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AI tools for cafés and restaurants

Jobs where AI tools can help: menus, social posts, staff rotas and replying to reviews. These are tools we think suit this kind of business. Each links to its checked price and free plan.

Marketing and design

Canva

Free plan

Drag-and-drop design for social posts, flyers, menus and presentations, with AI tools such as Magic Write.

Adobe Express

Free plan

Templates, stock assets and generative AI for social posts, flyers and short videos.

Buffer

Free plan

Schedule posts to several social networks, with an AI assistant for drafting.

Google Business Profile

Free plan

Your free listing on Google Search and Maps, where customers leave reviews and you reply.

OpusClip

Free plan

Turns long videos into short clips for TikTok, Reels and Shorts automatically.

Admin and email

ChatGPT

Free plan

A general AI assistant for drafting emails, quotes, policies and posts, summarising documents and answering questions.

Calls and customer service

Tidio

Free plan

Website live chat with an AI agent (Lyro) that answers common customer questions.

Bookkeeping and banking

Xero

£ pricing

Cloud accounting for invoices, bank feeds, VAT and payroll, with AI-assisted features.

Tide

Free plan £ pricing

A business account app with invoicing, expense cards and accounting integrations.

UK pricing

Tools here that publish prices in pounds: Xero, Tide. Many of the others price in US dollars. US-based call-answering services need checking for UK number support before you sign up.

Prompts to try

Free tools

Price a job with the quote and VAT calculator or work out your day rate.

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