Restaurant AI FAQ

How fast can I set up restaurant AI?

TL;DR

About 90 minutes for a basic setup, 2-4 hours for a polished one. Upload your menu (15 min), build your floor plan (30-45 min), connect Stripe Connect (10 min), embed the widget on your site (5 min), test against your own real bookings (30 min). Free plan, no credit card required. Most operators are live taking bookings the same day they sign up.

The four-step setup

1. Sign up free at /login?plan=free (no credit card).

2. Upload menu — drop a PDF / image / text. AI parses items, modifiers, allergens, prices.

3. Build floor plan — visual drag-to-position editor with preset templates (6 layouts to start from).

4. Connect Stripe Connect for payments + embed the chat widget on your website with one line of HTML.

What takes the longest

Floor plan, if you have a complicated layout. The preset templates cover most independent restaurants in 30 minutes.

Menu — depends on how clean your PDF is. A typed Word doc parses faster than a graphic-heavy PDF.

Going live

You can start the agent in "review mode" where every conversation goes to the dashboard but doesn't auto-confirm. Once you trust the responses, flip to live.

Or just launch live — the Free tier 25 conversations/month is enough to validate.

Try it free — no credit card

Free plan supports 25 conversations per month. Cancel anytime, no contract.

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