Calso is an AI business assistant built exclusively for hospitality venues. It handles phone calls, emails, stock ordering, scheduling, marketing, and more autonomously, using your venue's context and your tone of communication.

How much does Calso cost?

One flat monthly rate with unlimited actions, all integrations, and personal onboarding included — no per-seat pricing. See current pricing at calso.com.au/pricing.

Does Calso replace my POS system?

No. Calso integrates with your existing POS and booking systems. It reads data from them and acts on your behalf — it does not replace them.

How long does Calso take to set up?

Setup typically takes 1–2 hours with a dedicated 1-on-1 onboarding session. Calso starts handling tasks within the first week.

Is my venue's data safe with Calso?

Yes. Each venue's data is completely isolated. Calso does not use your business data to train shared AI models. All data is encrypted in transit and at rest.

What hospitality venues does Calso work for?

Calso works for restaurants, cafes, bakeries, bars, wine bars, brunch spots, catering operations, and any hospitality venue with 1–50 staff.

Can Calso handle phone calls for my restaurant?

Yes. Calso makes and receives phone calls on behalf of your venue using voice AI. It can negotiate with suppliers, confirm bookings, follow up invoices, and answer customer inquiries 24/7.

Does Calso support multiple locations?

Yes. Calso supports multi-location management from a single account.

St Kilda East, VIC

AI operations assistant for St Kilda East restaurants that actually works

St Kilda East's hospitality strip moves fast. Between Friday lunch rushes, weekend covers, and supplier chaos, admin piles up. Calso runs the back-of-house ops layer—calls answered, bookings managed, rosters drafted—while you run service.

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It's 12:15 on a Friday in St Kilda East. Three phone calls are ringing through. The kitchen is firing. A supplier just messaged about a substitution. Your rostering spreadsheet is still open from last night because you haven't had time to finish it. This is the rhythm of hospitality on the strip—and it's exhausting. Calso is an AI operations assistant that sits in the background handling the calls, booking confirmations, no-show follow-ups, supplier queries, and roster drafting. It's not a gimmick. It's the admin layer that lets you actually focus on what matters: the food, the service, the guests.

St Kilda East pulls a mix of locals, weekend visitors from across Melbourne, and serious food people. The strip's tight—good venues cluster near each other, which means competition is real but so is the foot traffic. You're drawing from Elsternwick, Ripponlea, and the broader bayside crowd. Trading rhythm is predictable: weekday lunch is steady, Friday and Saturday nights are chaos, Sundays are family bookings. The venues that win are the ones that answer the phone, remember regulars, and don't oversell covers.

What St Kilda East restaurants deal with

The operational grind every restaurant owner knows.

•Phone rings during service—calls drop, bookings get missed, customers ring competitors instead.

•Supplier invoices arrive wrong, stock queries take forever, no-shows cost covers you've already prepped for.

•Rosters take hours to draft and still don't match your actual covers forecast.

•Review replies pile up, marketing emails never get sent, follow-ups fall through.

•One admin task bleeds into the next—by Sunday you're burnt out and nothing's documented.

How Calso helps a St Kilda East restaurant

The whole operational layer — handled autonomously.

Phone + bookings

Every call answered, every booking logged, no-shows flagged and followed up. Calso learns your house style and handles the rhythm of your service without you thinking about it.

Roster drafting

Feed Calso your covers forecast and constraints. It drafts rosters that actually match demand, freeing you from the spreadsheet every Sunday.

Supplier + admin queries

Stock questions, invoice discrepancies, delivery confirmations—Calso handles the back-and-forth so you're not juggling three conversations while plating.

Review + marketing

Replies to reviews, follow-up emails to no-shows and regulars, promotion scheduling—all happening while you run service.

A day at a St Kilda East restaurant

Friday lunch on Acland Street: three calls come in, a supplier queries a substitution, a no-show from last night needs following up, and your roster for next week is still blank. Calso answers the calls, logs the bookings, resolves the supplier question, sends the no-show follow-up, and drafts your roster—all while you're running service.

What you reclaim

Reclaim 10+ hours a week you're currently spending on admin instead of running your venue.

Also serving restaurants near St Kilda East

Calso works the same whether you're a single-site owner or running across multiple locations around Melbourne.

ElsternwickRipponleaBalaclavaCaulfieldBentleighOrmondGlen Huntly

Common questions from St Kilda East restaurants

Does Calso work for St Kilda East restaurants specifically?+

Yes. Calso is built for independent restaurants and small hospitality groups. It learns your house style—how you answer the phone, your booking rhythm, your supplier preferences. St Kilda East venues run tight operations with real constraints. Calso adapts to that. It's not a generic call centre; it's an AI layer that gets smarter the more you use it.

How is Calso different from hiring a part-time admin or VA?+

A VA works 20 hours a week and takes leave. Calso works every hour you're open, learns faster, and costs less time to manage. You're not training someone, covering shifts, or dealing with turnover. Calso handles the repetitive stuff—calls, rosters, supplier queries—so your team can focus on guests and food.

What happens if Calso gets something wrong?+

Every action is reviewable. Calso starts conservative—it flags things for your approval before acting. Over time, as it learns your preferences, it earns autonomy. You set the guardrails. If a booking detail is wrong, you catch it before the guest arrives. If a roster doesn't work, you adjust it. It's a tool that's always under your control.

Can we integrate Calso with our POS and accounting?+

Yes. Calso connects with Square, Toast, and other POS systems, plus accounting tools like Xero and MYOB. That means booking data flows into your system, roster info syncs with your payroll, and supplier queries can pull live stock levels. No double-entry. No data silos.

How do we get started?+

We're building Calso with founding venues right now. If you're interested, join the waitlist and we'll get you set up. You'll work with us to tune the AI to your operation—your phone style, your booking flow, your supplier list. It's a conversation, not a switch-on.

Why St Kilda East restaurants choose Calso

Built for Australian hospitality — understands VIC penalty rates, public holidays, GST, Fair Work.

Works with Aussie suppliers (Bidvest, PFD, Countrywide) and Aussie accounting (Xero, MYOB, Square).

Your voice, your tone — Calso talks to customers and suppliers the way you do.

Starts conservative. Earns autonomy. Every action is reviewable.

Personal onboarding — a real human, not a tutorial.

Founding venues lock in early access, priority onboarding, and a direct line to the team building it.

Other St Kilda East hospitality venues

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Calso for restaurants across VIC

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Run your St Kilda East restaurant with an AI employee.

Founding venues get early access, priority onboarding, and a direct line to the team. Limited spots in Melbourne.

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