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AI order taking that answers every call — even during the rush

AI order taking answers every phone order, reads your live menu, handles modifiers, quotes the total, and fires it into your POS — 24/7, even mid-rush.

Live in ~48 hoursFlat monthly · no per-minute meterDone-for-you
LiveAI Order Taking
Answers mid-rushPicks up in under two seconds and takes multiple calls at once, so caller three during the Friday rush gets the same service as caller one.
Reads your live menuPulls items, sizes, modifiers, and current prices straight from your POS, so it never quotes a stale price or offers something that's 86'd.
Fires into the POSConfirms each item and the total with the caller, then injects the finished order into your POS — no pad, no re-keying.
Asks for the upsellAdds one polite, relevant suggestion — a drink, a side, a dessert — on every order, the ask your busiest cashier forgets.
01 · Overview

What ai order taking actually does

AI order taking is a voice agent that answers your phone, reads the live menu from your POS, takes the complete order — items, sizes, modifiers, special requests — suggests a relevant add-on, quotes the total, and sends the order straight into the POS. No hold music, no scribbled pad, no re-keying. It answers in under two seconds and takes multiple calls at the same time, so the third caller during the Friday rush gets the same service as the first.

MapleVoice builds, tunes, and runs the agent for you — done-for-you, not a DIY platform you have to configure. We connect your POS (Toast, Square, Clover), train the agent on your menu and your rules, and have it live in about 48 hours, for a flat monthly price with no per-minute meter. And when a call genuinely needs a person — a catering inquiry, a complaint, an unusual request — it transfers to your staff with context instead of guessing.

02 · The problem

Sound familiar?

The rush eats your phone line

Phone orders peak at the exact moment nobody can answer — Friday dinner, game day, lunch hour. Calls ring out to voicemail, and many hungry callers don't leave a message; they order from whoever picks up. Every unanswered ring during the rush is revenue handed to the restaurant down the street.

Staff pulled off the floor

Every phone order yanks someone away from the counter, the expo line, or the tables they're serving. You're paying skilled staff to repeat a burrito order back into a handset while in-person guests wait — the worst trade at the busiest time.

Mishears and re-entry errors

A loud kitchen, a bad connection, an order scribbled on a pad and re-keyed into the POS later — that's how the no-onions burger ships with onions. Mishears and double entry mean remakes, refunds, and a customer who doesn't call back.

One line, one order at a time

A human can take exactly one phone order at a time. Caller two waits on hold, caller three gets voicemail, and anyone dialing after close gets nothing at all. Your order capacity is capped by a single handset.

03 · See it in action

A real call, start to finish

Sample callA caller places a takeout order during the dinner rush, customizes an item, accepts an upsell, and the order goes straight into the POS.
MapleVoiceThanks for calling Nonna's Kitchen — are you picking up or would you like delivery today?
CallerPickup. Can I get a large pepperoni pizza?
MapleVoiceOne large pepperoni — got it. Anything you'd like changed on that, or is it good as is?
CallerActually, light cheese and add mushrooms.
MapleVoiceLarge pepperoni, light cheese, extra mushrooms. Want me to add a 2-liter drink or a side of garlic knots to go with it?
CallerSure, garlic knots.
MapleVoiceAdded. So that's one large pepperoni with light cheese and mushrooms, plus garlic knots — your total comes to $24.18. Should I send it to the kitchen?
CallerYep, that's it.
MapleVoiceAll set — it's in. Can I get a name and number for the pickup?
CallerMarcus, 555-0148.
MapleVoiceThanks, Marcus — your order's in the kitchen now and should be ready in about 20 minutes. See you soon!

Illustrative example, not a recording of a real call. Prices and menu shown are placeholders.

04 · Done-for-you

How MapleVoice does it for you

  1. We learn your menu and connect your POS

    In onboarding, we map your full menu — items, sizes, modifiers, combos, what gets 86'd (sold out) — and connect the agent to your POS, so it reads the live menu and current prices, not a stale copy.

  2. We build and tune your agent

    Our team scripts the greeting, the order flow, confirmation of every item and modifier, one well-placed upsell suggestion, and clear transfer rules — tuned to sound like your restaurant. You don't write prompts or wire integrations; that's our job.

  3. You go live in about 48 hours

    After onboarding, your agent is answering real calls in roughly 48 hours — 24/7, taking multiple calls at once. The rush stops being a capacity problem.

  4. We run it for you

    MapleVoice monitors call quality, keeps the menu in sync as you change it, and keeps improving the agent over time. You can review the recording, transcript, and summary of every call, and anything the agent shouldn't handle transfers to your staff with the caller's details and the order so far.

05 · Scope

What it handles — and what it hands to your team

The agent handles

  • Taking the full order — items, sizes, modifiers, and special requests — read against your live menu
  • Honoring 86'd (sold-out) items so callers are never offered something the kitchen can't make
  • Confirming each item and modifier back to the caller before the ticket goes in
  • Quoting the order total from current POS prices
  • Offering one relevant, polite upsell — a drink, side, or dessert — on every order
  • Sending the finished order straight into your POS so it prints to the kitchen like any other ticket
  • Capturing the pickup or delivery details and giving an honest ready-time

It hands to your team

  • Large catering and party orders — passed to your staff with the items discussed so far and the caller's details
  • Complaints or a frustrated caller — handed to a person right away, with a summary of what's wrong so the customer doesn't repeat themselves
  • Off-menu or unusual requests the menu doesn't cover — transferred with the order so far rather than guessing
  • Any caller who simply asks for a person — connected to your team with full context
06 · The payoff

Why it works

Stop losing orders to the busy signal

The agent answers in under two seconds and takes calls in parallel — during the rush, after hours, on holidays. Callers who would have hit voicemail become tickets in your POS instead.

Staff stay on the floor

The phone stops competing with the counter. Your team serves the guests in front of them while the agent handles the line out the back — without hiring another body for the phones.

Orders land in the POS, accurately

The agent confirms each item and modifier with the caller, quotes the total, and the order goes into the POS directly — no pad, no re-keying, no transcription step where errors creep in.

Every order gets the upsell ask

A relevant add-on suggestion — drinks, sides, dessert — on every single order, politely and without the pushiness. It's the question your busiest cashier forgets to ask, asked every time.

07 · Honest comparison

An AI agent vs. the alternatives

CapabilityVoicemailHuman answering serviceMapleVoice AI agent
Answers during the rushNo — the call rings out and the caller hears a recordingOnly if a person is free; busy lines and overflow still queue or dropYes — picks up in under two seconds and takes multiple calls at once
Knows your live menu and pricesNoOnly from a printed sheet they were handed — and only as current as that sheetReads the live menu and current prices from your POS, including 86'd items
Places the order in your POSNo — you transcribe a voicemail laterNo — they take a message or relay it for your staff to key inYes — the finished order is injected straight into the POS
Asks for the upsellNeverInconsistently, if at allOne polite, relevant add-on suggestion on every order
Hands off the calls it shouldn't takeNo — every caller gets the same recordingYes, but the caller often re-explains from scratchTransfers catering, complaints, and off-menu calls to your staff with context
Cost as volume risesCheap, but it isn't taking ordersTypically billed per minute or per call, so busy months cost moreFlat monthly price with no per-minute meter
08 · Fit

Built for your business

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes. A modern AI voice agent reads your live menu from the POS, takes the full order with modifiers and special requests, confirms it back to the caller, quotes the total, and sends it into your POS — the same path an online order takes. The honest caveat: complex or unusual calls (large catering orders, complaints) are better handled by a person, which is why a good agent transfers those to your staff with context rather than improvising.
The agent connects to your POS — Toast, Square, or Clover — and reads the live menu, so prices are current and sold-out (86'd) items aren't offered. When the caller confirms, the finished order is injected directly into the POS and prints to the kitchen like any other ticket. Nobody on your team re-keys anything.
The agent confirms every item, modifier, and the total back to the caller before placing the order, so the caller can catch any mistake before the ticket goes in. If a caller asks for something off-menu, gets frustrated, or asks for a person, the agent transfers to your staff with a summary of who's calling and the order so far — it doesn't guess.
MapleVoice charges a flat monthly price with no per-minute meter, so a busy Friday doesn't blow up your bill. Whether it pays for itself comes down to how many orders you currently lose to voicemail and hold times — run your own numbers with our missed-call ROI formula, and see the Pricing page for current plans.

Live in about 48 hours

We build, tune, and run it for you — flat monthly price, no per-minute meter.