Websites for restaurants and cafés
Web design for restaurants and cafés: £249.99 to build, then £49.99 a month, no minimum term. Menu, opening hours, and how to book. Almost everything else is decoration.
Restaurant websites are visited by people who have already more or less decided. They want to see the menu, check you are open, and book a table. Those three things account for the overwhelming majority of visits.
Yet the menu is routinely a PDF that will not open properly on a phone, the opening hours are wrong at Christmas, and booking goes through a widget that takes eight seconds to load. Each of those loses covers.
What your customers want answered
- What is on the menu, and what does it cost
- Are you open tonight, and until when
- Can I book a table right now
- Do you cater for allergies, vegans, children
- Where do I park
The menu as a web pageA PDF menu is the single most common fault in the sector. As a proper page it loads instantly, works on a phone, and Google can read the dish names, which is how people find you.
Opening hours nobody updates
Wrong bank holiday hours produce a wasted journey and a bad review. Hours should live in one place, be easy to change, and match your Google listing exactly.
Menu, hours and booking up front
Diners check three things: the menu, the opening hours and whether they can book. Put the menu on the page as real text, not a PDF or photo, so it reads on a phone and shows in search. Keep hours current, including holidays.
Mark allergens and dietary options clearly, and say how customers should tell you about allergies.
Photos and the feel of the place
Real photos of your dishes and dining room, plus your hygiene rating, parking and accessibility, help people decide where to eat tonight.
Common questions
- What should a restaurant or café website include?
- The menu as text, opening hours, booking, allergen information, photos of food and the room, hygiene rating, location, parking and accessibility.
- Should my menu be a PDF?
- No. Text menus read better on phones and help Google.
- Can customers book tables online?
- Yes. A booking system can be linked from every page.
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Tell me about your business.
One message is enough to start. I’ll read it and reply myself, usually with a couple of questions and a clear price.
Liam Tapp, Website Builds