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.
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.
| Capability | VoicemailCalls go unanswered during service | Reservation platformOpenTable / Resy widget | Generic answering serviceTakes messages, can't book | TelevoxAI 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.
FAQ
Common questions answered.
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