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OpenTable ships Concierge, Voice AI, and AI booking channels — but its reservation API is partner-gated, so no restaurant can self-provision a key. Here's what an operator can actually automate.
SevenRooms AI covers Voice AI, table management, feedback summaries, and AI Notes. What each one does, why the API is partner-gated, and the webhook path.
Toast ships its own AI for menu, labor, and sales insight. But Toast's API is a paid, read-only add-on — here's what an independent restaurant can actually automate, and what it can't.
The best AI tools for restaurants in 2026, ranked — from voice ordering and reservations to an AI that handles catering inquiries and private-event follow-ups for you.