Website redesign for restaurants

The four things visitors want

Almost every restaurant website visitor wants one of four things: the menu, opening hours, location or a booking. A redesign should make each available from the top of the homepage on a phone, without scrolling past large images or reading an introduction.

Atmosphere matters, and good photography sells a restaurant, but it should support the essentials rather than delay them.

Menu as a page or a PDF

Information that must stay accurate

Allergen information must come from your restaurant and be kept current by you. We display it exactly as supplied.

Booking that matches your system

Most restaurants use a booking system that manages tables and availability. The website should embed or link it so availability is always accurate, rather than using a separate form that staff must transcribe. During the redesign, test bookings for different party sizes and times on phones before launch.

For restaurants that prefer phone bookings, a tap-to-call button is often the most used feature on the site.

Launch checks for a restaurant site

Food photography that loads fast

Great photos sell a restaurant, but large image files make pages slow on phones, often exactly when someone is deciding where to eat nearby. Images should be prepared at sensible sizes, the most important shown first and galleries loaded only when opened. A fast site with a few excellent photos beats a slow one with dozens.

Photos should show your real dishes and space; diners notice when they do not match.

Private dining and events

Group bookings and private events are often valuable. A dedicated page explaining spaces, capacity, menus for groups and how to enquire, with a short form that goes to the right person, captures this business without cluttering the main booking route.

Keeping hours and closures right

Wrong opening hours cause wasted journeys and frustrated reviews. The redesigned site should make hours easy for staff to update, show upcoming holiday closures prominently, and keep the same information as your business listings on maps and review sites. A short monthly check of all of them is worth building into routine.