Separate the time you answer a call from the time the restaurant can fulfill its request. A restaurant can provide information after close without accepting an order the kitchen cannot make.
Check the difference between answering coverage and the ordering or reservation features included in your plan. Loman answering and transaction scope ↗
Record guest-facing opening hours, kitchen order cutoff and the time staff are available for exceptions. These often differ. A service that answers at all hours should still respect the restaurant’s fulfillment limits.
For an overnight venue, Tuesday’s 1am call may belong to Monday’s service window. Use full start and end times, and test calls on both sides of midnight rather than assuming each day ends at 11:59pm.
Choose one authoritative owner for holiday hours, weather closures and private events. Record when a change begins, when it ends and what guests should hear. A temporary closure should not require someone to remember to undo an undocumented workaround.
Check all customer-facing surfaces after an hours change, including the website, phone greeting and order channels. A correct phone schedule cannot fix an inconsistent pickup promise elsewhere.
Place permitted tests just before opening, during service, at the order cutoff and after close. For each, verify both the answer and whether the requested action is allowed.
The planner handles weekly opening windows. It does not model holiday exceptions or separate kitchen cutoffs automatically; document and test those in your launch plan.
Record opening hours, kitchen order cutoffs and staff availability separately. A caller can receive information after close without being allowed to place an immediate order.
Use the restaurant’s local day and time and check both sides of the overnight boundary. A Tuesday 1 a.m. call may still fall in Monday’s service window.
Give temporary hours an owner, effective date and end date. Verify the phone answer and every allowed transaction after the update. Holiday exceptions are outside this planner’s weekly model.
Build a weekly schedule, choose your fallback and export a coverage policy.
Open the coverage planner →Loman provides 24/7 restaurant phone answering, ordering, reservations and guest-question handling. Confirm the supported phone-system configuration and staff-handoff options for your restaurant.
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