Restaurant & Catering answering service that knows the trade
A restaurant & catering front desk that picks up on the first ring, talks like a person who's worked the trade, and texts you the lead in seconds. Plans from $99 a month, no contract.
- Understands a large party, a catering inquiry, and the rest of your day
- Flags the real emergencies so you can jump on them
- Confirms the service address against the map
What your callers ring about
What counts as an emergency: a same-day event or order the caller needs confirmed quickly. HiThisIs marks these urgent the second it hears them.
A front desk that already knows restaurant & catering
A restaurant or catering business. Callers ask about reservations, large parties, catering, hours, and orders. Get the date, party size or order, and a callback number. Don't promise availability; capture the request.
Speaks the trade
It recognizes the problems restaurant & catering callers describe, so the conversation moves fast and sounds natural.
Catches after-hours work
The calls that come in while you're on a job or asleep get answered and captured instead of going to voicemail.
Sends a clean lead
Name, number, confirmed address, the job, and urgency, in your phone before the truck pulls away from the last stop.
- Answers 24/7, nights and weekends
- Answers in English and Spanish, and switches mid-call
- Books a time and captures the job
- Texts and emails you the lead in seconds
- Sends leads to your tools by webhook
Restaurant & Catering answering, where you work
Restaurant & Catering answering, answered
Can it take a reservation and a large party?
Yes. It gets the date, the party size, and a callback number, and captures the request. It does not promise a table, it gets the details to your team.
Will it flag a same-day event or order?
Yes. A same-day event or order the caller needs confirmed quickly gets flagged and texted to you. A reservation a week out is captured as a normal lead.
Can it handle catering inquiries?
Yes. It takes the date, the headcount, and what they are after, and captures it for your team to quote. You get the lead by text and email.
Does it answer during the dinner rush when nobody can pick up?
Yes, it answers every call while your staff is slammed. The reservation and the catering lead both reach you instead of going to voicemail.
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