Why We Built an Intelligent Chatbot?

Our Marketing partners (Calidascope) were chatting to us about ChatGPT, soon after it was released at the end of 2022. We got talking about the practical uses of a ChatBot in the short term, and specifically within a restaurant? One of the solutions that seemed obvious to us, was combining an intelligent ChatBot with your website. Why would people want to explore a website if they could simply ask the questions they had to an intelligent bot? Obvious right?

That’s what we’ve done. Ozee is driven by ChatGPT and only knows about Lanser’s on Main. In theory (because sometimes Ozee answers like a naughty 5 year old) if you ask Ozee who the President of South Africa is, it should reply with something like:

I can’t answer that, but would you like to know about the Prawn Linguine Pasta?

We’re keeping a keen and watchful eye on Ozee and will keep the training going as long as we have to. You’re welcome to take Ozee for a test run, and please keep in mind that somewhere deep inside Ozee, there’s a naughty 5 year old waiting to answer a question 🙂

#bistrobot #bistrolove #BryanstonsBestBistro

* Note: Our ChatBot isn’t perfect yet, and occasionally gives inaccurate answers. We continue to watch, monitor and train. Please bare with us

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Within one year we had made it into the top 10, and just before our 2nd birthday we moved into the top position as the number one rated restaurant in Bryanston on TripAdvisor. Currently we’re also rated the number two restaurant in Sandton out of 523 restaurants listed.

Last week, the team at Lanser’s on Main, were proud to receive the TripAdvisor 2021 Travellers’ Choice Award.

This award is our highest recognition and is presented annually to those businesses that are the Best of the Best on Tripadvisor, those that earn excellent reviews from travellers and are ranked in the top 1% of properties worldwide.

A big Thank You to all of our guests who have taken the time to review us, thereby contributing to us receiving this award. We’re grateful for your support.

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Details and T’s and C’s

Every Wednesday, from 15:00-18:00, join us for a free glass of Simonsig Kaapse Vonkel, on the balcony of Lanser’s on Main.

There’s only one term and condition. Your free glass of bubbly must be consumed on our balcony. If you walk inside while drinking it, we will charge you for the glass 🙂

If you’ve not visited Lanser’s on Main (Bryanston’s Favourite Bistro), here’s a Google Maps link to assist you in your discovery.

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To our Valued Customer and Friends

What an adventure this has been for all of us as we’ve adjusted and adapted to this unwelcome virus that has visited the world of human beings. ‘Adventure’ is the most positive way of describing what is more accurately an ordeal, nightmare, and affliction. Lives have been lost and economies decimated as we found ourselves comprehensively unprepared for COVID-19.

A PERSONAL NOTE
This is a personal note to our valued customers and friends who have shown incredible support during the past few months. Phone calls, Whatsapps, Emails, Facebook and Instagram comments. Thank you for your concern and offers of support.

I’ve been determined to keep a positive outlook and hold on to any optimism offered, that we will as a global community, find a way through the chaos and emerge in a position to recover, even if in a different form. There will be so much that will either be changed forever, or will take time to return to ‘how things used to be’.

During the levels of lock-down that we were not permitted to be open, all of Lanser’s on Main staff have been paid in full. I’m a firm believer that when you start a journey with a committed and incredible group of people, you walk the good times and the bad times together. You do everything you can to get everyone to the other side. As we opened for take-aways on 4 June, it was with great personal pride that the entire team opened back up together.

THE TAKE-AWAY PERIOD
The ‘take-away period’ was extremely tough on us. Bistro’s are traditionally establishments that are an attractive escape from the busyness of life. A place where time stands still for a brief moment, where friends and family gather to enjoy a home-cooked meal in a relaxed and welcoming environment. Lanser’s on Main and Take-Away are not easy bedfellows when building sentences (that doesn’t mean that we shouldn’t be at the top of your list when considering tasty and hearty food for home or the office).

LOOKING FORWARD
This past week we were permitted to open for sit-down meals. While we’re missing the wine element of our offering, we’re thrilled to welcome guests looking for our Bistro experience. There’s a renewed energy in the team, and hope is whispering that while there are difficult times ahead, we can find a way to ensure health and safety while still offering the personalised care, attention, and the scrumptious dishes we have become known for.

Thank you once again for your support and care. The entire team at Lanser’s on Main look forward to seating and serving you in the near future. As always, if there’s anything we can do to ensure you have an incredible Bistro experience, please don’t hesitate to pick up the phone and give me a call.

On behalf of the Team

Lanser

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