A Loman alternative for restaurants that take bookings, not only orders
Loman is a strong fit for restaurants that take a lot of phone orders: it puts takeout and delivery orders straight into the POS and takes payment on the call. Benvo's Chloe is built for the reservation side, with bookings, guest memory and follow up on WhatsApp and email on one record. If phone orders are most of your calls, Loman wins today; if bookings and enquiries are, Benvo is the closer fit.
Free, no commitment. Thirty minutes with someone who has run a venue. Updated November 2026.Per venue per month in US dollars, before tax.
$0 a month- $0 setup, data moved for you
- $0 in the first year
- AI team included, no cover fees
- Setup not published
- $2,400 in the first year
Loman prices by quote and says it charges no per minute fees; a typical figure is around $200 a month as of November 2026. Benvo's AI phone calls carry no monthly fee: you prepay for call minutes, with one free work hour per agent to start, and booking during the call uses the Reservations module at $249 a month.
What Loman is.
Loman is an AI phone answering service for restaurants. Its Starter plan answers questions, transfers calls and texts guests, and Premium adds phone orders into the POS with payment, reservations through OpenTable or Resy, guest memory and upselling.
Restaurants with heavy takeout and delivery phone orders that want them keyed straight into the POS.
Restaurants, bars and clubs where calls are mostly bookings, changes and event enquiries.
Every channel, one agent
Chloe answers calls, WhatsApp, email and app messages with the same guest history. Loman handles the phone and outbound text.
Guest memory on every account
Chloe knows returning guests by number and sees their bookings, allergies and occasions. On Loman guest memory is a Premium feature.
Sales and marketing agents too
Emma follows up event enquiries and Elia runs campaigns and Google posts, from the same prepaid Agent time.
Transcripts on the record
Every call keeps a summary and transcript on the guest record for the team. Loman's call transcripts were not confirmed.
AI phone and chat
LomanWhere Loman is stronger
- Loman takes takeout and delivery orders by phone into the POS, with payment; Benvo does not take food orders by phone.
- It connects to Toast, Square, Clover, SpotOn, Aloha and other tills.
- It updates the menu automatically when an item runs out.
Live in 14 days, with your data moved for you.
Benvo sets up a phone number inside the product or forwards your line, loads your hours, menus and policies into the house guide and moves booking history at no charge. Most restaurants go live in 14 days.
- No setup fee and no migration charge
- Up to 3 months of your remaining contract credited
- Staff trained on site or online
Bring what you use today. We show the same work on Benvo and price it line by line. Free, no commitment.
