Why guests decide in seconds, on a phone
Most visits happen on the move, one-handed, often shortly before a meal. Whatever is not there immediately does not get looked for.
The menu is a PDF
It loads slowly, it is barely readable on a phone, and Google cannot use its content. Someone searching for a dish will not find your menu.
Opening hours contradict each other
One time on the website, another in the Google Business Profile, none at all on public holidays. A guest standing in front of a closed door does not come back.
Booking is a detour
A phone number to type out, or a form that takes three screens. Nobody booking a table at eight in the evening has that kind of patience.
What you get
Process
What a restaurant website has to do
Four things, in this order.
The menu as a real page
Readable on a phone, editable in minutes, and usable by search engines. Anyone searching for a dish or a cuisine can find you.
Booking in two steps
Connected to your reservation system, or a short path to phone and form. What matters is that it is visible from every page.
Opening hours in one place
Website and Google Business Profile show the same thing, public holidays included. It sounds small and it is the most common reason for complaints.
Photos that show the evening
Rooms, dishes, atmosphere. A guest decides with their eyes before they read a single line.
Findable in the area
Google Business Profile, address, structured data and website work together. That is the difference between showing up on the map and not.
On delivery platforms: orders that come through Uber Eats, Deliveroo or Wolt carry a commission, and you never see the guest. Your own site does not replace that overnight, but it gives you a route with no commission on it. Whether that pays off depends on your order volume, and we say so plainly when it does not.
How we build your website
Intake
Which enquiries do you want, and which not? What do people always ask first? The page plan comes out of that, not out of a template.
Structure & design
Structure, copy and technology are built together. Every page gets one job and one next step.
Build the enquiry path
Form, phone and the route to them are placed so they are two thumb movements away on a phone.
Visibility
Titles, structure, structured data and the Google Business Profile work together. After that it is measurable which page brings contact.
Who this fits, and who it does not
For restaurants, cafés, bars and venues with their own kitchen.
| Criteria | Fits | Does not fit |
|---|---|---|
| You want guests to book a table, not just browse. | — | |
| The menu changes and you want to edit it without an agency. | — | |
| The business lives off the surrounding area and wants to be found there. | — | |
| The place is fully booked every evening. | — | |
| It is only about delivery orders through a platform. | — | |
| It is mainly about the Google Business Profile, not the website. | — |
What a restaurant website costs
Maps/profile, website, local SEO, or full package. The process stays the same: quick check first, then sprint.
Restaurant website
A restaurant website sits between €3,000 and €8,000 one-off, depending on scope, menu and booking integration. Ongoing care is optional. We name the figure after a short conversation. What it becomes depends on scope, not on the industry.
- Menu editable by you
- Booking connected
- Google Business Profile linked
- built for the phone, not adapted to it
Frequently asked questions about restaurant web design
As a rule, yes. The common systems can be embedded. If you do not have one, we build the short path to phone and form, which is enough for many places.
Yes, that is the point. The menu is a page in the CMS, not a PDF file. Editing takes minutes and does not need us.
It sits between €3,000 and €8,000 one-off, depending on scope and booking integration. We name the figure after a short conversation.
It does not replace them, but it gives you a route without commission. Whether that pays off depends on your order volume. We say so plainly when it does not.
From intake to going live we are usually looking at a few weeks. Most of that time goes into the menu, the photos and the structure.
How we approach visibility in your area is described under Local SEO agency. What a new build looks like is shown under Web design. You will find more industries under Industries.
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