AI doesn’t cook and doesn’t greet anyone. It takes on the writing and the math: the menu, review replies, the cost of a dish, the job ad.
AI helps restaurant owners with tasks such as “Reply to online reviews,” “Write the dish names for the new menu,” and “Lay out the menu or the daily specials board.” Start with a single task, in ChatGPT: allow 10 minutes the first time, and always review the result before you use it.
For each task: how it goes today, then with the tool. And the time it takes the first time.
ChatGPT · “Chat” mode
TodayReviews pile up unanswered, and the unfair one from Saturday night makes you want to fire back on the spot.
With ChatGPTA personal reply under each of the week’s reviews, ready to reread and post.
ChatGPT · “Chat” mode
TodayThe dishes are dialed in, but finding words that make people hungry without overdoing it takes whole evenings.
With ChatGPTTwo names per dish, sorted into appetizers, main courses, and desserts, ready for you to choose.
Canva · “Canva AI”
TodayThe menu changes, and you have to redo it in a file only last season’s temp knew how to edit.
With CanvaA menu in your colors, where from now on you only change the dishes and the prices.
Also
DeepL · “Glossary”
A translated, proofread menu where every dish makes sense without the server’s help.
ChatGPT · “Chat” mode
A first allergen chart by dish, with the list of products to check on the label.
Claude · Excel file, in the conversation
A recipe cost sheet in Excel, with the cost per serving and the margin, that recalculates when a purchase price changes.
ChatGPT · “Chat” mode
A clear job ad that starts with what candidates look for: hours, days off, and pay.
Tally · “Create with AI”
An online form that collects complete group requests, with no phone call during service.
Brevo · SMS campaign, “Write with AI”
A short, clear text message, sent to your regulars a few days before the event.
What to check
Reveal nothing about the customer in a public reply: not their name, not their reservation, not what they ordered. And never have fake reviews written.
Reply to online reviewsChatGPT · “Chat” modeThe prompt to copy
I run [type of restaurant] in [city]. Here are the reviews we received this week. For each one, write a reply of three to five lines, signed [first name]. Positive review: say thank you and mention one specific detail from the review, with no phrase copied from one reply to the next. Negative review: acknowledge what is true, explain without making excuses, and say what we have changed or offer to talk about it at [phone or email]. What happened on our side for the negative reviews: [your version]. No irony, no personal details about the customer, a polite and respectful tone. Reviews: [paste the reviews].
In Nova, “My path” starts from your level: one next step at a time.
The first moves, with free tools.
In your jobReply to online reviews
In your jobPrepare the allergen chart
In your jobWrite the dish names for the new menu
For a team: everyone moves forward in their own job. You see the team’s progress, never one person’s activity.
It replies to the week’s reviews, suggests names for the dishes on the new menu, prepares the allergen chart for you to check, and writes a job ad.
Recommended planFree to start. For daily use: Plus, $20 per month
The menu, the daily specials board, and the poster for an event, laid out in your colors from a description.
Recommended planCanva Free, €0
You give it the ingredients and your purchase prices: it returns a real Excel file, with the cost per serving and the margin, that recalculates when a price changes.
Recommended planFree, $0. The usage limit resets every five hours
Translate the menu for foreign guests, with the glossary enforcing your dish names.
Recommended planFree, €0: 50,000 characters per month and 1 glossary
A form for group and private event requests, built by describing it. Requests arrive complete, with no phone call during service.
Recommended planFree, $0
Let your regulars know about an event or a new menu, by text message or email, with an assistant that writes the message.
Recommended planFree, €0 per month: 300 emails per day, with the Brevo logo
Prices taken from the vendors’ official pages, dated on each tool page. These subscriptions are not included in Nova. Brands are named to identify the tools. No affiliation.
Nova recommends 6 to start with: ChatGPT, Canva, Claude, DeepL, Tally, and Brevo. All of them can be used for free to get started.
Yes. It replies to the week’s reviews, suggests names for the dishes on the new menu, prepares the allergen chart for you to check, and writes a job ad. The plan to choose: Free to start. For daily use: Plus, $20 per month.
With “Reply to online reviews,” in ChatGPT (“Chat” mode). Allow 10 minutes the first time. A personal reply under each of the week’s reviews, ready to reread and post.
No. Nova is software, not an accredited training provider: it issues no diploma or certification. It costs €19 per month for one person, and €129 per month for a team of up to ten people.