Fill your tables with an AI restaurant chatbot
Help your guests find exactly what they need, from menu details to hours, with an AI chatbot that listens and responds through video.
Provide a service that brings customers back
Lemon Slice's restaurant chatbot moves past traditional AI chatbots and places an interactive video agent on your website. Customers can type or speak questions and receive immediate video responses. The LemonSlice AI guides users with natural help for reservations, menu details, and other restaurant needs.
- Instant answers, anytime: Get immediate video answers to questions about hours, reservations, and dietary options. All responses come straight from your restaurant's own knowledge base.
- A visual taste of your restaurant: Use interactive video to give virtual tours, show off signature dishes, or explain wine pairings. This format outperforms text-only AI chatbots for customer connection.
- Support that scales with your rush: Handle many customer conversations at once. This reduces staff workload and maintains a personal touch for every diner.
Customize your restaurant AI chatbot
Upload a photo and watch LemonSlice AI bring it to life with natural expressions, realistic gestures, and lip-sync. Choose a photorealistic image, a cartoon, or an object—or create an original avatar from a simple AI prompt. Build a consistent brand spokesperson that assists diners in every interaction, in any language.
Choose your AI chatbot's voice
Choose from an expressive library of AI voices across 100+ languages and accents, or create your custom voice. You can even clone your own voice from a short audio sample, and Lemon Slice replicates your tone and pacing so every interaction sounds like you.
How restaurants use an AI chatbot to take reservations and assist guests
Menu and ordering information
Let an AI chatbot answer questions about ingredients, allergens, or dietary needs with detailed video explanations that build confidence in their dining choices.
Provide engaging video explanations of daily specials, seasonal dishes, or chef recommendations to help customers make satisfying selections from the menu.
Explain portion sizes, meal combinations, and customization options so every customer understands exactly what they are ordering before it arrives at the table.
Reservation and logistics guidance
Walk customers through reservation availability, booking requirements, and special event options with clear video guidance to simplify booking for any party size.
Explain parking options, directions, and dress code expectations so customers can plan their visit confidently and know exactly what to expect upon arrival.
Provide clear information on current wait times, takeout procedures, and delivery options through helpful video walkthroughs that answer questions instantly.
Dining experience support
Answer questions about gift cards, loyalty programs, and promotions with video explanations that encourage guests to return for another meal.
Provide details on catering services, private dining, and event planning to help customers organize their special occasions with ease.
Share behind-the-scenes videos about ingredient sourcing and preparation methods to build a stronger connection with your diners.
Create a restaurant chatbot in three steps
Step 1: Customize your agent
Select a photo to define the appearance of your AI chatbot. You can upload or generate one directly. The photo can be photorealistic, cartoons, or even animals and inanimate objects. If it has a face, Lemon Slice can bring it to life.
Step 2: Set up your knowledge base
Upload your menus, reservation policies, FAQs, and other approved content. The LemonSlice AI uses this knowledge base to answer guest questions accurately and on-brand. You control exactly what information goes in, so all responses align with your service standards.
Step 3: Add the widget to your website
Add the Lemon Slice widget to your website with a simple embed code. No technical skills required. Once it's live, the AI chatbot greets visitors and answers their questions. It works with any platform, including Webflow, WordPress, Shopify, and Square.
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Pricing
- 1000 credits per month
- All public voices
- Up to 5 custom voices
- Commercial use
Video Agents
- Unlimited agents
- Up to 3 concurrent calls
- 5400 credits per month
- All public voices
- Up to 20 custom voices
- Commercial use
Video Agents
- Unlimited agents
- Up to 10 concurrent calls
- 15000 credits per month
- All public voices
- Up to 40 custom voices
- Commercial use
Video Agents
- Unlimited agents
- Up to 20 concurrent calls
- 36000 credits per month
- All public voices
- Up to 60 custom voices
- Commercial use
Video Agents
- Unlimited agents
- Up to 30 concurrent calls
- 1000 credits per month
- All public voices
- Up to 5 custom voices
- Commercial use
Video Agents
- Unlimited agents
- Up to 3 concurrent calls
- 5400 credits per month
- All public voices
- Up to 20 custom voices
- Commercial use
Video Agents
- Unlimited agents
- Up to 10 concurrent calls
- 15000 credits per month
- All public voices
- Up to 40 custom voices
- Commercial use
Video Agents
- Unlimited agents
- Up to 20 concurrent calls
- 36000 credits per month
- All public voices
- Up to 60 custom voices
- Commercial use
Video Agents
- Unlimited agents
- Up to 30 concurrent calls
Custom usage pricing & concurrency
For any size of creators, teams, and businesses.
Build with our API
Challenges and considerations for an AI chatbot in restaurant
While an AI chatbot shows significant potential, many restaurants have reservations about its use at scale. They worry about data privacy and security, and fear the loss of the authentic human connection their audience values. These are valid points that a good strategy can solve.
Challenge: Data privacy and security
Customers trust a restaurant with their personal information. When businesses incorporate an AI chatbot, some worry this data becomes more exposed to fraud or leaks. The protection of sensitive user data is a legitimate concern.
Solution: Data security and privacy
LemonSlice integrates robust safeguards and secure data practices at every stage of the conversation. This allows a restaurant to deploy an AI chatbot with confidence, certain that all user interactions and personal data remain protected. To further protect privacy, the LemonSlice AI never uses customer data for its training.
Challenge #2: Personal service
A restaurant often builds its success and reputation on the quality of its personal service. They may worry that the addition of an AI chatbot means a loss of the human touch their customers value. After all, customers sometimes just want to speak with a real person, especially for more complex matters.
Solution: Staff and AI work together
Sometimes customers want to speak with a person, but often they just want an immediate answer. In a restaurant, the LemonSlice AI and your team collaborate to meet both needs. The AI chatbot handles routine questions, which allows human staff to concentrate on more complex, high-value interactions. This design means the LemonSlice AI works alongside your team, not as a replacement.
How an AI chatbot impacts restaurant orders and loyalty
30%
Restaurant adoption rate
In 2024, 30% of restaurants adopted an AI chatbot to automate customer interactions like reservations and menu questions, per industry surveys.
115,000+
AI chatbot order volume
In just six months, an AI chatbot for KFC India processed more than 115,000 orders, a testament to the scale an AI chatbot can manage.
30%
Lower bounce rates
Orders completed via an AI chatbot have a bounce rate 30% lower than orders on a website, which improves conversion.
70%+
Customer loyalty preference
More than 70% of customers report higher loyalty to brands that respond instantly to their needs, which fuels AI chatbot adoption.
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What is LemonSlice's restaurant AI chatbot?
LemonSlice's restaurant AI chatbots are interactive AI agents that engage with users through real-time video. They use a single uploaded image of any character (photorealistic, cartoon, or an object with a face) or a simple prompt to create a live AI chatbot that you can embed directly on your website.
What kinds of experiences can LemonSlice's restaurant AI chatbots be used for?
LemonSlice's restaurant AI chatbots are designed for interactive visual engagement, which includes:
- Live virtual assistants or brand ambassadors on your website
- Conversational touchpoints that users can talk to in real time
- Expressive, responsive characters that enhance user interaction
Because the technology generates video in real time, it is more immersive than static content or text-only AI chatbots.
What is the LemonSlice API, and how can developers use it?
The LemonSlice API lets developers programmatically create, launch, and manage real-time AI chatbots inside their own applications or workflows. It gives you more control than a simple embed and enables deeper integration with your systems.
With the LemonSlice API, you can:
- Create and manage live AI chatbot sessions with REST endpoints
- Embed agents into custom frontend experiences with a JavaScript SDK
- Control when agents start, stop, and how users interact with them
- Receive real-time events such as agent readiness, visual updates, and errors
This makes it possible to build fully customized interactive video experiences that feel native to your product. View the full API documentation for implementation details and examples.
Do I need technical skills to integrate LemonSlice?
No, basic integration is simple. To add an AI chatbot widget to your website, you paste an embed code snippet into platforms like Webflow, Shopify, Square, WordPress, Wix, or any website that supports custom HTML. For deeper customization, backend workflows, or advanced control, which includes API usage, we recommend you work with a developer.
Can I choose which large language models my restaurant AI chatbot uses?
Yes. All pricing plans include access to premium LLMs to power your AI chatbots. These include models from multiple providers such as OpenAI (for example, GPT-5, GPT-4.1, GPT-4o), Anthropic (Claude Sonnet 4.5, Claude 3.7 Sonnet, Claude Haiku 4.5), and Google (for example, Gemini 2.5 Flash, Gemini 2.0 Flash Lite), as well as support for custom LLMs.
How does LemonSlice pricing work?
All LemonSlice plans include:
- Unlimited AI chatbots
- Voice library and voice clone
- Commercial use rights
- Credits to generate interactive video minutes
Plans vary by monthly credit amount and how many calls can run simultaneously. The monthly tiers, billed monthly, include:
- Starter: $8 (1,000 credits, up to 3 concurrent calls)
- Creator: $40 (5,400 credits, up to 10 concurrent calls)
- Professional: $100 (15,000 credits, up to 20 concurrent calls)
- Scale: $240 (36,000 credits, up to 30 concurrent calls)
- Enterprise: Custom usage, concurrency, and support
How do monthly credits work?
Credits are consumed when your AI chatbots generate video interactions. Each plan includes a monthly credit allotment. If you exceed that amount, overage credits apply based on your plan. Learn more about pricing and overage credits on the Pricing page.
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