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AI receptionist for fine dining restaurants
For fine dining rooms where the call is the first course of the evening.
A guest planning an anniversary calls to ask about the tasting menu and whether jackets are expected. They notice how the phone is answered long before they taste anything.
- TactlyGood afternoon, Lumen House. I'm the virtual assistant, and this call may be recorded. How may I help you?
- CallerHello, this is Evelyn. We're coming for the tasting menu Saturday, and my husband doesn't eat shellfish.
- TactlyThank you for letting us know. The kitchen can adjust the tasting menu with notice. I'll pass this to the reservations team so it's on your booking.
- CallerWonderful. And is a jacket required?
- TactlyJackets are suggested for gentlemen but not required. Smart attire is welcome.
- Message for the office: Evelyn, Saturday tasting, guest avoids shellfish
- Call summary emailed to reservations@lumenhouse.com
Can an AI receptionist work for fine dining restaurants?
Tactly is an AI receptionist for fine dining restaurants. It answers in your restaurant's name with a calm, unhurried tone, explains dress code, tasting menu format, corkage, cancellation policy and dietary accommodations from your notes, and takes private dining inquiries for your events lead. Reservations go into your booking calendar if you use one, or to your reservationist by transfer or message.
The problem
Missed calls are missed work.
Guests at this level plan ahead, and they often call to ask the questions a website leaves vague: is the tasting menu fixed, can it be done without shellfish, what does business attire mean here. A phone that goes to a full voicemail box at 4 pm sets the wrong tone before they arrive.
Private dining is where a single call can fill the private room for a night. Those planners compare two or three restaurants and tend to go with the one that answered properly and followed up quickly, not the one that seemed too busy to talk.
Calls it handles
The calls fine dining restaurants get every day.
What should we wear?
Your dress code, explained the way you want it explained, whether that is jackets suggested or simply no athletic wear.
Tasting menu questions
Courses, length of the meal, wine pairing and how far ahead you need dietary notes. Tactly answers only from what you write.
Private dining inquiries
Date, guest count, budget range and occasion, collected for your events lead and emailed with the full transcript.
Changes and cancellations
It explains your cancellation window from your notes and passes the request to your reservationist, since it cannot edit bookings elsewhere.
Setup tips
What to put in your notes.
Tactly answers only from what you tell it. These are the lines that matter most for fine dining restaurants.
- Describe your dress code in the exact words you want guests to hear, so it sounds like your host rather than a rulebook.
- Write how many days ahead the kitchen needs dietary changes for the tasting menu, and whether every course can be adjusted.
- Set your reservationist and your private dining manager as two separate named transfer numbers with a note on each.
Plans for fine dining restaurants
Starter
$49/mo
For a solo owner who mostly needs the missed calls covered.
- 100 AI-answered minutes a month
- Then $0.35 a minute
- Every feature included
- Most popular
Pro
$99/mo
For a busy shop that wants nights, weekends and lunch rushes handled.
- 250 AI-answered minutes a month
- Then $0.29 a minute
- Every feature included
Growth
$199/mo
For a team that sends a large share of its calls to the receptionist.
- 600 AI-answered minutes a month
- Then $0.25 a minute
- Every feature included
FAQ
Questions, answered
Will Tactly sound right for a fine dining room?
You write the greeting and the notes it answers from, so the wording matches your service. It says it is a virtual assistant and that the call may be recorded.
Can it hold a table with a credit card?
No. Tactly does not take card details or deposits. It passes the request to your reservations team, who can secure the booking however you normally do.
Does it confirm guests' tasting menu allergies?
It records what the guest says and sends it to your team. It does not promise the kitchen can accommodate an allergy unless your notes say so.
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