An AI receptionist for restaurants that takes reservations during the rush
Yaantrix gives restaurants an AI phone host that answers when your staff are busy on the floor or the restaurant is closed. It answers common questions, takes the reservation, sends reminders, and offers cancelled tables to guests who wanted that time.
Why restaurants miss calls
The phone rings hardest at exactly the wrong time: in the middle of service, when the host is seating a party, servers are running plates and nobody can step away. Before opening and after close, there's often no one there to answer at all.
A guest who can't get through to book usually books somewhere else, and that's a table you never knew you lost. An AI receptionist answers every call and turns it into a reservation.
Calls the AI receptionist handles for restaurants
- Reservation requests for tonight, the weekend or a special occasion.
- Common questions about your hours, menu and location, answered the way your staff would.
- Large parties and private events: the details are captured and texted to you to follow up.
- Calls during service, while every hand is on the floor.
- Calls before opening and after close.
- Reminder replies: guests confirming or cancelling by text.
What a reservation call sounds like
CallerHi, can I get a table for four tonight, around seven?
AI receptionistI can help with that. I have 7:15 available for four. Would that work?
CallerPerfect.
AI receptionistGreat. Can I get a name for the reservation?
CallerLee.
AI receptionistThanks, you're booked for four at 7:15 tonight under Lee. See you then!
An illustrative example of a booking call, not a recording. To hear a real one, use the live demo and choose Restaurant.
Filling cancelled tables
A no-show or a late cancellation on a busy night is a table that could have been filled. When a guest cancels, Yaantrix offers the table to the guest whose stated preferences fit it best, for example someone who wanted that time and was told it was full, and gives them a short window to accept. If they pass, it moves to the next match automatically, so the table fills without double-booking. How sequential offers work →
What you get after every call
The moment a call ends, you get a text with the booking and the full transcript. Guests get reminders before their reservation and can confirm or cancel by text. Messages only go to guests who agreed to them, and every one carries your restaurant's name and a one-tap opt-out.
Restaurant questions
Can an AI receptionist take restaurant reservations?
Yes. Yaantrix answers the call in a natural voice, finds a time that works for the party, and books the reservation into your calendar. You get the booking and the full transcript by text as soon as the call ends.
Will it answer during the dinner rush?
Yes. Your phones ring your staff first, and if nobody picks up within the ring time you set, Yaantrix answers. It also takes every call before opening and after close.
Can it answer questions about our hours and menu?
Yes. During setup, the Yaantrix team loads in the details your staff answer every day, like hours, menu basics and location, so the AI receptionist can answer those questions on the spot.
What about large parties and private events?
Yaantrix captures the details, like the date, the size of the group and what they're planning, and texts you the full transcript right away, so you can follow up personally on the bigger bookings.
Can I hear it before I sign up?
Yes. Open the live demo on the homepage, choose Restaurant, enter your details and confirm the code we email you. Our AI receptionist calls your phone within seconds and runs a real booking call.
How the AI receptionist works
Ring-first handling, reminders, the cancellation cascade, consent and pricing.
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Read the guide →Never miss a reservation
during the rush.
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