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Best AI receptionist with appointment booking for restaurants (2026)
5 vendors that name restaurants on their own site and say they book appointments, jobs or reservations, or list a calendar integration, ranked on published data only. Nobody pays for position. Checked Oct 26, 2026.
3 of 5 publish a monthly price, from $14 to $99 per month. Top of the list: Upfirst, Nextiva XBert AI Receptionist, Voksha, Recepta.ai, heytruffle.
| # | Vendor | Starts at | Billing | Included | Per-min rate | Free trial | HIPAA | Human backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Upfirst AI receptionist · site | $24.95/mo | Per call | 30 calls | — | 14 days | BAA available | Transfers to your team |
| 2 | Nextiva XBert AI Receptionist Phone-system add-on · site | $99/mo | Per call | 100 calls | — | Not stated | Claims HIPAA | Transfers to your team |
| 3 | Voksha AI receptionist · site | $14/mo | Per call | 15 calls | — | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
| 4 | Recepta.ai AI receptionist · site | Quote | Quote only | — | — | Not stated | Not stated | Vendor live agents |
| 5 | heytruffle (RestoHost) AI receptionist · site | Quote | Quote only | — | — | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated |
What each vendor says about appointment booking
- Upfirst:
Calendar integrations: Google Calendar, Outlook, Acuity, Calendly
- Nextiva XBert AI Receptionist:
Calendar integrations: Google Calendar, Calendly, Cal.com
- Voksha:
Adds appointment booking & integrations
- Recepta.ai:
Calendar integrations: Calendly
- heytruffle:
A fully managed AI Concierge that books reservations, takes orders and handles catering. Trained for your brand, run by our team.
Quoted from the vendor's own site or our record of its published fields. We have not tested these features ourselves.
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Questions
What is the cheapest AI receptionists with appointment booking for restaurants?
Of the 5 listed, 3 publish a monthly price. The lowest published starting price is Voksha at $14/month, then Upfirst at $24.95/month and Nextiva XBert AI Receptionist at $99/month. Prices are from each vendor's own pricing page.
Which AI receptionists with appointment booking for restaurants have a free trial or free plan?
1 of 5 state one: Upfirst.
Which AI receptionists with appointment booking for restaurants sign a HIPAA BAA?
Upfirst say they will sign a BAA. Nextiva XBert AI Receptionist says it is HIPAA compliant without mentioning a BAA.
Can these AI receptionists with appointment booking for restaurants hand a call to a human?
Recepta.ai has the vendor's own live staff as backup. Upfirst, Nextiva XBert AI Receptionist transfer calls to your team. 2 of 5 don't state it.
Which AI receptionists with appointment booking for restaurants answer in Spanish?
2 of 5 say so: Voksha, heytruffle.
How did you choose these 5?
We list every vendor we verified that names restaurants on its own site and say they book appointments, jobs or reservations, or list a calendar integration. Order is by data only: published price first, then how many facts the vendor publishes. No vendor pays for placement. Each listing was checked on the vendor's site on Oct 26, 2026.