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title: "AI Booking Assistant for Restaurants and Catering | StaffBots"
description: "StaffBots helps restaurants and caterers with reservation and event booking, catering-quote follow-up, and inbox triage — not a replacement for a point-of-sale system."
path: /industries/restaurants-catering
h1: "AI booking and follow-up for restaurants and catering"
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# 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](/scheduling), [support](/support), and [lead follow-up](/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](https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ6oGas18p67dQ8gRcAo01)** · [See all plans](/pricing)

## 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](/industries/delivery-logistics).

## Which plan to start with

- **Starter ($299/mo)** — messages, booking, and admin. [Checkout](https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ6oGas18p67dQ8gRcAo01).
- **Business in a Box ($1,499/mo + $1,000 setup)** — catering or event follow-up is in scope. [Checkout](https://buy.stripe.com/fZu5kCgQp8p6aq2eFfcAo03).
- **Dispatch VA ($799/mo)** — only if you also need a crew or delivery board. [Checkout](https://buy.stripe.com/3cI28qcA99ta7dQ2WxcAo02).

## 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](/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](/dispatch).

## Get started

- [Starter — $299/mo](https://buy.stripe.com/5kQ6oGas18p67dQ8gRcAo01)
- [Dispatch VA — $799/mo](https://buy.stripe.com/3cI28qcA99ta7dQ2WxcAo02)
- [Business in a Box — $1,499/mo + $1,000 setup](https://buy.stripe.com/fZu5kCgQp8p6aq2eFfcAo03)

Questions or a walkthrough: [hello@staffbots.ai](mailto:hello@staffbots.ai). Human Supervisor ($500/mo) is contact-only — email the same address.