How it works

One booking, start to finish

Follow a single restaurant table — from a late-night message to a paid bill and a returning regular. AWAN doesn't just reply faster; it completes the work at every step.

  1. 11:02 PM
    Hi, table for 4 for tomorrow night? 🙏
    Hi! Yes — 8pm works. Shall I hold the table for you?
    Yes please 🙌
    111:02 PM · after closing

    A booking comes in after hours

    A diner messages on WhatsApp long after the front desk has gone home. Instead of waiting till morning (by which time they've booked elsewhere), the agent replies instantly — in their language — and notes any special request (allergy, highchair, the birthday) for the floor.

    AI agent · WhatsApp channel

  2. Booking
    Party4 pax
    WhenTomorrow · 8:00 PM
    DepositRM40 paid
    Added to Calendar
    2Confirmed + secured

    The table is held — with a deposit

    The agent reserves the slot atomically (no double-booking), takes a deposit to cut no-shows, and drops it on the calendar your front desk already uses.

    Workflow engine · Calendar · Payments

  3. Next day · 5:00 PM
    Hi! Just confirming your table for 4 at 8pm tonight — see you then?
    Yes, on our way 🚗
    3Day before · 5pm

    It reconfirms — so the seat isn't wasted

    AWAN messages the guest to reconfirm. A reply keeps the table; silence frees it for someone else. Need to change or cancel? They just say so in chat — the slot reopens instantly. The empty-chair problem, handled automatically.

    Scheduled workflow · WhatsApp

  4. Order · Table 7
    2× Nasi LemakRM24
    1× Teh TarikRM4
    TotalRM28
    Sent to kitchen
    4At the table

    They scan, order, and the kitchen gets it

    The guest scans the table QR, browses the live menu, and orders from their phone — or pre-orders ahead in chat so it's ready when they arrive. It lands on the kitchen display and the same order ledger your POS uses — one stock count, no re-keying.

    Table QR · Storefront · POS + KDS

  5. Paid
    Order #1042RM28
    MethodDuitNow QR
    Settled · posted to ledger
    5Paying

    They pay at the table

    Cash, card or a DuitNow QR — settled at the table and posted to the day's books. The cashier doesn't chase anyone; the order just closes.

    POS · Payments · Accounting

  6. Next day · 1:00 PM
    Hope you enjoyed last night! 🙏 How was it? (1–5, 5 = loved it)
    5 ⭐ the nasi lemak was perfect
    So glad! Anything you'd like to add — what you loved or how we can do better? 🙏
    Service was a bit slow but food made up for it
    6The next day

    The agent asks for honest feedback

    A day later, AWAN follows up — a quick rating and, in their own words, what they loved or how you can do better. Every reply is collected for your team to read, so you hear it first.

    Scheduled workflow · CSAT

  7. 8 weeks later
    Hi! Haven't seen you in a while — we've got a new weekend special 🍤 want to book in?
    Oh nice! Saturday 7pm for 2?
    7Months later

    It wins them back when they go quiet

    When a regular hasn't been in for a while, AWAN reaches out — a recall most restaurants never get around to. The loyal customer comes back instead of quietly drifting away.

    Win-back workflow · CRM

That whole loop — answered, booked, served, paid, recalled — runs itself.

You set it up once (or AWAN Studio does it for you). Then it works while you cook, serve and sleep.

How it works — AWAN