How does Voice AI handle restaurant reservations?

AI is trained on your restaurant and embeds on your website. Diners click and have a conversation via voice or text. The AI asks about date, time, party size, and preferences, checks real-time availability, captures special requests, and confirms the booking—all in under 2 minutes.

Can diners choose between voice and text?

Yes. Bolka Embed offers dual mode. When diners click the widget, they choose to speak or type. Someone in a quiet office might prefer text; someone driving might prefer voice. The AI completes the booking either way.

How does the AI handle special requests?

AI asks about special occasions (birthday, anniversary), dietary restrictions (allergies, vegetarian), accessibility needs, seating preferences (patio, quiet corner, high chair), and any other requests. All captured conversationally and attached to the reservation for staff to see.

Does this integrate with our reservation system?

Yes. Bolka connects to popular restaurant reservation systems via API. The AI checks real-time availability before offering times. Confirmed bookings appear automatically in your system with all guest details and notes.

Can the AI answer questions about the restaurant?

Yes. Diners can ask about menu options, dress code, parking, corkage policy, private dining, dietary accommodations, and more. AI answers based on information you provide, then smoothly returns to completing the booking.

What happens to after-hours booking requests?

AI handles them completely—24/7. Someone planning a dinner at midnight can book instantly. International travelers in different time zones can reserve without waiting for your restaurant to open. This captures 41% more reservations from off-hours demand.

How much does this cost?

$29/month includes 500 voice minutes and 20,000 text messages. Most reservation conversations are 1-2 minutes. The plan supports hundreds of bookings monthly—more than enough for most restaurants.

Does this replace our reservation system?

No. AI is the front-end that interacts with diners. It connects to your existing reservation system (OpenTable, Resy, SevenRooms, or custom) to check availability and record bookings. Your reservation management workflow stays the same.

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BOLKA EMBED🏨 Hospitality🔥 153 spots left

Restaurant Reservation AI

Restaurants miss 35% of reservation calls during busy service. Online booking forms cannot handle special requests. Staff pulled from service to answer phones. After-hours callers book elsewhere.

93%

Booking completion

41%

More reservations

24/7

Booking availability

<2 min

Booking time

Subscribe Now — $29/mo

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HEAR IT IN ACTION

Experience Voice AI for Hospitality

Real AI conversation—not a recording, not an IVR.

Sample Restaurant Reservation AI Conversation

Listen to how Bolka's Voice AI handles a real hospitality scenario.

Duration: 1:45 • English

The Transformation

See the difference Voice AI makes

Without Bolka

Traditional methods

✕Low completion rates (15-25%)
✕Limited to business hours
✕Manual data entry required
✕Delayed response times
✕Generic experience
✕High staff time

With Bolka Voice AI

Website Voice Widget

93% completion rate
24/7 availability
Automatic transcription
Instant AI responses
Natural conversation
90% less staff time

What is BOLKA EMBED?

Voice AI Anywhere — real intelligent conversations

BOLKA EMBED: Website Voice Widget

Embeddable voice AI widget for your website. Visitors click to speak. AI handles conversations 24/7. Install with 3 lines of code.

Real-time AINo app neededAny deviceEnglish & Arabic

❌ Bolka is NOT

Pre-recorded voicemail
IVR phone menus
Text-to-speech playback
Scripted chatbot

✅ Bolka IS

Intelligent conversational AI
Real-time understanding
Dynamic responses
Human-like interactions

Key Facts: Restaurant Reservation AI

Voice AI widget embeds on restaurant website with 3 lines of code

AI trained on your restaurant: hours, seating capacity, menu highlights, policies

Dual mode: diners choose voice conversation OR text chat

Handles full booking flow: date, time, party size, seating preference

Captures special requests: allergies, celebrations, accessibility needs, high chair

Checks real-time availability and confirms booking instantly

Answers questions: menu options, dress code, parking, corkage fee

Available 24/7—captures late-night planners and international travelers

All reservations sync to your reservation system with guest notes

Supports English and Arabic for diverse diner populations

Voice AI vs Traditional Methods

METRIC	TRADITIONAL	BOLKA
Booking Availability	During service hours	24/7
Missed Calls	35% during peak	0%
Special Requests	Often forgotten	Captured in conversation
Booking Time	3-5 min (phone)	<2 min (AI)
Staff Interruption	Constant	None
Guest Questions	Phone only	AI answers instantly

Based on comparison with phone-based reservations and basic online booking widgets.

SETUP: 15 MINUTES

How It Works

Add reservation AI to your website in 15 minutes.

Configure Restaurant Details

START HERE

Upload your hours, seating capacity, table configurations, menu highlights, policies (dress code, corkage, cancellation). Connect to your reservation system for real-time availability.

Embed Widget on Website

Add 3 lines of code to your restaurant website. Widget appears as "Book a Table" or "Make Reservation" button. Diners click to start conversation.

Diner Starts Booking

Diner clicks and chooses voice or text. AI greets: "Welcome to [Restaurant]! I can help you book a table. When would you like to dine with us?"

AI Completes Reservation

AI gathers date, time, party size, seating preference. Checks availability: "I have 7:30pm or 8:15pm available for 4 guests on Saturday. Which works better?" Captures special requests and confirms booking.

Restaurant Receives Booking

Reservation appears in your system with all details: guest name, contact, party size, special requests. Staff see notes like "celebrating anniversary, nut allergy" before guest arrives.

"Friday and Saturday nights, we missed 30-40% of reservation calls because everyone is in the weeds during service. Now AI handles bookings while we focus on the guests in front of us. Last month we booked 67 reservations after 10pm—people planning while we're closed. That's $15,000 in covers we would have lost."

Chef Michael Torres

Owner

Harvest Kitchen

after-hours bookings/month