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I don't think you can blame Google for allowing a delivery operator to buy ads on a restaurant's name.

If it's the delivery operator's business model to buy ads to get a cut of an order, then, we should be upset with the delivery operator.

(edit: removed off topic and specific business)

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I think it's perfectly reasonable to blame/be upset with both the delivery operator (for infringing upon the restaurant's trademark by causing confusion as to the source of goods/services), and the e-commerce platform for knowingly facilitating/allowing the trademark infringement to occur on its platform. This is called 'secondary' or 'contributory' infringement in legal jargon.

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