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Websites for cafés and restaurants

Restaurant and café website design, from £49 a month

A website with your menu, opening hours and a way to book, easy to read on any phone and kept up to date for you. One monthly fee, with no contract.

  • A menu that reads well on phones
  • Menu changes sent by email
  • No contract, domain included

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The short answer

What should a restaurant website include?

A restaurant or café website should show your menu and prices as text rather than a PDF, opening hours that are always right, your address with a map, a clear way to book or order, allergen and dietary information, and photos of real dishes and the room. It must load quickly on a phone. Our restaurant website design covers all of it, from £49 a month with no contract.

At a glance

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Tap a number to see where it sits on the page. Example template: The Corner Kitchen is a made-up business.

What a café's website needs

Four things I put on every café and restaurant website, because they're what diners look for first.

  1. A mobile-friendly menu, not a PDF

    Dishes and prices as real text that fits a phone screen and shows up in search. Send me the new menu and I'll swap it.

  2. Opening hours and a map

    Hours that match your Google Business Profile, including bank holidays and seasonal changes, with a map and parking or transport notes.

  3. Table and private booking enquiries

    A book button to OpenTable, ResDiary or whichever booking system you use, plus a way to enquire about parties and private hire.

  4. Links to delivery apps

    Buttons for Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber Eats or your own ordering system, if you use them. MonthlySite doesn't run online ordering itself.

On this page
  1. What diners check
  2. What to include
  3. See an example
  4. Menu changes
  5. More customers
  6. Questions

What people check before they eat out

Most people choosing where to eat are on a phone, often already out, sometimes with hungry children in tow. They want to see the menu and prices, check you're open now, and work out whether they can book or just turn up. Anyone with an allergy or dietary need looks for that before anything else.

Your Google Business Profile answers some of this in the map results, and some diners never go further. The ones who tap through to your website are usually deciding between you and somewhere else, so the site needs to confirm what Google showed and fill the gaps: the full menu, the feel of the place, the kids' menu, whether dogs are welcome.

The biggest problem with café and restaurant websites is being out of date. A menu from last summer or Christmas hours in February tells people nobody's minding the shop. Keeping it current matters more than any design choice.

What to put on a restaurant or café website

Send me your menu, a few photos and your booking or ordering links. I'll write and build the rest.

  • The menu as text

    Dishes, short descriptions and prices. A PDF is awkward to read on a phone and harder to keep current, so I type it up properly.

  • Hours, including the awkward ones

    Bank holidays, seasonal closing, when the kitchen stops serving. Matching your Google Business Profile saves people arriving at a locked door.

  • Allergen and dietary information

    Which dishes suit vegetarians, vegans or people avoiding gluten, and how to ask about allergens. See the note below.

  • Booking, or “just turn up”

    A book button for your booking system, or a clear line saying you don't take bookings. Both are fine. Leaving people guessing isn't.

  • Groups and private hire

    Party sizes, set menus, deposits and how to enquire. It's often the most valuable enquiry you'll get all month.

  • Your food hygiene rating

    Plenty of diners check it. A link to your rating on the Food Standards Agency's ratings site shows you've nothing to hide.

Try a café website with your own name

The live café template opens with your hours and menu, then the room, the reviews and how to find you. Type your café or restaurant name at the top of the page to see it filled in.

Example template for a café. The Corner Kitchen is a made-up business: your preview uses your name. See the template for every trade.

What to notice

  1. Check the phone frame first: it's where most people will read your menu
  2. Try the three styles under the top preview. Classic suits a restaurant, Friendly suits a café
  3. Dogs welcome, vegan options and your hygiene rating each get a badge near the top
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Menus change and specials change weekly. Here's how that works without you touching a computer.

  1. Send the change however suits you

    A photo of the specials board, a marked-up menu or a quick email. Whatever's easiest at the end of service.

  2. I update the website

    Growth and Pro include unlimited small edits, and Pro edits are done within 48 hours. Starter includes 1 change a month.

  3. Your Google profile stays in step

    If your hours change, I'll tell you what to update on your Google Business Profile too, so the two never disagree.

  4. Seasonal menus go up on time

    Send Christmas or summer menus early and I'll put them live on the date you choose, ready for when bookings start.

If your specials change every day, a line saying “ask about today's specials” often works better than updating the site each morning.

Attracting more customers to your café or restaurant

A website works best when it's joined up with everything else. Keep your Google Business Profile complete with current photos, hours and a menu link, because it's what most people see first when they search for food nearby. Reply to reviews politely, the good and the bad.

Give people reasons to come back and something to find: a set lunch, a Sunday roast, a monthly quiz, breakfast for dog walkers. Put these on the website with dates, and share the page link on social media rather than a screenshot.

Growth includes setting up your Google Business Profile and local SEO for your town. Nobody can promise you a place in the map, but a complete profile and an accurate website give you a fair chance.

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What a restaurant website costs

Every plan includes design, hosting, security updates and changes by email. Growth suits most cafés and restaurants, because unlimited small edits cover menu and hours changes, and your Google Business Profile is set up for you.

£1.61a day for Starter, billed as £49 a month. No contract.

  • Starter

    £49a month

    • Up to 3 pages
    • Hosting and SSL included
    • 1 change a month

  • Growth Charlie's pick

    £79a month

    • Up to 6 pages
    • Google Business Profile setup
    • Unlimited small edits

  • Pro

    £99a month

    • Up to 10 pages
    • A page for each area
    • Priority 48-hour edits

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Questions cafés and restaurants ask

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Can I update my menu?

Yes. Email or WhatsApp your new menu, even as a photo, and I'll update it for you. Growth and Pro include unlimited small edits, so seasonal menus and price changes are covered, and Pro edits are done within 48 hours. Starter includes 1 change a month.

Can customers order food or book a table on the website?

Yes, through the systems you already use. Book buttons go to your table booking system, and order buttons go to Deliveroo, Just Eat, Uber Eats or your own ordering service. MonthlySite doesn't take payments or run online ordering itself. Pro adds a booking request form for groups and private hire.

Should I put my menu on my website as a PDF?

It's better as text. PDFs are fiddly to read on a phone, slow to open on a weak signal and harder for search engines and screen readers to use. A text menu is also quicker to update. If you'd like a printable version as well, I can link to a PDF too.

Do I need allergen information on my website menu?

You must be able to give customers information on the 14 allergens, and if you take orders online or by phone it has to be available before they order. Many places mark dietary options on the menu and explain how to ask about allergens. Check the Food Standards Agency's current guidance for your situation.

How do I attract more customers to my restaurant?

Keep your Google Business Profile complete, with current photos, hours and a menu link. Ask happy customers for reviews and reply to them. Give people reasons to visit, like a set lunch or a quiz night, and list them on your website with dates. A website won't fill tables alone, but it helps people who are deciding choose you.

Can I make a website for my restaurant for free?

You can, with a free website builder plan, though free plans usually show the builder's branding and don't include your own domain. You'll also do the writing, photos and updates yourself. Ours start at £49 a month with no contract, and I do the building and the menu changes.

Let's see your café website.

Pick your trade, add your business name and see it on a laptop and a phone. If you like it, plans start at £49 a month with no contract.

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