AI receptionist for restaurants and cafés Mid-service? Your phone still takes the booking.

It answers every call, finds a free table for the party size, books it and texts the guest a confirmation. You keep cooking and serving.

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Sound familiar?

The calls you can't get to

The phone rings in the middle of service, and no one can leave the floor to answer it.

A missed call is often a missed table: the caller books somewhere else.

Staff stop what they're doing to answer the same questions about hours, menus and parking.

What it does on your calls

What it handles for you

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Books tables

Checks the diary for free times for the party size, up to 8 people, and books the table once the guest says yes.

Texts a confirmation

The guest gets a text with the day, time and booking reference.

Moves and cancels bookings

Guests can change or cancel a booking they made from the same phone number, without your staff.

Answers questions

Opening hours, menus, prices, parking and directions, taken from your website.

Notes allergies and occasions

Allergies, high chairs, wheelchair access and birthdays go on the booking for your team. It never says a dish is safe.

Takes messages, passes on urgent calls

Big groups, private hire and complaints become a message for you, or, while you're open, it puts the caller through to a person.

Example calls

The same call, two ways

Two example calls to a made-up restaurant. Press play to hear each one, or read along.

Today

The call today, mid-service

Example call · voiced for this page · Saffrondell Kitchen is an example business

Saffrondell KitchenSaffrondell Kitchen, can you hold, please?

CallerOh. Yes, okay.

Saffrondell KitchenSorry about that, it's mad in here tonight. How can I help?

CallerHi, I'd like a table for six on Saturday, around half seven.

Saffrondell KitchenSaturday, right. I can't get to the book at the minute. Could you call back after ten?

CallerAfter ten? I'll probably have booked somewhere else by then.

Saffrondell KitchenSorry, I've really got to go. There's a queue at the door.

With Linesteward

The same call with the AI receptionist

Example call · voiced for this page · Saffrondell Kitchen is an example business

AI receptionistHi, you've reached Saffrondell Kitchen. I'm Alex, an AI assistant, and this call is transcribed. How can I help?

CallerHi, I'd like a table for six on Saturday, around half seven.

AI receptionistLet me check Saturday for six. Half seven has gone, but I can do seven o'clock or quarter past eight.

CallerQuarter past eight, please.

AI receptionistLovely. What name should I put it under?

CallerPriya Shah. One of us has a nut allergy. Is the lamb okay for her?

AI receptionistI can't say whether a dish is safe for an allergy. I'll add the nut allergy to your booking so the team knows, and please mention it to your server on the night.

CallerOkay, thanks. It's my mum's birthday as well.

AI receptionistI'll note that too. So that's a table for six this Saturday at quarter past eight, under Priya Shah, with a nut allergy and a birthday. Is that right?

CallerYes, perfect.

AI receptionistYou're booked. Your reference is K, seven, M, two, Q, D, and you'll get a text confirmation in a moment. Anything else I can help with?

CallerNo, that's everything. Thanks, Alex.

Pricing

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Table bookings

Tables go straight into the built-in diary, matched to party size (up to 8 people), and the guest gets a text confirmation with a reference.

Careful with your callers

Allergies and dietary needs are written on the booking for your staff. The AI never confirms that a dish is safe or free from an allergen; that conversation stays with your team.

FAQ

Questions from restaurants and cafés

Will it double-book a table?

It only offers times the diary shows as free for that party size, and it books only after the guest says yes to the day, time, number of people and name.

Does it work with my table booking system?

Not yet. Tables go into its built-in diary; it doesn't connect to restaurant booking systems. Each booking can be sent to other apps by webhook, through Zapier, Make or n8n.

What happens when a guest asks about allergies?

It writes the allergy on the booking for your team. It never tells a guest that a dish is safe or allergen-free; it asks them to check with your staff.

What about big groups and private hire?

It books up to 8 people. For bigger groups, events or private hire it takes a message with the details, or, while you're open, puts the caller through to you if you've set a number for that.

What will I see after each call?

Each call is in your dashboard with a summary and the full transcript. Bookings show there too, with the party size and any notes, such as an allergy or a birthday.

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