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Best AI receptionist for restaurants & hospitality
6 of the 34 tools we track name restaurants & hospitality among their best-fit verticals on their own sites. By vendor pages, 5 say they can book appointments, 4 say they do a warm transfer to a person, and 3 mention a free trial or free plan. For restaurants and hospitality, look at reservations, takeout orders, hours and FAQ handling, and per-location pricing.
| Tool | Pricing (as published) | Free trial | Booking | Warm transfer | Key integrations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontdesk (My AI Front Desk) AI receptionist (SMB) |
Business-in-a-Box $99/mo ($79/mo annual) includes 200 voice minutes + chat/SMS/CRM. Partner/Enterprise custom. | 7-day free trial (pricing page says no permanent free plan) | yes | yes | Zapier, built-in CRM, Google/Outlook calendars (documented elsewhere on site), API on Partner/Enterprise |
| Newo.ai AI receptionist (SMB) |
Pay As You Go $0/mo (50 free units once, then $1.75/unit); AI Receptionist $299/mo (200 units/mo, then $1.50/unit); Enterprise custom. 1 unit ≈ one 30s–3 min… | 50 free units, no payment method needed | — | — | Integrations included on all plans (see newo.ai/integrations) |
| NextPhone AI receptionist (SMB) |
Pro $199/mo; Growth $299/mo; Scale $599/mo. Unlimited inbound calls; no per-minute or overage fees. 7-day Pro trial. | 7-day free trial | yes | yes | Google Calendar, Outlook, Calendly, Acuity, Cal.com, OnceHub, Clio, MyCase, HubSpot, GoHighLevel, Jobber, Zapier, Make |
| Reception AI (ElevenLabs) AI receptionist (SMB) |
Free trial $0 (14 days, 30 phone min); Basic $29/mo (75 min, $0.45/min overage); Plus $79/mo (275 min, $0.38/min); Premium $199/mo (1,000 min, $0.30/min);… | 14-day free trial (30 phone min) | yes | partial | Google Calendar, Calendly, Cal.com, HubSpot, Zapier, Webhooks, MCP servers, Twilio / SIP trunking (bring your own) |
| Loman AI Industry-specific |
No public prices: quote on request ("Request Pricing"). Page states no per-minute fees. Plans: Starter (call management) and Premium (ordering & reservations). | — | yes | yes | Toast, SpotOn, OpenTable, Resy, Clover, Shift4, Square, Aloha by NCR, Olo, Stream |
| Slang AI Industry-specific |
Core from $399 per location; Premium from $599 per location; Enterprise custom. (USD and CAD/AUD mirrors shown on page.) | — | yes | yes | OpenTable, SevenRooms, Yelp, Resy, Tripleseat, Perfect Venue |
How we pick
Order: by tool type (AI receptionists for SMBs first, then phone-system add-ons, industry-specific tools, human or hybrid services, and developer platforms), then alphabetically by name. This is not a ranking or a score; we have not published call-test results yet.
Every value comes from the vendor's own website (see each tool page for source URLs, last checked 2026-10-21). A dash or "Not published" means we could not confirm it there. Pricing changes, so verify on the vendor site. Full methodology.