Everyone Is Already Busy
In a lean crew the person who answers the phone is also ringing up the counter and bagging orders. During the lunch rush, the phone loses.
TARA picks up every call, takes the order in conversation and sends it into Clover, using the items, modifier groups and prices you already set up. Flat pricing per location, unlimited calls and no commission on your orders.
Payments, the register and online orders all run through Clover. The phone still depends on whoever has a free hand.
In a lean crew the person who answers the phone is also ringing up the counter and bagging orders. During the lunch rush, the phone loses.
Orders written down by hand and keyed into Clover later are how a “no onions” or a missing side slips through.
Tools that only text a link hand the work back to the guest. Some finish the order. Some call the place down the street instead.
Taking a card number by phone at a loud counter is slow, error-prone and not something you want staff writing down.
TARA orders from the menu you already keep in Clover, so your team gets a normal Clover order instead of a note.
TARA reads your menu out loud, so “Chicken Caesar Wrap” works better than “CHX CSR WRP.” We'll flag any names that need a tweak.
Clear group names, required choices like size marked as required, and no duplicates. TARA asks for what's required and offers what's optional.
Put prices on modifiers like extra cheese or a size upgrade in Clover, so every phone order totals correctly.
Dine-in-only items, open items and test items shouldn't be offered by phone. We set up which items TARA offers callers.
The full checklist is in our Clover buying guide.
Whatever you compare, ask where the order ends up, then ask to watch a phone order land in your Clover live on the demo.
| What matters | HeyTARA + Clover | Link-only phone tools | Staff on the phone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where the order goes | ✓ Into Clover | ~ Guest finishes online, if they do | ~ Keyed in by hand |
| Modifiers and add-on prices | ✓ From your Clover menu | ✓ Your online menu | ~ Depends who answers |
| Calls during the rush | ✓ All answered, at once | ✓ All answered | ✗ Some ring out |
| Taking payment | ✓ Secure link by text | ✓ Guest pays online | ~ Card number read aloud |
| Upsell on every order | ✓ Yes | ✗ No | ~ When there's time |
| Commissions | ✓ None | ~ Varies by vendor | ✓ None, but labor cost |
Comparing vendors? Bring the questions from our Clover guide and the vendor-neutral buyer's guide.
Every plan includes unlimited calls and no commissions. Pay for the year up front and save 25%.
TARA answers every call, handles your FAQs, transfers guests who ask for a person and texts callers your online ordering link.
Adds phone orders sent straight into Clover with real-time menu sync, upselling, payments by text, Spanish, warm handoffs, reservations and call transcripts.
For multi-unit groups: multi-location dashboard, smart call routing, location-level settings and custom integrations, managed by our team.
Yes. HeyTARA connects to Clover with real-time menu sync. On the Main Course plan ($199/month per location), TARA takes full phone orders and sends them into Clover. On the Starter plan ($99/month per location), TARA answers every call and texts guests a link to your online ordering site.
Either. With direct ordering on Main Course, TARA takes the whole order in conversation and sends it into Clover, so nobody keys it in by hand. Text-to-order links are on every plan for guests who would rather finish online.
Yes. TARA builds each order from the items, modifiers and prices in your Clover menu, including combos, substitutions, add-ons and pickup times. Clean, clearly named modifier groups make phone orders faster, and we help with that during setup.
TARA uses real-time menu sync with Clover, so menu and price changes you make in Clover carry over to what TARA offers callers. You don't maintain a second menu.
On Main Course, TARA texts guests a secure link to pay for their order, so no one reads a card number over the phone.
No. Every HeyTARA plan is a flat monthly price per location with unlimited calls, and you keep 100% of every order TARA takes. Paying for the year up front saves 25%.
Yes. On the Main Course plan, TARA understands and responds to callers in Spanish.
We do. We connect Clover, import your menu, set up your hours, upsells and transfers, and run test calls before you go live. We'll give you a go-live date for your locations on the demo call.
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Book a 30-minute demo and hear TARA take an order from your menu and send it into Clover.