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It’s 7pm on a Saturday. Your restaurant is fully booked, you’re three-deep in the kitchen, and your phone rings. Nobody can get to it. By the time someone checks the voicemail an hour later, the caller has booked at the restaurant next door. This is a completely solvable problem. Here’s what’s actually worth doing about it. The Options, Ranked by Effectiveness Option 1: Hire a dedicated phone person Pros: Handles everything, can manage complex requests, genuinely good customer service. ...

Anyone who’s worked in hospitality knows the problem: it’s 12:30pm, you’re deep in service, the phone rings, and nobody can get to it. By the time someone calls back, the caller has booked somewhere else or just shown up without a reservation and been turned away. For a busy café or restaurant, this happens multiple times per day. Each missed call is a potential cover lost. AI phone answering systems address exactly this. Here’s an honest look at how they work for NZ hospitality businesses. ...