AI booking and follow-up for restaurants and catering
Restaurants and caterers lose events and tables when inquiries sit in an inbox. The hire is often an offshore VA or a part-time coordinator to book private dining, follow up on catering requests, and answer the same questions about menus, deposits, and hours. StaffBots is self-serve software for that office work: scheduling, support, and lead follow-up on Business in a Box.
It is not a point-of-sale system, a reservation network, or a kitchen display.
Start with Starter — $299/mo · See all plans
Events and inboxes, not tickets
A useful fit:
- Private-dining or event requests that need a consistent first reply and a held window
- Catering-quote follow-up so a weekend inquiry is not still untouched on Tuesday (Business in a Box)
- Routine questions from your menu, hours, and booking policy
- Admin reminders for deposits or tasting appointments
A poor fit: ringing up the lunch rush, managing a full floor plan, or running a delivery kitchen’s ticket rail. If you also operate a delivery fleet, see delivery and logistics.
Which plan to start with
- Starter ($299/mo) — messages, booking, and admin. Checkout.
- Business in a Box ($1,499/mo + $1,000 setup) — catering or event follow-up is in scope. Checkout.
- Dispatch VA ($799/mo) — only if you also need a crew or delivery board. Checkout.
Frequently asked questions
Is StaffBots a reservation system like OpenTable or Resy?
No. StaffBots can help with booking requests, event inquiries, and follow-up as an assistant layer. It is not a restaurant reservation network, a floor-management tool, or a point-of-sale system.
Can it handle catering quotes?
Lead follow-up on Business in a Box ($1,499/mo + $1,000 setup) is the plan that includes that role. Starter ($299/mo) can still help with inbox triage and scheduling if a person is writing the actual quotes.
Does StaffBots take phone orders or replace a host stand?
Do not treat it as a full host-stand or phone-ordering product. If you mainly need a phone line answered, compare StaffBots vs AI receptionist tools. StaffBots is a broader VA suite for scheduling, support, follow-up, and admin.
Which plan should a caterer start with?
Starter ($299/mo) if the gap is messages and booking. Business in a Box if catering-lead follow-up is the leak. Dispatch VA is a better fit if you also run a delivery fleet or off-site event crews that need a job board — see dispatch.
Get started
Questions or a walkthrough: hello@staffbots.ai. Human Supervisor ($500/mo) is contact-only — email the same address.