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RunMyShop for restaurants

The host who never misses a dinner-rush call.

Friday, 7:15 pm. Your team is seating a six-top, running food, and the phone is ringing. RunMyShop answers it — books the table with party size and seating preference, answers "are you open Monday?", routes takeout questions, and texts the caller a confirmation — while every one of your staff stays on the floor.

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The Host · AI receptionist
FRIDAY 7:15 PM · DINNER RUSH
ON A CALL
Caller

"Do you have anything for six tomorrow night? It's my mom's birthday."

Host

"Happy birthday to her! Tomorrow at 6:30 or 8:00 for six — which works better? And would you like the patio?"

Caller

"8 o'clock, patio please."

Reservation bookedSAT 8:00 PM · 6 · PATIO · 🎂
AI answering for restaurants: RunMyShop books reservations by phone — date, time, party size, seating preference — checks real availability, answers menu and hours questions from your website, and texts confirmations, 24/7 on its own local number. $29.95 CAD/month founding pilot, 14-day free trial.

Built around how restaurant phones actually ring.

Setup asks restaurant questions, not generic ones — reservations or walk-ins, takeout and delivery — and the receptionist talks like front-of-house, not like a call centre.

  • Reservations in the call: date, time, party size, seating preference, special occasions
  • No double-booking — it checks live availability before it offers a time
  • Walk-ins only? It says so warmly and tells callers the wait works
  • Takeout & delivery questions answered or routed the way you choose
Illustration: confirmations flying from a phone as text messages

Confirmed by text before they hang up.

Every booking is confirmed by SMS during the call — fewer no-shows, and the guest has your details in their pocket. Every call lands on your dashboard, transcribed and summarized, so the morning manager can see exactly what last night's phone did.

Restaurant questions

What owners ask before hiring the Host.

Can an AI answering service take restaurant reservations?

Yes. RunMyShop books tables in the call itself: it asks for the date, time, and party size, offers seating preferences like patio or indoors, checks your real availability so tables are never double-booked, and texts the caller a confirmation before they hang up.

What happens during the dinner rush when several people call at once?

The receptionist answers every caller at the same time — it is not one line that queues. While your staff run food and seat guests, reservation calls, hours questions, and takeout inquiries all get answered immediately.

Does it know my menu and hours?

During setup it pulls your Google Business listing and reads your website, including your menu pages, so it can answer questions about what you serve, your hours, parking, and policies. You review and edit everything it learned before going live.

How much does an AI answering service for a restaurant cost?

RunMyShop starts at $29.95 CAD a month: Basic answers every call, takes messages and includes 100 minutes and a local phone number. Pro, at $79.95 CAD a month with 300 minutes, adds booking your tables, texting the caller and putting calls through to you. Both start with a 14-day free trial. Restaurant-focused competitors typically charge $249–599 USD per location per month.

Tomorrow's reservations are calling tonight.

Pick your restaurant from its Google listing, hire the Host, and call your new number before the next service.

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