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Valory

AI receptionist for restaurants

Valory manages inbound calls while your floor and kitchen teams stay focused on guests and service quality.

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Month-to-month plans · Managed setup and ongoing support

When your team needs call cover

  • Call spikes during lunch and dinner overwhelm the venue team.
  • Booking calls go unanswered during peak service windows.
  • After-hours reservation requests need details the venue can confirm when it reopens.

Example workflow for restaurants

How calls reach your team

We check how calls from your existing number can be forwarded for full, overflow or after-hours coverage. Supported booking workflows can check availability and book or change appointments under your agreed rules. Other requests reach your team for confirmation. We agree approved answers, enquiry recipients and what happens when they are unavailable, then test calls before launch and keep improving the receptionist using real call feedback.

  • Captures reservation enquiries during lunch and dinner peaks.
  • Keeps booking calls covered after hours when venues are closed.
  • Reduces front-of-house pressure with consistent call handling.
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Call type

Booking, group, or event enquiry

A guest calls during service about a booking, table size, dietary note, event, or catering request.

What your team receives

Valory captures date, party size, requirements, callback details, and routes anything complex to the venue team.

Integrations to discuss

DesignMyNight / CollinsBookings calendarSMSVenue inboxEmail summaries

We confirm what can be connected and which actions are available during setup.

Common concern

Will it interrupt service with noisy handoffs?

We agree which calls are answered automatically and which reach staff. Group and event enquiries can go to the venue inbox or callback queue; time-sensitive calls follow your agreed transfer rules.

Pricing

We set up your AI receptionist, run it for you and keep improving it. Choose the call allowance your business needs; setup is quoted separately.

Pricing snapshot

Plans from $149/mo

One-time setup starts from $990 for discovery, call-flow design, agreed integrations and launch. Your monthly plan covers call handling, monitoring, maintenance and ongoing improvements.

Prices are in AUD. Extra usage and add-ons are charged at your plan rates.

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We learn your business and plan how calls should be handled
We set up the voice and the information your agent needs
We connect the calendars and business tools agreed in your setup
We test the calls and support you through launch

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Use your own enquiry volume, booking rate and job value to estimate potential gross revenue, then compare it with the cost of delivery and call handling.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before getting started

What can Valory handle for restaurants, bars, and cafes?
Valory can answer booking, opening-hours, dietary, group, function, catering, and general venue questions using your approved information, then route complex enquiries to staff.
Will Valory interrupt the team during service?
You decide which calls should reach staff during service. Valory can answer routine questions and send other enquiries to your agreed inbox, phone or callback path, with priority categories and unavailable-staff fallbacks set during setup.
Can Valory capture group booking or event enquiries?
Yes. It can collect date, time, party size, occasion, contact details, dietary notes, and package interest so your venue team receives a cleaner enquiry.
Can hospitality callers still speak to a person?
Yes, when you configure transfer or callback rules. Valory is best used to handle routine calls and collect details before staff step in for nuanced or high-value conversations.

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Keep bookings flowing through service peaks

See how Valory can capture reservation enquiries during service and after hours.