You can delete a review you wrote on Facebook by finding it in your activity and removing it permanently

Facebook lets you delete any review you posted — whether it's a star rating and comment on a business page, a recommendation you left for a restaurant, or feedback on a product. The review disappears from the business's page and from your own profile. The process takes less than a minute once you locate the review, and Facebook does not notify the business that you removed it.

Deletion is permanent. Once you remove a review, you cannot recover the text or rating you wrote, so make sure you want it gone before you confirm. If you want to change what you said instead of deleting it entirely, you can edit most reviews before you delete them.

Key Takeaways

  • You can delete a review from the business page itself by clicking the three dots next to your review and selecting delete.
  • You can also find and delete reviews from your own profile by going to your activity log and filtering for reviews you posted.
  • Deleted reviews cannot be recovered, so double-check that you want to remove it before you confirm.
  • Editing a review before deletion lets you change the text or rating if you want to keep feedback on the page but correct it.

Delete a review from the business page

The fastest way to delete a review is to go to the business page where you posted it. Open the business's Facebook page, scroll down to the reviews section, and look for your review — it will usually show your name and profile picture. Hover over or tap your review to reveal a three-dot menu icon in the top right corner of the review box.

Click or tap the three dots and select Delete from the menu that appears. Facebook will ask you to confirm that you want to delete the review. Click Delete again, and the review is removed when ready. The business page no longer shows your rating or comment, and it will not appear in your profile activity either.

Delete a review from your activity log

If you cannot find the business page or want to see all the reviews you have posted in one place, you can delete them from your activity log. Go to your Facebook profile, click the three-line menu icon in the top right, and select Settings and privacy, then Settings. On the left side, click Your information and permissions, then Activity log.

In your activity log, look for a filter option (usually at the top) and select Reviews to show only the reviews you posted. Find the review you want to delete, click the three dots next to it, and select Delete. Confirm the deletion when Facebook asks. The review will be removed from both the business page and your profile.

Edit a review before deleting it

If you want to change your review instead of removing it completely, you can edit it first. On the business page, find your review and click the three dots. Select Edit instead of Delete. You can now change your star rating, rewrite your comment, or add new text. Click Save when you are done.

Editing keeps your review on the page but updates what you said. This is useful if you want to correct a mistake, add more detail, or change your rating because your experience improved or got worse. The business will see the updated review, and the edit timestamp will show that you changed it.

What happens after you delete a review

Once you delete a review, it is gone from the business page when ready. Customers looking at the page will not see your review or your rating anymore. The business owner cannot see that you posted a review or that you deleted it — Facebook does not send them a notification about the removal.

Your review also disappears from your own profile's activity and from any friends who might have seen it. If you posted the review a long time ago, it may have already been buried under newer reviews, so deletion will not change much on the page itself. But if your review was recent or had comments from other people, removing it will erase those interactions as well.

Recover a deleted review

Facebook does not provide a way to recover a deleted review. Once you confirm the deletion, the text, rating, and any comments on that review are permanently removed from Facebook's servers. You cannot undo the deletion or restore the review later.

If you realize you deleted a review by mistake, your only option is to post a new review with the same or similar information. You will have to rewrite the comment and select the rating again from scratch. For this reason, take a moment to make sure you actually want to delete before you click the final confirmation button.

Reviews you cannot delete

You can delete any review you personally posted on a business page. However, you cannot delete reviews that other people posted, even if they are negative or inaccurate. If a review violates Facebook's rules — such as containing hate speech, spam, or false information — you can report it to Facebook instead, and the company will review it for removal.

To report a review, click the three dots on that review and select Report review. Choose the reason it violates Facebook's standards. Facebook will investigate and may remove it if it breaks their community guidelines. Reporting does not delete the review when ready, but it flags it for Facebook's review team.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can the business see that I deleted my review?

No. Facebook does not notify the business owner when you delete a review. The review straightforward disappears from their page, and they have no way to know you posted it in the first place unless they saw it before you removed it.

Can I delete a review someone else posted about my business?

Not directly. You cannot delete reviews posted by other people, even if they are false or negative. You can report the review to Facebook if it violates their community guidelines, or you can respond to the review publicly on your business page to address the customer's concerns.

What if I want to change my review instead of deleting it?

Click the three dots next to your review and select Edit. You can change your star rating, rewrite your comment, or add new information. Click Save when you are done. The updated review will stay on the page with an edit timestamp showing when you changed it.

Can I delete a review I posted years ago?

Yes. You can delete any review you posted at any time, no matter how old it is. Use your activity log to find older reviews, or go back to the business page and scroll through the reviews section to locate it. The deletion process is the same whether the review is recent or years old.

What if I accidentally deleted a review I wanted to keep?

Unfortunately, deleted reviews cannot be recovered. Your only option is to post a new review with the same information. You will need to rewrite the comment and select the rating again, as Facebook does not restore deleted content.