AI for restaurants: every booking taken, even mid-service

The phone rings most when the dining room is full, and nobody on the floor can stop to answer it. NovaScale AI takes reservations, answers questions about the menu and opening hours, handles large-party and private hire enquiries, and keeps your social pages fresh. We set it up and run it for you.

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Our clients

Independent businesses we work with across all of our services

The problem

Where restaurants lose covers

Calls during service

The phone is busiest when the floor is, and a caller who cannot get through books somewhere else.

No-shows

A table held for a party that never arrives is revenue you cannot get back that evening.

Large-party enquiries

Group bookings and private hire are valuable, but they need a proper reply that nobody has time to write mid-shift.

What NovaScale AI can run for your restaurant

Six services that work on their own or together. Start with one and add the rest when you are ready.

AI receptionist

Takes reservations against your availability, answers questions about the menu and opening hours, and captures large-party and private hire enquiries for your events lead.

AI receptionist for restaurants

Website chat

Takes bookings and answers questions on your website at any hour. Allergen answers come only from the information you provide, and anything unusual is passed to the team.

Website chatbot

Lead generation

Introduces your private dining and event space to local businesses ahead of the busy seasons, and passes the replies to your events lead.

AI lead generation

Website

A fast, mobile-first website with your menu, opening hours, location and booking in one place, so nobody has to hunt for them.

AI website building

Social content and ads

Videos, images and captions made for your restaurant and posted for you every week, with ad creatives for quieter nights and special events.

AI social media and ad creation

Admin automation

Booking confirmations, reminders, requests to confirm larger tables and review requests after the meal, all sent automatically.

Business automation

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Where to start

The AI receptionist for restaurants

We suggest starting with the phone, because the busiest service is when the most bookings are missed. The AI receptionist can be live within 48 hours.

See the AI receptionist

How we get you started

1
Tell us where enquiries slip
On a free strategy call we look at how calls, messages and bookings reach your restaurant today, and where they are being lost.
2
We build the first piece
We set up the service that will make the biggest difference first, train it on your menu, opening hours and booking rules, and test it with you before it goes live.
3
Go live, then add more
Your AI receptionist can be live within 48 hours of onboarding. Add chat, content or automation when you are ready, one piece at a time.

Common questions about AI for restaurants

It takes reservations by phone and web chat, answers common questions, captures large-party and private hire enquiries, and sends confirmations and reminders. It can also produce your social content and look after your website.

It answers only from the allergen information you give us. If a question goes beyond that, or a guest describes a serious allergy, it does not guess. It passes the query to your team so that a person can answer.

No. Each service works on its own. We usually suggest starting with one, most often call answering, and adding more once it has proved itself. We will recommend a starting point on your strategy call.

Your AI receptionist can be live within 48 hours of onboarding. Websites, content, advertising and automation take longer, and we give you a timescale for each on your strategy call.

The AI receptionist is a flat monthly fee with no per-call charges and no long-term contract. Other services are priced separately, so you only pay for what you use. We will quote you exactly on a short strategy call.

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Put AI to work in your restaurant

Book a free strategy call and we will show you where AI would make the biggest difference in your restaurant. We onboard a limited number of new businesses each month.