AI for Independent Restaurants

Run the dining room. Let AI handle the rest.

Restaurant AI writes your review responses, sends slow-night promos, and keeps your regulars coming back -- so you can get back on the floor where you belong.

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4.8xMore reviews answered
23%Lift on slow nights
6 hrsSaved per week
The reality of running a restaurant

You opened a restaurant to cook, not to write emails at midnight.

Yet here you are: crafting review responses, texting the staff about tomorrow's shift, trying to fill Tuesday tables with a half-written Instagram post. There is a better way to spend those hours.

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Review backlog piling up

Google rewards restaurants that respond to reviews. But writing thoughtful replies for 30 new reviews takes hours you do not have, so most go unanswered and your rating quietly drifts.

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Empty tables on slow nights

Tuesday at 6pm looks nothing like Saturday. You know a well-timed text to your regulars would fill those seats, but you are knee-deep in prep and never get around to sending it.

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Staff communication chaos

Shift reminders, schedule changes, special event prep -- these small communications eat an hour a day and still result in someone showing up late or not at all.

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Menu updates nobody sees

You add a seasonal dish or change hours and have to manually update Google, your website, and Yelp. Half the time a channel stays outdated for weeks after you moved on.

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Guests who never come back

A customer visited twice in March and has not been back. You have no way to reach out, no reminder that you exist. They quietly chose somewhere else, and you never knew.

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No time for any of it

You are a chef, a manager, an HR department, and a marketer all at once. Something falls through the cracks every day. The question is only which thing and how much it costs.

Restaurant kitchen service in action
What changes

Your restaurant keeps running. The admin runs itself.

Restaurant AI connects to your Google Business profile, your reservation system, and your guest contact list. It learns your voice, your regulars, your rhythm. Then it handles the touchpoints automatically -- with your approval before anything goes out.

You review a dashboard once a day. Every message it drafted, every review it responded to, every promo it sent -- visible in one place. You remain the owner; it is your co-pilot.

Core features

Five tools running in the background while you run the front.

Each feature handles a specific drain on your time. Together they give you back a full workday every week.

01

Intelligent Review Response

Restaurant AI reads every new Google and Yelp review, writes a personalized response in your voice, and queues it for your one-click approval. No more copy-paste templates. No more ignored reviews. Guests feel acknowledged; your rating climbs steadily.

02

Slow-Night SMS Campaigns

Connect your reservation or POS system. When Tuesday at 6pm looks thin, Restaurant AI drafts a targeted SMS to guests who have not visited in 30 days -- a table offer, a new dish callout, a reason to come in tonight. You approve; it sends. Average lift: 23% on targeted evenings.

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Reservation Follow-Up Sequences

After every visit, guests receive a timed thank-you note, a request for a Google review, and an invitation to book again. These messages are written in your restaurant's voice -- warm, specific, never generic. The sequence runs automatically after each reservation closes.

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Staff Scheduling Reminders

Publish your weekly schedule and Restaurant AI sends each staff member their shifts via SMS, with a reminder two hours before service. No more group texts, no more "I did not see the schedule" calls at 5:50pm on a Friday night.

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Menu and Hours Syndication

Update your menu or hours once inside Restaurant AI. It pushes changes to Google Business, Yelp, and your website simultaneously. Add a seasonal special on Monday; it appears everywhere by Monday night without a second login.

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Guest Intelligence Dashboard

See which guests visit most often, who has not been back in 60 days, and which nights drive the highest repeat-visit rates. One clean screen, no analytics degree required. Make smarter decisions about when and who to reach out to next.

Setup in one afternoon

You are live in four steps. No IT help needed.

Restaurant AI was designed for owners who are too busy to read a manual. If you can log into Google, you can be up and running today.

1

Connect your accounts

Link Google Business, your reservation platform (OpenTable, Resy, Toast, or a custom contact sheet), and your guest list. Restaurant AI reads what it needs and asks for nothing else. Setup takes about 20 minutes and requires no technical knowledge beyond your login credentials.

2

Tell us your voice

Answer 8 short questions about your restaurant -- the vibe, the cuisine, how formal or casual you communicate with guests. Paste in two or three past reviews you have written yourself. That is enough for Restaurant AI to match your tone with high accuracy from day one.

3

Set your automation rules

Choose which features run automatically and which require your approval before anything sends. Most owners start with everything routed to their approval queue, then flip individual features to fully automated as they grow comfortable with the output quality.

4

Check the dashboard each morning

A daily summary shows what Restaurant AI handled overnight. Review what went out, approve anything queued, and see your upcoming week at a glance. The whole review takes under 10 minutes. Then you get back to the work that actually requires you.

From restaurant owners

What changes when the admin takes care of itself.

★★★★★

"I used to spend Sunday mornings catching up on reviews. Now I am at the farmers market sourcing produce. The responses it writes honestly sound more like me than the ones I rushed through myself."

Chef portrait
Marco Petricca
Owner, Trattoria Sul Mare -- Portland, OR
★★★★★

"We were losing Tuesday nights badly. First slow-night SMS campaign filled 14 tables. It messaged guests who had not been in for six weeks with a new pasta special. Felt personal. Half of them rebooked on the spot."

Restaurant owner
Denise Okafor
Owner, Table 12 -- Austin, TX
★★★★★

"The staff reminder feature alone is worth the subscription. I have not had a 'I did not see the schedule' call in two months. When someone is going to be late, they text me directly -- not because they forgot when to come in."

Restaurant manager
Andre Fleury
GM, The Copper Kettle -- Denver, CO
Simple, flat pricing

No revenue share. No per-message fees. One flat monthly rate.

Restaurant AI pricing is designed for independent operators, not multi-unit chains. You know exactly what you are paying before the month starts.

Starter
$79
per month, billed monthly
  • Review response automation (up to 60/mo)
  • Slow-night SMS campaigns (up to 2/mo)
  • Guest dashboard (basic)
  • Google Business sync
  • Email support
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Full Service
$149
per month, billed monthly
  • Everything in Starter
  • Unlimited review responses
  • Unlimited SMS campaigns
  • Reservation follow-up sequences
  • Staff scheduling reminders
  • Menu and hours syndication (3 platforms)
  • Full guest intelligence dashboard
  • Priority support and onboarding call
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Both plans include a 14-day free trial. No credit card required to start.

Common questions

What owners ask before signing up.

Do the review responses actually sound like me?
Yes -- but verify it yourself during the free trial. Restaurant AI trains on your past reviews and your voice questionnaire. If a draft does not sound right, you edit it before it posts. Most owners find 80 to 90 percent of drafts need no changes by week two.
Which reservation systems does it connect with?
OpenTable, Resy, Yelp Reservations, Toast, Square for Restaurants, and Tock are supported directly. For other systems, export a CSV of guest contacts and upload it manually. The full integration list is on our integrations page.
Can I approve everything before it sends?
Absolutely. Every feature has an approval-required toggle in settings. Nothing leaves your restaurant's name without your say-so unless you have specifically enabled it to run automatically. You decide the pace and the level of automation you are comfortable with.
What if I have multiple locations?
The Full Service plan covers one location. Multi-location pricing is available -- contact us and we will set up a custom plan. Most groups with two to four locations pay $99 per additional location per month.
How long does setup actually take?
The technical setup takes 20 to 30 minutes. The voice training questionnaire is another 10 minutes. You will see your first review draft within 24 hours. Full Service subscribers get a live onboarding call to walk through everything at their own pace.
What if I want to cancel?
Cancel any time from your account dashboard. You keep access through the end of your billing period. No cancellation fees, no annual lock-ins, no games. We would rather earn your renewal than trap you into it.
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14 days free. Set up in an afternoon. Keep your best hours for the kitchen.

Independent restaurant owners who use Restaurant AI get back 6 hours a week on average. That is 24 hours a month back on the floor, in the kitchen, or home with the people you opened this place for.

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