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Asks for restaurants

The phone stops ringing.
The tables stay full.

Nobody on the floor has a free hand for the phone at 7pm — and that's exactly when everyone calls. Asks takes reservations with party size and dietary notes, answers the menu-hours-parking flood, and turns event inquiries into confirmed bookings, on the channels your guests already use.

7-day free trial · live in ~10 minutes · no per-resolution fees

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Braise & Ember
Messenger · AI agent
Table for 6 on Friday around 7? One of us is gluten-free.
Booked — Friday 7:15pm, round table by the window. I've noted the gluten-free guest; the kitchen has a dedicated menu 🌾
Perfect, thank you!
Reservation set · party of 6
Behind the reply
Found the closest slot for 6 guests
Noted dietary requirement for kitchen
Sent confirmation + day-of reminder

live data · real actions · your rules

How it works

One agent. Your playbook.

From the Friday-night reservation rush to the wedding inquiry, the agent handles the conversations your floor staff can't — with the kitchen's notes attached.

01 — Reserve

Reservations without the 7pm phone rush.

The agent books tables the way your best host would: party size, time, occasion, dietary notes — captured in one conversation, confirmed instantly, reminded on the day. Walk-in questions get answers; your staff keeps serving.

  • Party size, occasion, and dietary notes captured
  • Confirmations and day-of reminders sent
  • Changes and cancellations handled in-thread
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Braise & Ember
WhatsApp · AI agent
Can we move tonight's booking from 7 to 8:30 and add two more people?
Done — 8:30pm for 8 now. I've moved you to the long table by the open kitchen so everyone fits. See you tonight! 🍷
Amazing, thanks!
Updated · party of 8 · kitchen notified
Behind the reply
Rechecked capacity for 8 at 8:30
Reassigned table · updated the plan
Notified kitchen of party change

live data · real actions · your rules

02 — Answer

The everyday flood, answered in seconds.

Hours, parking, allergens, “is the terrace open?”, “do you have a kids' menu?” — the same questions, every day, on every channel. The agent answers from your menu and policies instantly, in the guest's language, so nothing rings through to the pass.

  • Menu, allergens, and hours from your own content
  • Answers in the guest's language automatically
  • Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp, website — one inbox
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Braise & Ember
Instagram DM · AI agent
Is the tasting menu vegetarian-friendly? And do you take walk-ins on Sundays?
Yes on both! The 7-course tasting has a full vegetarian version (just tell your server). Sundays we keep half the room for walk-ins — before 6pm you'll almost always get a table 🌿
Perfect, see you Sunday!
Resolved · guest incoming
Behind the reply
Matched question to menu documentation
Quoted walk-in policy verbatim
Logged likely Sunday visit

live data · real actions · your rules

03 — Convert

Event inquiries become booked events.

The private-dining inquiry is your highest-value conversation — and the easiest one to lose to a slow reply. The agent responds in minutes with menus and pricing, collects the details, and hands your events manager a ready-to-close file.

  • Event menus and pricing shared instantly
  • Guest count, date, and budget captured
  • Routed to your events manager, ready to close
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Braise & Ember
Email · AI agent
We're looking at a rehearsal dinner for ~30 people in June. Do you do private events?
We'd love to host it — the cellar room seats up to 36. I've attached the private-dining menus ($85–$140pp) and June availability. Our events manager, Sofia, will follow up tomorrow with a tailored proposal. Any dietary needs I should note?
Two vegans and one nut allergy. Thank you!
Event lead qualified · routed to Sofia
Behind the reply
Sent private-dining menus + pricing
Captured date, size, dietary needs
Created event lead · assigned to events

live data · real actions · your rules

24/7
Guests answered — even mid-Friday-service
~10 min
From your menu pages to taking reservations
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Channels — Messenger, Instagram, WhatsApp & more
$0
Per-conversation fees — one flat plan

FAQ

Restaurants, answered.

01Can Asks take real reservations?

Yes — through custom actions it connects to your reservation workflow to check capacity and book tables, with party size, occasion, and dietary notes captured. Without an integration, it collects complete requests for your host to confirm.

02How does it know our menu?

It learns your menu, allergen info, hours, and policies from your website and any PDFs you upload — and re-syncs when the menu changes seasonally.

03What channels do guests use?

Messenger, Instagram DMs, and WhatsApp are where reservation chats happen; the website widget catches the rest. Everything lands in one inbox for your team.

04Can it handle multiple locations?

Yes — give the agent each location's hours, menus, and booking rules and it answers per location, routing conversations to the right team.

05What about complaints?

A bad-experience message escalates to a manager immediately with the full context. The agent acknowledges and never argues — service recovery stays human.

Put your best agent on every conversation.

Connect your business, let the agent learn it, and watch the first conversations get answered, booked, and closed — tonight.

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