An AI voice agent for restaurants that takes phone orders, manages table reservations, answers menu questions, and handles special dietary requests — processing 500+ calls daily with 98% order accuracy and 30% revenue increase.

The Challenge
A popular restaurant chain with 5 locations was losing 15-20% of phone orders to busy signals and long hold times during peak hours. Each location received 100+ calls daily, and staff couldn't handle food prep and phone orders simultaneously.
Project Timeline
Digitized full menu with modifiers, mapped 200+ common phone order patterns, designed voice personality, and built POS integration spec for Square.
Speech-to-text with Whisper, natural language order understanding, context-aware upselling ("Would you like fries with that?"), and text-to-speech with ElevenLabs for natural-sounding responses.
Real-time POS order injection, table reservation management, waitlist handling, special request processing (allergies, dietary restrictions), and multi-location routing.
Voice model fine-tuning on 1,000+ real call recordings, edge case handling, staff handoff protocol for complex situations, and gradual rollout across 5 locations.
Our Solution
AI voice agent that sounds human, understands accents and background noise, handles menu modifications ("no onions, extra cheese"), and confirms orders back to customers before processing.
Smart upsell suggestions based on order composition and time of day. "Your pasta pairs great with our garlic bread — would you like to add it for $3.99?" Increased average order value by 18%.
Automated table booking with party size handling, wait time estimates, and SMS confirmations. Manages waitlist during peak hours with callback notifications when tables become available.
Understands and flags dietary restrictions (gluten-free, nut allergies, vegan). Suggests appropriate menu alternatives and adds kitchen alerts for allergy-sensitive orders.
Orders placed via AI are instantly injected into the Square POS system with correct modifiers, pricing, and estimated prep times. Kitchen sees them identically to in-person orders.
Real-time call analytics, order accuracy metrics, peak hour patterns, popular item trends, and staff handoff logs. Automated daily revenue reports per location.
Results
Client Feedback
“We went from missing 20% of our calls to answering every single one. The AI takes orders faster and more accurately than our best phone staff. Our kitchen loves it because the orders come in clean with no miscommunication. Revenue is up 30% and we haven't hired a single new person.”
L. Martinez
Owner, Bella Cucina Restaurant Group
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