Most of the questions a restaurant gets are the same dozen: are you open on Sunday, is there anything vegan, does the curry have nuts, can I bring a group of twelve. An assistant built with Agent Forja answers them from your own menu and pages — in a chat on your website, and on a link you can share anywhere.
What it learns from
- Your website — menu, opening hours, location, and your booking and takeaway pages.
- Your menu as a file, if it isn’t on the site: a PDF, text or Markdown file. The PDF needs real text in it — a photo or scan of a printed menu can’t be read, so upload a text version instead.
- Anything else you’d tell a new member of staff: your allergen note, deposits, cancellation policy, large groups, events.
What it answers
- Opening hours, holidays and where you are.
- What’s on the menu, what it costs, and what suits vegetarians, vegans or someone avoiding gluten.
- Allergens, exactly as your menu and allergen note describe them.
- How to book or order takeaway — pointing people to your booking page, ordering page or phone number.
It answers from what you’ve given it, and only that. If you can’t promise a dish is free of something — nut traces, say — write that in your allergen note so the assistant can pass it on.
What it doesn’t do
- It can’t take a booking or a takeaway order, check table availability, or take payment.
- It doesn’t send emails or messages to guests.
- It’s text chat on your site and on its own link. Instagram and Messenger direct messages are coming soon; WhatsApp and phone aren’t supported.
For anything that needs you — an event enquiry, a group too big for the booking page — it can hand the conversation to you. Answer by email or from your dashboard, and your reply appears in the guest’s chat. See how handoff works.
Setting it up
- Create a free account and choose Restaurant, or paste your website’s address.
- Add your menu — the builder reads it from your site, or upload the file.
- Answer the builder’s questions — how it should sound, what it should leave to you — and give it the email that should get handoffs. Try it in the Preview tab.
- Publish. Paste the one-line snippet into your website, and share the link wherever guests find you.
What it costs
- Free — $0, no card needed: 1 agent, 20 chats a month.
- Starter — $49 a month or $490 a year: 3 agents, 100 chats a month.
- Pro — $99 a month or $990 a year: 5 agents, 250 chats a month, priority support.
A chat counts only once the agent has given 3 replies, so a "hi" or one quick question is free. A long chat counts once more at its 16th reply and stops at 30 replies. Only the agent's replies count — never the visitor's messages, and never the owner's own building and testing. Prices are in US dollars; tax may be added at checkout. Cancel any time — see pricing for the details.