Online ordering and automated reservations for restaurants
At peak hours the phone rings while the kitchen is full, and Instagram DMs get read far too late. Every missed message is a missed order. This guide shows how to take orders and reservations without depending on someone being free to answer.
Short version: put ordering directly on your own site so you keep the margin, replace reservation phone calls with a few clicks, and let an assistant handle the repeating questions on Instagram, Viber and WhatsApp. An order that starts in a chat should end in the kitchen without anyone typing it twice.
The problem is timing, not volume
Orders and reservations arrive exactly when the team is busiest. The phone rings, someone messages on Instagram, someone asks about the menu, and all of it needs the same person who already has work to do.
When a message sits unread for twenty minutes, the customer orders somewhere else. The fix is not more staff on the phone, it is processes that do not need a person at all.
Ordering on your own site
Delivery apps bring customers, but they take commission and the customer stays theirs: you do not know who ordered and cannot reach them later.
An ordering system on your own site keeps both the margin and the data. We build it with SelfOrder, our own ordering system, so orders land straight in the kitchen. The full comparison with apps is in online ordering vs delivery apps.
Reservations without phone calls
A booking widget where guests pick the date, time and party size closes the job in seconds, and you see everything in one list. The practical details are in online table reservations.
Automatic reminders before the booking cut no-shows sharply, and cost nothing next to an empty table on a Friday night.
The assistant that always answers
The questions that repeat daily and can close themselves:
- Opening hours, location and parking
- The menu, prices, vegetarian options and allergens
- Whether there is space tonight, with booking inside the chat
- Order status and delivery time
- Group bookings and events, passed to the manager
How it all connects
The real value appears when these are not three separate systems. The menu is a single source, so when a price changes it changes everywhere: on the site, on the QR menu and in the assistant's answers.
That means no staff typing the same thing in three places, and no customer seeing an old price.
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Frequently asked questions
Do I have to drop the delivery apps?
No. They bring new customers. The goal is that returning customers order directly from you, where there is no commission and the data stays yours.
How long does it take to go live?
Online ordering and reservations usually 2 to 4 weeks, depending on the menu and integrations. A simple site assistant is faster.
Does it take orders on Instagram and Viber too?
Yes. The same assistant connects to Instagram, Viber, WhatsApp and your site, so an order that starts in any conversation ends up in the same place.
Who updates the menu when prices change?
You do, from a simple panel, and the change goes to the site, the QR menu and the assistant's answers at once. We can maintain it for you if you prefer.
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