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PRIVATE BETAAI employees for restaurants

Everybodyneeds aDonna.

Donna, ElizLab's AI employee, wearing a restaurant apron and holding a pizza board
Donna is on shift

Mariana · WhatsApp

Are you still delivering? 2 al pastor pizzas, please.

9:02 PM

Of course, Mariana! Large or medium?

9:02 PM

Receipt · Order logged · 9:04 PM

#0417 · $558.00 MXN · logged

ElizLab is building custom AI employees that work in WhatsApp and Telegram, around the tools your restaurant already uses. Donna is designed to answer, take orders, collect and follow up — and leave a receipt for every task.

Lives where your business already talks

  • WhatsApp
  • Telegram
  • Custom integrations, scoped per business

One night with Donna

It's Friday, 9 PM. The dining room is full. Your phone won't stop buzzing.

Follow one order from the first message to the last receipt. Seven tasks your team would normally juggle between tables — Donna handles them in the chat apps you already use.

Illustrative scenario · example restaurant

  • Mariana R.WhatsApp · nowAre you still delivering tonight?
  • Kitchen · LineTelegram · nowWho's taking the phone orders tonight?
  • Roberto G.WhatsApp · nowCan you resend the catering invoice?

Beat 1 of 7: An order lands on WhatsApp.

One night with Donna · illustrative scenario

9:02PM

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An order lands on WhatsApp.

The host is seating a table of eight. Nobody can pick up the phone. Donna answers right away.

She takes the order, exactly.

Items, sizes, address and total, confirmed back in the chat before anything moves. Then it's logged with every detail.

She collects before the oven fires.

A payment link in the same chat, marked paid against the order. Nobody at the counter chases a transfer screenshot.

The kitchen knows in seconds.

A clean ticket goes to the kitchen's Telegram group, with the note and the promised time. Donna waits for an OK.

She checks in after delivery.

A short, human follow-up. The rating and the preference are logged, so the next order starts where this one ended.

She chases what you're owed, politely.

Last week's catering invoice is four days overdue. A friendly reminder with a payment link, then confirmed paid.

She closes the day, with receipts.

A plain-language wrap for the owner: what got done, what came in, what still needs a decision. Every line has a receipt.

Thirty-five minutes later. The rush settles.

The dining room empties. Donna moves on to the backlog.

Last table out. Lights down.

Replies in English or Spanish
9:02
MR

Mariana R.

Donna is replying

WhatsApp
Hi! Are you still delivering? I'd like 2 al pastor pizzas and a horchata.
9:02 PM
Good evening, Mariana! Yes, we deliver until 11. Large or medium?
9:02 PM
Large, please!
9:03 PM
Here's your order:
2× Al pastor pizza (L)$458
1× Horchata 1 L$65
Delivery$35
Total$558 MXN
Same address as last time?
9:04 PM
Yes, same one. Extra salsa verde!
9:04 PM
Done, extra salsa verde. Your total is $558 MXN:
Pay order #0417Secure payment link
9:05 PM
Paid!
9:05 PM
Thanks! Your pizzas are going in the oven. They'll be there around 9:40.
9:05 PM
Today · 9:41 PM
Hi Mariana! Your order was delivered at 9:38. How was everything? Rate us 1 to 5.
9:41 PM
5! It arrived hot. The salsa verde was perfect.
9:43 PM
Message
K

Kitchen · Line

4 members · Donna

Telegram

NEW TICKET #0417 · DELIVERY · PAID

2× Pizza al pastor (L)1× Horchata 1 L

Note: extra salsa verde · Promised 9:40 PM

9:06 PM

Cook · Line 1

On it. Out in 12.

9:06 PM

Thanks! I'll let the customer know it's on track.

9:07 PM

Message
RG

Roberto G. · Office catering

Donna is replying

WhatsApp
Hi Roberto, it's Donna from the restaurant. Friendly reminder: the catering invoice is still open.
Invoice F-2291 · $3,450 MXNPayment linkOverduePaid
10:15 PM
Sorry, it slipped my mind. Paying now.
10:19 PM
Received, thank you! It's marked as paid. Have a great weekend.
10:21 PM
Message

Donna

Your AI employee · to: you

WhatsApp
Tonight's wrap
  • · Order #0417 taken and paid: $558
  • · Kitchen acknowledged on time
  • · 5-star follow-up, preference noted
  • · Invoice F-2291 collected: $3,450
Nothing needs your attention tonight. Receipts attached.
7 receipts · FridayTap to review each task
11:48 PM
Thank you, Donna. Good night.
11:52 PM
Message
Receipt 01/07 · 9:02 PMCustomer answered
Receipt 02/07 · 9:04 PMOrder logged
Receipt 03/07 · 9:05 PMPayment collected
Receipt 04/07 · 9:06 PMKitchen notified
Receipt 05/07 · 9:41 PMFollow-up done
Receipt 06/07 · 10:15 PMBalance collected
Receipt 07/07 · 11:48 PMDay closed

The Donna standard

Every task leaves a receipt.

Donna doesn't just tell you something is handled. Each action she takes produces a receipt: what she did, when, in which chat, and where every number came from.

Receipts from the scenario above00 / 07 filed

01
What & when
Each task with its exact time and the person it was for.
02
Where from
The source of every figure: the chat, the order or the payment link.
03
Your call
You set what she does alone and what waits for your OK.

What she does

Most AI suggests.Donna does.

Reports and alerts can tell you what needs doing. Someone still has to do it. Donna is that someone: she does the task in the chat, and leaves a receipt when it's done.

Suggesting

“You have 3 unanswered messages and an overdue balance.”

Useful to know. But at 9 PM on a Friday, the reminder becomes one more thing on your list.

Doing

Donna

“Answered all three, took one order, and the balance is paid. Receipts attached.”

The work is done before it reaches your list, and you can check every step.

Donna's job description

  1. 01

    Answers

    Replies to every customer message, day or night, in Spanish first.

    Customer answered
  2. 02

    Takes orders

    Confirms items, sizes, address and total before anything moves.

    Order logged
  3. 03

    Sends payment links

    Sends the link in the same chat and marks the order when it's paid.

    Payment link sent · paid
  4. 04

    Briefs the team

    Sends a clean ticket to the kitchen chat and waits for an OK.

    Sent to kitchen chat
  5. 05

    Follows up

    Checks in after delivery and notes what the customer liked.

    Follow-up logged
  6. 06

    Collects balances

    Sends polite reminders for what's owed, with a payment link.

    Balance paid
  7. 07

    Closes the day

    Sends the owner an end-of-day summary with every receipt attached.

    Summary sent

Built around the tools you already use. Donna is built to work in WhatsApp and Telegram. Anything beyond that is a custom integration, scoped per business, so she fits the way you already work.

Modules

The night was just her shift. This is her job.

Donna is in private beta. These are the modules we're building with our first restaurants.

Front of house

  • Orders & payments

    Takes orders, sends payment links and closes the loop in WhatsApp or Telegram.

  • Customer memory

    Remembers the usual, follows up and brings regulars back.

Back office

  • Inventory

    Tracks stock from your sales and alerts you before the walk-in runs out of cheese.

  • Supplier orders

    Drafts the purchase order when stock runs low and waits for your OK.

Numbers & command

  • Finance control

    Daily cash, sales by channel, expenses and margins, and polite follow-up on open balances. No more chasing spreadsheets.

  • Live dashboards

    Builds the dashboards you ask for, in plain language, from your own data.

  • The CEO's right hand

    A morning brief: what needs your decision, and what she already handled, with a receipt for everything.

  • InvoicingComing soon

    On the roadmap: issuing and sending invoices on request, CFDI-ready for Mexico.

  • Phone callsComing soon

    On the roadmap: answering calls and taking orders by voice, in English or Spanish.

How you get your Donna

  1. 01

    Join the waitlist

    Tell us how your restaurant runs. Beta spots are limited, and we reach out as they open.

  2. 02

    We learn your workflow with you

    In the beta, we map which chats come in, which tasks repeat and what your team keeps chasing, then shape your Donna around it.

  3. 03

    She starts when your spot opens

    Donna clocks in to your WhatsApp or Telegram chats, with your rules for what she does alone and what waits for your OK.

FAQ

Questions owners ask us

Something else? Write to lelizondo@elizlab.com.

  • No. Donna is built to work in WhatsApp and Telegram, on the phones your team and customers already have. If you need her to work with other tools, we scope that as a custom integration for your business.

Early access

Everybody needs a Donna. Join the waitlist for yours.

Donna is in private beta and spots are limited. Tell us how your restaurant runs, and we'll reach out when a spot opens.

Donna holding a tablet, ready to work
Private beta · Waitlist openSpanish-first · WhatsApp · Telegram