For restaurants, cafés, pubs and takeaways
Service is in full swing.
The phone is still ringing.
Halo answers while the team are on the floor. It takes table bookings, answers questions about opening times, the menu and dietary needs from your own information, and emails you every booking.
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- Anya answeredTable for four, Friday at 7pm. Emailed to you.
- Anya answered"Do you do gluten free?" Answered from your menu.
- Anya answeredBirthday party of twelve. Details emailed to you.
- Anya answeredSaturday at 8pm booked. Guest texted the details.
- Anya answeredSunday lunch for two booked for 1pm.
5 calls. All answered.
Illustration of a day's calls.
It answers, sorts and books. You get on with your day.
Takes bookings while you serve
Name, party size, date and time, and any dietary needs, emailed to you as the call ends.
Answers the questions you hear all day
Opening times, parking, the menu and dietary options, from the information you give it.
Big bookings go to you
Parties and private hire are put through to you, or taken as a message with every detail.
Mid-service
Nobody can leave a full room to answer the phone. The caller books with the place down the road.
The quiet hours
The phone rings while you are prepping or doing the order, and nobody is near it.
After closing
People plan their weekend in the evening, long after the last table has gone.
Sample call
A call to a restaurant like yours.
An ordinary call, start to finish. Yours would use your name, your prices and your diary.
Sample call. The business is made up.
- Anya: Good evening, The Old Bell. This is Anya. How can I help?
- Caller: Hi, can I book a table for four on Saturday?
- Anya: Of course. What time would you like, and does anyone have any dietary needs?
- Caller: Eight o'clock. One of us is vegetarian.
- Anya: That's fine, we have several vegetarian dishes. Can I take a name and a mobile number?
- Caller: Sam Price, 07700 900456.
- Anya: Booked for four at 8pm on Saturday. I have texted you the details.
Table for four booked for Saturday 8pm
What missed calls cost a restaurant.
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One booking covers 2 months of Halo at £30 a month.
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Simple pricing. No surprises.
Every plan includes a UK number, 24/7 answering, transcripts and call summaries.
- Answers every call, 24/7
- Takes messages with email summaries
- Answers your FAQs
- Transfers urgent calls to you
- Books into Google, Outlook or Cal.com
- Remembers returning callers
- Blocks spam numbers
- UK local number, or keep yours
- Texts to callers, 8p each (optional)
30-day free trial · Monthly plans cancel any time · 12-month plans are a commitment · Prices exclude VAT
Multiple agents, outbound calls, WhatsApp, CRM integrations or custom workflows. Halo does all of that, set up and managed by our team.
What restaurants, cafés and pubs ask us.
Can it book into my table system?
It books into a connected Google or Outlook calendar, or takes the booking and emails it to you to add.
Can it answer menu questions?
Yes, from the information you give it: dishes, allergens and dietary options, opening times and parking. It says so when it does not know.
What about big parties?
You decide. Large bookings and private hire can be put through to you, or taken as a message with every detail.
Can it take a deposit?
Not on a call. It can text the guest your booking link if that is how you take deposits.
How does the free trial work?
Every plan starts with 30 days free. Cancel during the trial from your dashboard and you pay nothing.
Who is behind Halo?
Halo is built and run by Onecom, a UK business communications provider.
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