WhatsApp bot for restaurants in Qatar — direct orders with no app commission

What is different about restaurants in Qatar specifically

The same sector in another country is another problem. These are the differences that actually change the setup — not the country name in the title:

1. The returning customer knows your number: a direct WhatsApp order keeps the margin the app commission takes
2. Two clear peaks: iftar and suhoor in Ramadan, and Eid feasts — and the bot answers everyone at the same moment
3. Many customers write in English: the bot answers in the writer's language, and in Qatari dialect for whoever uses it
4. Qatar has no VAT today, so the menu price is what the customer pays

And the steps the bot walks through

1. Sends the menu and takes the order

   The menu with photos and prices, chosen inside the conversation — and it totals the order.

2. Asks the questions that ruin orders

   Spicy or not, extras, an exact address, delivery time — all before it reaches the kitchen.

3. Books the table

   Party size and time, a confirmation and a reminder — and the restaurant knows who is coming.

4. Re-opens the list you already have

   A Friday offer or a new dish goes to people who already ordered — through an approved template with consent, not a bought list.

And what it costs

Two numbers: the platform subscription and Meta's per-message fees. And across our 21,667 conversations measured before October 2026, 71% cost nothing — a service conversation the customer starts was free without limit (since 1 October 2026, free for the first 1,000 replies per number each month), and one arriving from an ad is free.

Work out both in the cost calculator · and WhatsApp pricing across the Gulf in full

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