Best AI tools for Restaurants (2026)

POS, reservations, ordering, scheduling and back office. Listed alphabetically; we only include tools whose official sites we checked. Descriptions summarize what each maker says the product does.

1. 7shifts: Restaurant scheduling, payroll, tip management and retention tools in one app.
2. BentoBox: Restaurant website, online ordering and reservations platform.
3. Birdeye: AI platform for multi-location brands covering reviews, visibility and customer experience.
4. BlueCart: Wholesale ordering and payments software for foodservice businesses.
5. Canva: Free-to-use online design tool for social posts, flyers, videos and logos.
6. ChatGPT: AI assistant to answer questions, write, create images and get work done.
7. ChowNow: Commission-free online ordering and marketing for restaurants.
8. Clover: POS systems and card readers for businesses including restaurants.
9. Connecteam: Employee management app for frontline teams: scheduling, time tracking and communication.
10. Craftable: Restaurant and bar software for cost control, purchasing and financial visibility.
11. Goodcall: AI answering service and virtual receptionist built on voice AI.
12. Grade.us: Review management platform built for marketing agencies.
13. Homebase: Scheduling, time clocks, payroll and hiring for hourly teams.
14. Jasper: AI agents that run end-to-end marketing workflows.
15. Lineup.ai: AI demand forecasting and auto scheduling for restaurants.
16. Loman: 24/7 AI phone answering built for restaurants: calls, orders and reservations.
17. MarginEdge: AI-powered restaurant back office that automates invoice processing and tracks food costs.
18. Olo: Restaurant platform for digital ordering, catering, payments, marketing and loyalty.
19. OpenTable: Restaurant reservation and guest management software with table management, deposits and diner marketing.
20. Owner.com: Online ordering, mobile app with rewards, and marketing system for restaurants.
21. Paytronix: Digital guest engagement and loyalty platform for restaurants and convenience stores.
22. Podium: AI-powered lead generation and management platform for local businesses.
23. Popmenu: AI marketing platform for restaurants: websites, commission-free online ordering, AI phone answering and guest messaging.
24. PreciTaste: AI kitchen management for demand forecasting, prep planning and food tracking.
25. Presto: AI automation for drive-thru restaurants, including voice ordering.
26. QuickBooks: Cloud accounting software for bookkeeping, invoicing, bill pay, payroll and reporting with AI-powered automation.
27. Ramp: Spend management with corporate cards, expenses and accounts payable automation.
28. Restaurant365: Cloud restaurant management software for accounting, operations and workforce.
29. Resy: Restaurant reservation platform for diners and restaurants.
30. SevenRooms: Hospitality marketing and operations platform with built-in guest analytics.
31. Slang.ai: Voice AI for restaurants that answers calls and books reservations.
32. Sling: Employee shift scheduling and team communication software.
33. Smith.ai: AI receptionists plus live human agents for call answering, intake and scheduling.
34. SpotOn: Restaurant POS with online ordering, reservations, team management and AI profit analysis.
35. Square for Restaurants: Restaurant POS system and software from Square.
36. Thanx: Guest engagement, loyalty and marketing software for restaurants.
37. Toast: Restaurant POS platform with online ordering, labor management, inventory, loyalty and marketing tools.
38. Tock: Reservations, pickup and events platform for restaurants, bars and wineries.
39. Wave: Invoicing, online payments and accounting tools for small businesses.
40. Xero: Online accounting software that connects your bank, accountant and business apps.

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