Restaurants

Your restaurant phone — answered, every time.

During dinner service your staff can't answer the phone. Every missed reservation call is a table walking across the street. Televox picks up when your team can't.


The problem

Restaurants miss 30–50 % of reservation calls during peak hours.

Dinner rush, lunch service, catering season — your phone rings most when your team is busiest. Callers who reach voicemail rarely leave a message.

Phone rings during dinner service — nobody answers

Your front-of-house is seating tables, taking orders, and managing the floor. The phone goes to voicemail. The caller tries the next restaurant on OpenTable or Google.

Reservation calls require a staff member with calendar access

Booking a table of 10 for a birthday requires checking availability, confirming party size, and noting dietary restrictions — not something a voicemail can handle. Callers hang up before the beep.

Catering inquiries sit in voicemail for hours

Catering leads are high-value — a corporate lunch or wedding rehearsal dinner can be a $2,000–$10,000 event. Inquiries that sit for hours go to a competitor who picks up.

Staff spend 30 % of calls answering the same FAQs

Hours, parking, dress code, menu questions, allergen info — the same 10 questions asked 50 times a day. Each call is 2–4 minutes of staff time that could be spent on the guest in front of them.


The solution

Sofia — your AI restaurant host.

Televox restaurant agents are configured from your specific menu, hours, reservation system, and house policies. Sofia answers every call in under a second, books reservations in real time, captures catering inquiries for follow-up, and handles FAQ calls so your staff can focus on the guest experience.

Answers during service hours when staff can't — zero hold time, zero missed calls
Books reservations directly into your Cal.com availability in real time
Captures catering lead info (party size, date, budget, contact) and fires a webhook
Answers FAQ calls: hours, parking, dress code, allergens, specials
Sends SMS confirmation to the guest with reservation details
Warm-transfers complex or VIP requests to the manager on duty

Feature comparison

Televox vs the alternatives — an honest look.

We compare ourselves against the real options you're weighing: the status quo, traditional services, and basic automation.

CapabilityVoicemailCalls go unanswered during serviceReservation platformOpenTable / Resy widgetGeneric answering serviceTakes messages, can't bookTelevoxAI voice agent
Answers during dinner service instantly
Books phone reservations in real time
Captures catering leads
~
Answers FAQ calls (hours, menu, parking)
~
Sends SMS confirmation
~
Warm transfer to manager
~
Flat monthly pricing
free

✓ = full support · ~ = partial / requires configuration · ✗ = not available · Free = included at $0 cost. Partial entries indicate capability exists but requires engineering or third-party setup not included in base product. Table updated June 2026.


Outcomes

What changes when every call is answered.

~$85average reservation party spend
30–50%of phone reservations missed during service
< 1sanswer time — no hold, no music
1 dayto go live from sign-up

FAQ

Common questions answered.


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