Answer first. Then the job.
Written like a local service cost guide: the number and the rule in the first paragraph.
Stop answering the same five WhatsApp questions
Copy thirty real messages. Turn those five answers into a bot. The owner only talks to people who still need a human. Setup 150–400, then 20–60 a month.
QR menu vs paper — what it actually costs
Paper reprints every season. A QR menu is 120–350 to set up and 15–30 a month if you change prices for them. Bundle with the FAQ bot at 350–550. One language in v1.
What to put in a restaurant chatbot
Hours, Closed today, menu, address, cards, dietary flags that are on the sheet, booking slots. Nothing the owner did not write. Invented dishes are worse than no bot.
Closed today without angry Google hours
The bot must read Closed first. Then WhatsApp greeting, then Google. A half-broken automation that still says Open is how people arrive furious.
Should you take reservations in chat?
Yes if they already book in DMs and miss them overnight. A slot list plus a ping is enough. Custom reservation software is a no. Host never holds a deposit.
How we set up in five days
Day 1 copy messages and take half. Day 2 answers. Day 3 bot on those answers only. Day 4 owner test. Day 5 QR, rest of payment when the test fires.