Accepting 3 beta clients · Coachella Valley

Stop missing reservations during dinner rush. Mia answers in 7 seconds, 24/7.

Friday night, 7pm, you’re in the weeds. A party of 12 calls to ask about Saturday. Your host is seating tables. By the time you call back, they’ve booked the place next door. Mia answers, qualifies the party, and alerts you the moment it’s a real reservation.

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Mia

AI Assistant · FlowDesert Concierge

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Who it’s for

Built for independent restaurants across the Coachella Valley.

Old Town La Quinta tasting rooms, Indio family spots, Palm Desert steakhouses, Palm Springs date-night places. If your team is heads-down during service while booking inquiries pile up on the phone, Mia is for you.

How it works, live demo

Mia qualifies. You close.

Three steps, one real conversation. Try it on the right.

We build your AI

Trained on your voice, pricing, and policies. Live in 5 business days.

Mia qualifies

Responds in 7 seconds, 24/7. Never confirms on your behalf.

You close

Hot leads flagged instantly. You make every final call.

What Mia actually does for restaurant operators

Mia handles inbound reservation inquiries, qualifies party size and time, flags large parties and private events, and follows up when bookings go quiet. You stay in control of every confirmation.

✓You stay in control of every confirmation. Mia qualifies, you decide. No AI overbooking errors, ever.
✓Reservation inquiries answered in 7 seconds during dinner rush, never voicemail
✓Mia asks the right qualifying questions (party size, date, time, occasion, dietary needs) before alerting you
✓Large parties and private events flagged as HOT the moment they come in
✓Every inquiry logged with full context for your manager

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Type any reservation request or private event inquiry. Mia responds live below.

What you actually receive

Two alerts. One the moment it goes hot.

The SMS hits first. The email has everything you need to close.

SMS · your phone

🔥 HOT LEAD

FlowDesert Concierge

From+1 (760) 555-0163

StatusHOT

🔥 LARGE PARTY BOOKING

Fri 7pm · Party of 14 · 40th anniversary

✅ Mark Booked

✕ Close Lead

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Responds in 7 seconds

Mia qualifies before your host even sees it

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One tap to confirm

Hit Mark Booked, Mia handles the rest

Email · owner’s inbox

🔥 HOT LEAD

FlowDesert Concierge

From+1 (760) 555-0163

ChannelSMS

StatusHOT

Their message

Two vegetarians, otherwise no restrictions. Yes, private room would be perfect.

Mia replied

Beautiful. Passing this to the owner now. She’ll reach out shortly to confirm the private dining room and walk through menu options. Thanks for choosing us for the 40th! 🎉

Lead summary

Private dinner request next Friday at 7pm, party of 14, wife’s 40th birthday. Two vegetarian guests, no other dietary restrictions. Private dining room requested. Budget signal: $1,500+ (large party, celebratory occasion).

✅ Mark as Booked

✕ Close Lead

Booked the party? Hit the orange button. Couldn’t take it? Tap Close Lead to stop follow-ups.

Both fire the moment a reservation comes in. You see the party size, occasion, and dietary needs before your host even hangs up the phone.

Why it works

The channel your leads actually respond to.

SMS is the highest-converting channel for inbound leads. In this market, one recovered customer pays for Mia three times over.

5 days

from sign-up to live

no agency timelines, no months-long builds

1 customer

pays for 3+ months of Mia

one party booking and Mia is paid for

45%

SMS response rate

compared to 6% average for email campaigns

See the full breakdown and sources → Sources: Subtext 2026 SMS Benchmark, SMS lead response industry research

Why local matters

Local. Not corporate.

FlowDesert isn’t a VC-backed SaaS out of San Francisco. It’s built in La Quinta, for Coachella Valley operators. Mia knows when festival weekends hit. Support comes direct from the founder, not a ticket queue.

That’s not a feature. It’s the reason this company exists.

🎪Peak-season ready

Mia understands the calendar that matters here. Coachella, Stagecoach, BNP Paribas Open, and the Palm Springs Film Festival are baked in.

📞Local number

Every client gets a dedicated 760 area code line. Customers trust it. Mia replies from it instantly.

🌐Bilingual when needed

Mia detects Spanish inquiries and replies fluently. A quiet advantage in this market, on by default for every client.

👋Founder-direct support

No tier-1 ticket queue. Same time zone, same market, direct line to the person who built your system.

I’m Vince. Born in Palm Springs, spent 20 years in Texas, moved back to the Coachella Valley last year. I built FlowDesert because local business owners here kept losing inquiries to slow replies. A missed booking at midnight, an emergency service call that couldn’t get answered in time, a reservation request from someone who already went elsewhere by morning. The cost adds up fast. Mia is the system I built to fix that, and I run it personally for every client. You have a direct line to me, not a support ticket.

Vince

Founder, FlowDesert

Pricing

Pick the tier that fits your volume.

Volume-based pricing. Founding rates locked forever for the first 3 clients.

Starter

$299/ month

~~$299~~$249/mo founding rate

Up to 100 SMS conversations / month

Best for small independent restaurants and boutique eateries with light reservation volume.

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Answers to the questions that come up on every call.

Covered here so you can decide without a pitch.

How is this different from ChatGPT?

It’s built on similar underlying technology but configured very differently. General chatbots are designed to sound smart and answer anything. Mia is designed to say “let me check with the owner” whenever she isn’t 100% certain. That restraint is the entire design philosophy. She only knows what we train her on: your pricing, your policies, your voice.

What happens if Mia gets something wrong?

Mia is explicitly built to never confirm availability or quote prices on your behalf. Every booking still runs through you. If a guest asks “is May 15 open?” Mia says “let me check and confirm” rather than guessing. That’s not a setting, it’s a design rule. Every conversation is also logged to your dashboard, so any thread can be reviewed.

How does the handoff to me work?

Mia qualifies, gathers details, and flags the hot leads. You receive an instant alert with the key details: timing, scope, urgency, budget signals, and any special requests. From there you text or call them personally to confirm. You remain in the conversation for the final yes. Mia simply saves you from typing the first five messages at 2am.

How long until we’re live?

5 business days from completed onboarding. Days 1-2: intake form and kickoff call. Days 3-4: we build and train your Mia on your pricing, policies, and business. Day 5: you review and approve, then we go live. Every client receives a dedicated 760 area code number so customers see a local line.

Does Mia work with my reservation system like OpenTable, Resy, Tock, or SevenRooms?

Mia is the inbound layer in front of your reservation system, not a replacement. She qualifies the inquiry, flags large parties and private events, and hands you the booking with full context. You still confirm through OpenTable, Resy, Tock, SevenRooms, or whatever you currently use. Most operators keep their existing reservation platform and use Mia as the 24/7 phone and SMS qualifier in front of it. If you want tighter integration down the road, we can build it once you’re a client.

How does Mia handle large parties and private events differently than 2-tops?

Mia asks the right qualifying questions to flag high-value bookings before they hit your phone. For a small party (2-4 tops), she’ll confirm date, time, and any dietary needs. For larger parties (8+), she’ll ask about the occasion, private dining preference, dietary restrictions, and budget signals. Hot leads (private events, large parties, special occasions) hit your phone with a 🔥 LARGE PARTY BOOKING alert. Regular reservations (small parties, walk-ins, takeout) get logged without the urgency ping. You set the size threshold during onboarding, and Mia follows your hosting logic.

Does Mia handle Spanish inquiries?

Yes. Mia detects the language from the lead’s first message and replies in kind. If a customer texts in Spanish, Mia responds in Spanish, qualifies them in Spanish, and sends you the hot-lead alert in English so you never lose context. No setup required, on by default for every client.

How does the founding rate work and what happens after 3 founding clients?

The first three clients across all tiers receive $50/mo off their tier for life plus a $0 setup fee (vs $299 standard setup), in exchange for a 30-day case study (your performance numbers and a short testimonial once you’ve seen results). Founding rates: Starter $249/mo, Standard $449/mo, Pro $749/mo. Once those three spots fill, standard pricing ($299/$499/$799) takes effect for new clients with the $299 setup fee. Founding rates lock in for the lifetime of your account, no rate hikes ever.

How do I know which tier is right for my business?

Start with how many inbound SMS inquiries you typically get per month. If you’re under 100/month (most solo operators and small businesses), Starter fits. If you’re between 100-350/month (most growing operators with steady inquiry volume), Standard fits. Above 350/month (high-volume operators or high-volume event concepts), Pro fits. Above 700/month you’d want Enterprise. Easiest path: start on the tier you think fits, upgrade anytime if you cross the cap. Overage above your tier is $1.00/conversation, so even if you guess slightly wrong, you’re never stuck.

What counts as a “conversation”?

One conversation = one back-and-forth thread with a single phone number, from first inbound message to handoff or close. If the same person texts you three times in one day asking different questions, that’s still one conversation. If they reach out again two weeks later about a new booking, that’s a new conversation. Spam, opt-outs, and accidental wrong-numbers don’t count.

What if I have multiple locations?

No problem. All your locations run under one account, priced by total conversation volume across all of them. Each additional location just needs its own dedicated Mia line, which is an additional $10/mo per number. So a 3-location business pays their tier rate plus $20/mo for the two extra numbers. No separate accounts, no separate billing, everything rolls up in one place.

What if I have multiple locations?

Can I cancel anytime?

Yes. No long-term contracts, cancel with 30 days notice. The 30-day founding guarantee also applies to your first month: if Mia doesn’t deliver at least one qualified hot-lead alert in your first 30 days, full refund.

Stop losing reservations to slow phones.

Book a free 30-minute demo. No pitch. Just a real look at what Mia can do for your restaurant.

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La Quinta, CA Serving the Coachella Valley · hello@flowdesert.com · @flowdesertai

Direct founder support for every beta client.

Mia is an AI assistant. Results may vary. FlowDesert is not liable for AI errors, missed leads, or business outcomes. All booking confirmations come directly from the business owner.