Case study, seafood-leaning bistro

Answers about bistro private dining, written down once

When it comes to bistro private dining, the FAQ now serves visitors and staff as the same reference. Routine explanations are handled by the page, while decisions that need judgment stay with the people qualified to make them.

Where the room started

The situation before the work, in the team's own terms.

The starting point

Every bistro private dining question was answered fresh each time. The quality of the answer depended on who was asked and when.

What was in the way

With bistro private dining, useful explanations sat scattered across archived threads. Training a new starter meant shadowing calls, and customers had to phone for details a page could have covered.

What we built

The recurring questions about set-menu choices and room arrangements were collected into a maintained FAQ. The owner of each subject reviewed its answers, and questions needing personal advice are directed to a conversation.

Delivered for this client

  1. 1Staff-reviewed FAQ
  2. 2Topic grouping
  3. 3Named content owner
  4. 4Contact links for individual questions
20working days

How long it took

20 working days after content approval, including staff review and handover.

  1. Content approved
  2. Build and staff review
  3. Handover

What changed

When it comes to bistro private dining, the FAQ now serves visitors and staff as the same reference. Routine explanations are handled by the page, while decisions that need judgment stay with the people qualified to make them.

The questions on the bistro private dining page are the ones our customers actually ask. Our answers, just more consistent than we ever managed over the phone.

Olive Woodhouse, Private events coordinatorSeafood-leaning bistro, Santa Rosa, CA

Have the same problem in your room?

A 30-minute walk-through of the site you would get, with your menu and your inquiries. Plans from $117 a month; The Table is live in 7 days and the $647 build fee is invoiced only after you approve the launch.

Questions about this project

Who was the client?

A seafood-leaning bistro in Santa Rosa, California, with 15 staff, one locally managed operation. We publish the kind of room and the region rather than the business name.

How long did the project take?

20 working days after content approval, including staff review and handover.

What exactly was delivered?

Staff-reviewed FAQ, Topic grouping, Named content owner, Contact links for individual questions. The recurring questions about set-menu choices and room arrangements were collected into a maintained FAQ. The owner of each subject reviewed its answers, and questions needing personal advice are directed to a conversation.

Could the same work be done for my restaurant?

Yes. This was built on our normal plans, from $117 a month with a $647 build fee invoiced only after launch. Tell us which step is slowing your team down and we will show you what we would change first.

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Tell us which step is slowing your team down

We will say plainly what we would change first, and what it would cost.