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Guests expect instant answers about reservations, wait times, and menu questions. Text messaging delivers the speed they want while keeping your staff focused on service. 98% of texts get read within minutes, and replies come 10x faster than email.
Connect with diners through their preferred channel. Send reservation confirmations, waitlist updates, and special promotions directly to their phones. Automate birthday offers and feedback requests so every guest feels valued without adding work to your team’s plate.
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Streamline how your restaurant communicates by putting powerful messaging tools in every team member’s hands. Coordinate seating updates, dietary preferences, and service requests through organized text threads that eliminate confusion during peak hours.
Reach guests where they already spend their time while building relationships that extend beyond a single meal. Automated campaigns handle routine touchpoints, freeing your staff to focus on creating exceptional dining moments that drive repeat business.



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The Textellent Messenger is a Chrome extension that lets your team text inside the apps you already use—no code, no tab-switching. View full conversation history, reuse approved templates and media, and keep replies organized in a shared inbox.
Textellent integrates with 800+ apps—CRMs, schedulers, forms, and payment platforms—so data flows in and texts go out at the perfect moment. Map fields once, tag contacts consistently, and keep systems in sync.
Turn common events into automatic SMS touchpoints: new leads, appointments, payments, status changes, and more. Build simple, rules-based flows that send the right text and follow-ups without manual work.
The Franchisor Module gives franchisors clear visibility across locations while empowering franchisees to execute consistent, on-brand texting that drives growth. Scale what works and spot where support is needed—fast.
Instantly polish your texts and translate them into different languages, making communication faster and more accessible.
Keep conversations moving on the go. The Textellent Mobile app brings your shared inbox to iOS & Android with real-time push notifications, quick-reply templates and media, conversation assignment, and full sync to your CRM—so nothing slips through when you’re away from your desk.