Answer customer questions without pulling staff off the floor
Customers call with simple questions — opening hours, menu items, directions.
During busy service, staff can’t always answer.
Otto answers instantly so customers get the information they need.
How It Works
When a guest calls, Otto listens, understands the question, and responds immediately using your most up-to-date venue info like trading hours, menu details, access, parking, or location FAQs. It speaks in your brand voice, clearly and consistently.
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Opening hours
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Dietary options
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Parking or access details
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Holiday trading or events
After-hours? Otto still answers, keeping your guests informed while your team rests, and flagging any follow-up needed for the next day.
After Hours Queries
Otto doesn’t clock off when your team does and neither do your guests.
In fact, 30% of all Otto-handled calls are general enquiries, including after-hours questions about basic info like trading hours, menus, and availability. These are calls that interrupt your team and clog up the line for orders or bookings.
Otto is great at the standard stuff but proves his true value on more complex tasks:
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Takes bookings or captures messages for next-day follow-up
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Redirects urgent queries based on your logic
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Provides friendly, helpful info while your venue is closed
Otto’s after-hours behaviour is fully customisable so you control what gets answered, what gets logged, and what gets escalated.
Customisable to Your Venue
Every restaurant, cafe, takeaway, bar and pub is different which is why Otto is custom built for you.
Otto's Voice
Customise Otto's voice and style to match your brand.
Change Any Time
Easily update venue info in real-time to reflect your latest changes.
Multi-Site Venue
Multi-site venue? Otto supports location-specific answers.
Outcomes That Matter
With Otto, your phone is not interrupting service.
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Guests get instant answers, no hold, no waiting, no staff distraction.
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Your team stays present with diners instead of juggling phones.
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Every query is answered accurately, consistently, and with the professionalism you expect from your best front-of-house team member.
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Otto turns your phone line into a reliable, revenue-driving channel from everyday tables to once-in-a-lifetime events.
Customer Question FAQs
Otto handles common venue queries like opening hours, menu items, parking, dietary info, holiday trading, and more. You can customise responses to suit your venue.
Yes. Otto continues to answer general queries even when your venue is closed. You can set rules for how it handles calls after hours — from providing info to capturing messages or redirecting urgent enquiries.
Absolutely. You control what Otto says and how he says it. You can update menus, opening hours, seasonal promos, and more — even create temporary overrides.
If Otto encounters a complex or unfamiliar question, it can escalate the call, take a message, or forward it to the right contact on your team — based on your preferences.
Our data shows that around 30% of calls Otto handles are general enquiries. That’s time your team gets back while still providing a great experience to callers.
See if Otto fits your operation
Book a quick call with our team and see how Otto fits your venue. No trial or setup work required.
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5 minutes to set up
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No hardware overhaul
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Works alongside current systems