A voice agent answers every call at the restaurant, even mid-service.

This Montreal restaurant missed 15 to 20 calls a day during service. The voice agent answers for the team and books straight into OpenTable, on the usual number.

Teal-ink engraving on cream paper: a bistro host stand, a rotary phone linked by a ribbon to an open notebook, a bistro table and two chairs under a lamp.
Client
Restaurant · Montreal
Systems
OpenTable, existing phone line
Go-live
Under two weeks
Before the agent
15 to 20 missed calls a day

Results

  • −36%

    missed calls since go-live.

    Measured

  • +19%

    phone reservations in under two months.

    Measured

  • < 2 wks

    to go live, without changing the phone number.

    Measured

Figures measured by the restaurant on its own calls and reservations.

01

The problem

Calls come in during lunch and dinner service, when the whole team is on the floor.

  • 15 to 20 missed calls a day, mostly during service.
  • A missed call is rarely returned: the guest books elsewhere.
  • The same questions (hours, groups, allergens) tie up the line instead of reservations.

02

What we built

A voice agent connected to the restaurant's number and to OpenTable. It answers common questions, books the table and hands over to the team when needed.

Mockup · fictional data

Incoming call · restaurant number

Saturday 7:42 PM · during service · 1 min 48 s

Handled by the agent
  1. Guest

    Good evening, would you have a table for four next Saturday around 8?

  2. Agent

    Good evening! Saturday at 8 PM for four is available. What name should I put it under?

  3. Guest

    Gagnon. Do you have gluten-free dishes?

  4. Agent

    Yes, several dishes are gluten-free, they're marked on the menu. You're all set: Saturday 8 PM, four people, under Gagnon.

Reservation created in OpenTable

Saturday 8 PM · 4 people · Gagnon

No transfer needed

  1. The usual number

    The agent picks up mid-service. Guests change nothing.

  2. The booking

    It checks availability and books straight into OpenTable.

  3. The handover

    A complaint, a complex request or a private event: it transfers the call to the team.

03

How it works

  1. 01

    The call comes in

    On the usual number, at any hour, even during service.

  2. 02

    The agent understands

    Booking, question, group or event: it identifies the request.

  3. 03

    It answers or books

    It gives the information, or checks availability and books in OpenTable.

  4. 04

    It hands over

    When the request calls for it, it transfers the call to the team.

“Most impressive: everything was set up and running in less than two weeks, and we didn’t have to change our phone number.”
Owner · restaurant, Montreal

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