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    Restaurant Operations Agent

    A manager agent and six helpers that run the restaurant's back office.

    What Restaurant Operations Agent does

    Overview

    A team of AI agents for restaurants. Six helpers draft stock orders, plan shifts, answer every call and message, reply to reviews, find offers for slow nights, and close the books. A manager agent checks every proposal against your rules and food costs before anything goes out, and sends you one summary at night.

    • Every missed call gets a reply, and tables are booked without picking up the phone
    • Stock runs out less often, because orders are drafted before you notice
    • Reviews answered the same day, with bad ones reaching you before they reach the internet
    • Slow nights get a profitable offer instead of a panic discount
    • One message at night that tells you how the day went
    At a glanceIn production
    Suite
    Data & AI
    Built for
    Independent restaurants and small restaurant groups
    Delivered as
    AI agent team on n8n, Zapier, or Make, connected to your phone, sheets, and reviews, set up and supported by Charviam
    Connects with
    Your phone line (Twilio or your provider), Google Sheets, Claude, Google Business Profile, Your POS sales export, Instagram and Facebook messages
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    Restaurant Operations Agent, step by step

    How it works
    1. 01

      Set up the restaurant sheet

      Menu with food costs, stock, staff, bookings, and your rules. Every agent works from it.

    2. 02

      Go live with the front desk

      Missed calls and messages first, tested against real guest questions before launch.

    3. 03

      Add reviews, stock, and finance

      Low-risk agents that draft and report, with bad reviews always coming to you.

    4. 04

      Switch on the manager

      Staff and marketing go live last, with the manager approving every proposal at first.

    One manager, six helpers

    Platform
    Front desk

    Answers and books

    Runs on every missed call or message.

    • Texts missed callers back within a minute
    • Answers from your real menu, hours, and policies
    • Lists allergens from the menu and asks guests to tell their server
    • Sends large groups and complaints to you
    Morning

    Stock and staff

    Runs every morning before service.

    • Items under two days of stock flagged
    • One order drafted per supplier, sent after approval
    • Shift changes suggested from bookings and weather
    • Never schedules anyone over their maximum hours
    Growth

    Reviews and marketing

    Runs on every new review and every Monday.

    • Replies to three- to five-star reviews in your voice
    • Drafts one- and two-star replies for you to approve
    • Finds nights under 40% booked
    • Writes offers that keep a profit on every plate
    Close

    Finance and the manager

    Runs through the day and at close.

    • Sales, food cost %, labour %, and top dishes
    • Flags anything unusual against last week
    • Manager approves, sends back, or asks you
    • One nightly summary to the owner

    Built so you stay in control

    Security and data

    Your real information only

    Every agent works from your menu, prices, stock, and rules. If an answer is not there, it checks with the team.

    Approval before money moves

    Anything that spends money, changes a price, or messages more than 20 people goes to the manager first.

    You stay in control

    Over budget or unsure, the manager asks you. Bad reviews and complaints always come to you.

    Opted-in guests only

    Marketing texts go only to guests who agreed, always with Reply STOP to opt out.

    Questions about Restaurant Operations Agent

    FAQ

    If you mainly need calls and messages answered, start with Sanma: free trial with no card, then from $79 a month, and you can set it up yourself. Choose the Restaurant Operations Agent when you also want stock orders, shift plans, review replies and the nightly books handled.

    No. The agents work from a shared Google Sheet and your phone line. Sales come in from a daily POS export, and bookings can land in the sheet or your booking tool if it connects to n8n, Zapier, or Make.

    No. Helpers only read and draft. Anything that spends money, changes a price, or messages more than 20 people is checked by the manager agent against your rules and food costs, and anything over your limits comes to you.

    One- and two-star reviews are never posted automatically. The agent drafts an apology and sends it to you to approve or rewrite.

    The front desk. Missed calls are usually where the most money is lost, and it pays for the setup fastest. The other agents switch on over the following weeks.

    See Restaurant Operations Agent in action

    A walkthrough with the engineers who build and support it.