🍽️ Built for Restaurants & Food Service

A party of 12 just tried to book your private room.
Your host was seating a table.

An AI agent that answers menu questions, takes reservation requests, and handles catering inquiries — while your staff focuses on guests in the dining room.

Why restaurants need AI chat

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Phone Rings During the Rush

Lunch and dinner rushes are when most reservation calls come in. Your host is seating tables, not answering phones. Those calls go unanswered.

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"What Are Your Hours?"

Your staff answers the same 5 questions 50 times a day: hours, menu, parking, reservations, private events. That's time taken from guests.

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Big Catering = Big Revenue

Catering inquiries and private event bookings are your highest-margin revenue. When those inquiries go unanswered, you lose thousands.

The ROI is obvious

Based on industry averages for restaurants

Your hourly rate$50/hr
Average new client value$500
ChatForge monthly cost$97/mo
Cost of a phone answering$500-1,500/mo
Leads needed to break evenJust 1
Annual savings vs Answering service / extra host$58,848+/yr

3 ways restaurants use ChatForge

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Reservation Requests

AI captures party size, date, time, and contact info — sends it to your host stand or reservation system.

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Menu & Dietary Q&A

Answers questions about gluten-free options, allergens, vegetarian dishes, and daily specials from your actual menu.

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Catering & Events

Handles private dining inquiries, catering quotes, and event details — captures the lead before they call your competitor.

ChatForge vs hiring a phone answering

The math speaks for itself.

Feature
ChatForge
Answering service / extra host
Monthly cost
$97/mo
$500-1,500/mo
Available hours
24/7/365
Business hours only
Response time
1.2 seconds
Minutes to hours
Handles multiple visitors
Unlimited simultaneous
One at a time
Never calls in sick
Never
PTO, sick days, turnover
Learns your business
Instantly from your website
Weeks of training
Lead capture
AI-driven, automatic
Manual, inconsistent
Setup time
60 seconds
2-4 weeks to hire + train
"We were missing catering inquiries left and right. The AI agent captured a $3,000 private event booking in the first week."
— Owner, Phoenix Restaurant

Ready to stop losing leads?

Setup takes 60 seconds. No credit card. No contracts. Your AI agent starts working immediately.