AI Front Desk · Restaurants · BOOJEE Estate
Never Lose a Reservation
to an Unanswered Message Again.
Dinner rush is when the inquiries pile up — and when your staff are least able to answer them. Every missed reservation is revenue walking out the door. Your AI front desk answers website chats and texts 24/7, reads the specials, captures the table, and sends automatic reminders. Even at 9 PM on a Friday.
The Problem
Your Busiest Hours Are When You Lose the Most Money.
Friday 7:30 PM. Every server is running. The kitchen is in full swing. Your host is seating a party of 6 and has two more tables to flag. Your website chat pings. A text comes in. Then another. And nobody's free to reply.
The people messaging? They're a party of 4 who wanted to come in tonight. After a few minutes with no reply, they book with the restaurant two blocks over. That table is gone — and it can happen several times a week during dinner rush, because your staff can't be in two places at once.
And that's just the inquiries you can count. You'll never know how many people messaged, got no response, and just moved on — no trace in your system, no way to follow up.
The solution isn't hiring another host. It's giving your existing host a tireless AI partner who handles the chats and texts while they handle the room.
Example figures for illustration. Your actual numbers depend on your party size, volume, and pricing.
Saturday evenings are your most profitable — and your busiest — hours to be missing inquiries. The AI covers exactly those hours.
AI-sent reminders 2 hours before a reservation keep tables turning — instead of holding a spot empty all night for a guest who isn't coming.
How It Works
From First Message to Confirmed Reservation
Your AI host handles the complete reservation cycle — booking, confirmation, reminder, and cancellation — over web chat and text, without taking your staff off the floor.
By the Numbers
The Revenue Math Is Impossible to Ignore
Even a few missed inquiries a week add up fast. At a typical party spend, it's real money walking out the door.
Beyond Reservations
Events, Large Parties & Catering Inquiries
Your AI doesn't just take reservations. It handles your full front-of-house chat and text workload — including high-value event and catering inquiries.
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Upcoming EventsAI is briefed on your wine dinners, prix-fixe events, and special nights. Callers asking "what's coming up?" get an accurate answer and an invitation to reserve their spot.
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Prix-Fixe MenusTasting menus, holiday specials, and seasonal prix-fixe offerings are all in the AI's knowledge base. It describes them naturally, mentions price and course count, and books accordingly.
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Private Dining RoomWhen guests ask about large parties or private events, the AI confirms room availability and party size range, then routes the inquiry to your events coordinator with full details captured.
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Special OccasionsBirthdays, anniversaries, proposals — the AI notes occasion type and passes it to your team so the floor is prepped. "I'll make sure the kitchen knows it's a birthday celebration."
"For parties of 15 or more, we have a beautiful private dining room that seats up to 40 guests with a dedicated server. Let me collect a few details so our events coordinator can reach out to you today with availability and menu options. May I get your name and the best number to reach you?"
The AI captures the full inquiry — date, party size, occasion, dietary restrictions, budget range — and creates a priority task for your catering team. No more large party inquiries disappearing unanswered.
What It Does
Built For Restaurant Reservations
Answers weekend and peak-hour chats and texts when your host stand can't respond — every message gets a live reply, not silence.
Captures large-party and private-dining details (date, size, occasion, dietary notes) and routes them straight to your events team.
Sends automated confirmation and reminder texts at booking and before the reservation, so tables don't sit empty on no-shows.
Investment
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Recovering a few missed reservations a week can cover the Pro plan many times over.
- 24/7 chat & SMS reservation handling
- OpenTable / Resy / Yelp integration
- Booking confirmation texts
- 2-hour reminder automated
- Cancellation handling
- Monthly call report
- Everything in Starter
- Daily specials briefing (you update via the dashboard)
- Events & prix-fixe menu knowledge
- Large party routing to events team
- Dietary restriction capture & kitchen notes
- Custom AI persona & name
- Weekly analytics dashboard
- Everything in Pro
- Multi-location management
- Catering & event inquiry handling
- POS system integration
- Group-level analytics
- Dedicated success manager
Common Questions
You Have Questions. We Have Answers.
What reservation systems does this integrate with?
The AI captures every booking request with full details and emails it to you instantly; your team confirms in your existing system. Reservation-platform integrations (OpenTable, Resy, Yelp, Tock, SevenRooms, EatApp) are on our roadmap.
How does the AI know our specials each day?
You (or your team) update the specials through the dashboard — enter tonight's specials and the AI updates immediately. You can also set up a standing weekly menu that rarely changes, and update just the specials. Takes 90 seconds.
What happens when someone messages to complain?
The AI is trained to de-escalate gracefully: "I'm so sorry to hear that — I want to make sure the right person addresses this personally. Let me get our manager to reach out to you." It never argues, never makes promises, and always routes complaints to a human. Complaint messages are flagged as high priority in your dashboard.
Can it handle takeout orders?
The Starter and Pro plans focus on reservations and inquiry routing. For takeout order-taking, we offer a separate AI Order Desk module that integrates with your POS. Talk to us about bundling both — many restaurants use both systems together.
What if we're fully booked and someone messages?
The AI tells them warmly: "We're fully booked for that evening, but I'd love to put you on our waitlist — we do get cancellations." It captures their contact info and party details, adds them to your waitlist in the reservation system, and sends an automatic notification if a slot opens. No guest leaves empty-handed.
How quickly can we go live?
48–72 hours from signup. We handle integration with your reservation system, brief the AI on your menu and specials, set up your custom persona, and run test reservations through the system. You get a 20-minute walkthrough and then it's live. Setup is included, no additional fees.
White-Glove Onboarding
Prefer We Set It Up? Book Your AI Host Demo
We'll show you a live demo using your restaurant's actual reservation flow — and you'll see exactly what your guests would experience over chat and text.
We'll be in touch within 24 hours.
Check your inbox for a link to schedule your demo call.
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