someone searching in Larkspur, CA is shown, and among those we could measure, Marin Pet Hospital and Brownie's Pet Boutique each answered every one of their last 10 reviews. Among the pet boarding businesses we read, Marin Pet Hospital answered 10 of 10, on a listing carrying 131 reviews. Among the groomers, Brownie's Pet Boutique also answered 10 of 10, on a listing of 53. Among the veterinarians, Veterinary Emergency Group answered 9 of its last 10, on a listing of 299 reviews, the second-highest count among the veterinarians we read.
The grooming figures name one more business. Planet Canine answered 4 of its last 10 reviews, on a listing of 56. Those are the groomers we can credit by name; we can't see how the other groomers we read handled their recent reviews. None of the three pet trades here is one where no one answered.
| Trade | Median reviews | Median rating | Answers reviews best | Answered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pet grooming | 38.5 | 4.75 | Brownie's Pet Boutique | 10 of 10 |
| Pet boarding | 52 | 4.7 | Marin Pet Hospital | 10 of 10 |
| Veterinarians | 104 | 4.8 | Veterinary Emergency Group | 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 Larkspur, 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. Larkspur, CA has a population of 12,856 and a median household income of $134,744 (US Census) — context for the town, not a predictor of its reviews.