Can an AI receptionist take catering enquiries while I'm mid-service?
Yes. It answers on your own number, checks the date, headcount and dietary needs, books the job into your calendar and texts you the details. You keep plating up.
- 14 days free
- No card needed
- $0 setup
Last updated 28 October 2026 · Prices in AUD, GST inclusive
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Read the call: Josh's office Christmas party, 39 seconds
- Josh I need catering for our office Christmas party, Friday the 11th of December. Sixty people.
- Emma · AI Parramatta Catering Co, this is Emma, Maria's AI assistant. She's at a wedding, but I can help. Lunch or dinner?
- Josh Lunch. Two other caterers are already booked out.
- Emma · AI Maria's free that day. Any dietary needs?
- Josh Ten vegetarian, and two gluten free.
- Emma · AI Okay. She can do lunch at your office from 12 to 2, or 1 to 3. Which suits?
- Josh 12 to 2, please.
- Emma · AI Can I get your name and address?
- Josh Josh Nguyen, 18 George Street, Parramatta.
- Emma · AI Thanks, Josh, you're booked. I'll text you a confirmation, and Maria will send the menu and quote.
- Josh Thanks, Emma.
Everything a caterer needs off the phone
Built and tuned for your business, then handed over running. Nothing to install and nothing to learn.
AI Receptionist $199/moHuman-like voice agent on your own number
Your customers ring the number they already have. Male or female, Aussie or British, named whatever you like.
Answers 24/7 and books straight into your calendar
Nights, weekends and public holidays. Bookings land in Google or Outlook, or the caller gets your booking link.
Qualifies every lead and flags emergencies immediately
You decide what's worth your time. Weddings, big events and short-notice jobs reach your mobile straight away, while smaller orders get booked.
Missed-call text-back so the lead never leaks
If a call doesn't get through, the caller gets a text within seconds, so the booking doesn't go to the next caterer on the list.
Transcript, summary and handoff notes after every call
The summary by text the moment they hang up, and the full transcript in your inbox.
80 answered calls included, about 400 minutes
Extra calls are $2 each, cheaper than your included rate. It never stops answering when you reach 80.
Your own dashboard
See every call at a glance: how many came in, who's new, which were real leads, what came after hours and which were outside your service area. Example figures.
What it does with each catering enquiry
You set the rules on your setup call. This is the usual starting point.
| The caller says | What it does | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| "I need catering for 60 on the 11th" | Checks the date is free, asks lunch or dinner and any dietary needs, then offers your open times | A booked job with the headcount and dietary list |
| "Can you do our wedding next April?" | Takes the date, venue, guest numbers and style, and books a tasting or a call with you | A wedding lead, flagged to you straight away |
| "We need it tomorrow" | Checks your short-notice rules and minimum numbers | An urgent text, or a polite no by your rules |
| "Do you do vegan and gluten free?" | Answers from the menus and dietary options you've given it | An answer, or a message if it doesn't know |
| "How much per head?" | Gives the per-head ranges you've published, or takes the details for a quote. It never guesses a price | A quote request, ready for you to price |
It won't promise a menu or a price you haven't set. It takes the details, and you send the menu and quote.
Industry research (BIA/Kelsey) shows roughly 85% of callers who can't get through won't call back.
Built for your catering business. Looked after by a person.
Your receptionist is built around how you take bookings, then looked after by someone who knows your business.
Built only for your business
Your menus, per-head pricing, dietary options, minimum numbers and delivery areas become its knowledge base. Which jobs it books, which it flags and how far ahead you take bookings are all set the way you work.
Your own account manager
One person sets it up and stays your contact. They keep an eye on how your calls are going, tune it as your business changes, and bring you ideas to win more work.
A local support line
A separate support number, answered on weekdays by our team here in Australia. When something needs changing, you talk to a person who can change it.
Try it on your own calls, free for 14 days
No card at sign-up and none at go-live. Your 14 days start the day it goes live on your number.
Claim your spot
Try it free for 14 days with $0 setup. Then $199/mo, cancel any time.
What you pay for the first 14 days
AI Receptionist · founding spot
Day 14: we text you a link for your first month, $199 GST inc. Pay it to keep going. Ignore it and you owe nothing.
Questions caterers ask us
Can it check whether I'm free on a date?
Yes, if your bookings live in Google or Outlook. It only offers times your calendar shows as free, so a day you're already catering stays blocked.
What happens with weddings and big events?
You choose. Most caterers have those flagged straight to their mobile, since they're worth the most, and have it book a tasting or a call rather than the event itself.
Will it quote prices?
Only what you tell it. It can give your per-head ranges and minimum numbers, or just take the details. Final menus and quotes come from you.
What do I pay after the 14 days?
$199 a month at the founding rate, normally $249, GST inclusive. That covers 80 answered calls, then $2 a call. No setup fee and no lock-in. On day 14 we text you a payment link, and if you don't pay it, you owe nothing.
Every catering enquiry answered, even mid-service.
Ring our own number and you'll be talking to an AI receptionist within seconds. Or try it free for 14 days on your own calls, no card needed.
Or call 0468 082 126 · How the job details get texted to you