It's 7pm Friday. Your host is seating. Who's answering?
43% of restaurant calls go unanswered — most during the dinner rush itself. Arborg Loop takes reservations, answers the hours-and-menu flood, and catches the catering leads worth thousands.
43%
of calls to restaurants go unanswered
$35–85
revenue lost per missed call
~150
missed calls per month at a typical restaurant
Sources: restaurant industry call studies, 2024–2026.
Rush hour, every guest answered
A real example of how the Restaurants template handles the conversation — preconfigured qualifying questions, safety rules, and booking behavior included.
Visitor
Table for 6 this Saturday around 7? Also — one of us has a severe nut allergy.AI Employee
Saturday at 7 for six — let me check… we have 6:45 or 7:30 available. On the allergy: we take it seriously and the kitchen will do everything possible, though we can't guarantee zero cross-contact — please remind your server too. Which time works?Visitor
7:30 please. Name is Dana.AI Employee
Booked — Dana, party of 6, Saturday 7:30pm, nut allergy noted on the reservation. See you then! 🎉The Restaurants template sets all of this up in one click.
Pick your industry at signup and your AI employee arrives trained: greeting, qualifying questions, escalation rules, compliance guardrails, booking defaults, and a starter FAQ pack.
Reservation capture
Party size, time, occasion, dietary notes — booked or queued for confirmation, your choice.
Allergen-safe answers
The cross-contact disclaimer is built in — the answer that protects guests and the business.
Catering lead flag
Private-event and catering inquiries — your highest-ticket conversations — go straight to the manager same day.
FAQ deflection
Hours, parking, menu, gift cards — the calls that interrupt service, answered instantly.
Starter FAQ pack
Hours, reservations policy, menu highlights, events — preloaded to edit.
Restaurants owners ask us
How does it answer allergy questions?
With the industry-standard guardrail: sincere care, kitchen effort, and an explicit no-guarantee on cross-contact plus tell-your-server guidance. It never claims a dish is allergen-free.
Can it take reservations?
Yes — directly against your availability, or as confirmed-by-callback requests if you prefer to keep final control.
What about catering inquiries?
Flagged high-value and routed to your manager the same day, with date, headcount, and budget captured.
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