Ask your agent anything about your restaurant in plain English. Below are five areas where operators get the most value out of Centic, with example questions you can paste directly into Claude, ChatGPT, or your preferred agent. You don't need to know anything about how the data is stored — just ask.
Sales Analysis
What you'll learn: How much you're making, when, and how that compares to other days, weeks, or months.
What were my total sales last week, and how does that compare to the week before?
Which day of the week is my busiest, on average?
Break down sales by part of the day — breakfast, lunch, dinner — for the last two weeks.
What was my best day in the last 90 days, and what made it special?
Show me how average check size has changed month over month this year.
Labour Analysis — SPLH, Overtime, Tips
What you'll learn: Whether your labour costs are in line with sales, where overtime is eating into margin, and how tips are distributed across your team.
What's my sales per labour hour this week?
Which days last month had the highest labour cost as a percentage of sales?
How much overtime did I pay last month, and which shifts drove it?
Show me tip totals by server for the last 30 days.
Am I staffing too much on slow days? Compare labour hours to sales by day of week.
Labour Scheduling
What you'll learn: How to staff upcoming shifts based on what past weeks looked like and what's coming up.
How many covers do I typically serve on a Friday dinner shift?
Based on the last three months, how many servers should I schedule for a busy Saturday?
Which shifts lately have been understaffed?
Compare my typical Tuesday to a typical Saturday — how different is demand?
What does a slow week look like for me vs. a busy week, in terms of covers and hours?
Menu Analysis — Best and Worst Sellers, Top Combos
What you'll learn: Which menu items drive revenue, which ones aren't pulling their weight, and which items get ordered together.
What are my top 10 best-selling items this month?
Which menu items sell the worst — items I should consider dropping?
Which two items get ordered together the most?
What do guests usually order alongside a cocktail?
Are my best sellers the same on weekdays and weekends, or does the mix shift?
Revenue Signals — Weather, Reservations, Holidays, Days of the Week
What you'll learn: How outside factors like weather, bookings, holidays, and the day of the week move your sales, so you can plan around them.
How much do rainy days hurt my sales compared to clear days?
Which day of the week has my highest average check?
How did sales on the last three holidays compare to normal days?
Looking at bookings for next weekend, how does it compare to an average weekend?
What's the relationship between reservations made a week in advance and actual covers served?
