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Restaurant Website Design: How to Get More Tables, Takeaway Orders, and Reviews

Web Design6 min read·May 6, 2025

81% of diners check a restaurant's website before visiting. If your website looks bad, loads slowly, or doesn't have a menu — they go somewhere else.

Your restaurant website is your most important marketing asset. Here is exactly what it needs.

The 5 Pages Every Restaurant Website Needs

1. Homepage

  • A hero image (your best dish or an ambience shot).
  • A one-line description of what you serve.
  • Location and opening hours, prominent.
  • "Reserve a Table" and "Order Online" CTAs.
  • Do not make people hunt for basic info.

2. Menu Page

  • Full menu with prices.
  • Photos where possible.
  • Dietary labels (vegan, gluten-free, etc.).
  • Separate sections for starters, mains, and desserts.
  • Mobile-readable — most people check menus on phones.

3. Reservations

  • An online booking form or Calendly link.
  • No phone-only reservations — you lose 60% of bookings.
  • A confirmation email sent automatically.

4. Gallery

  • 8–12 high-quality food photos.
  • Ambience and interior shots.
  • No stock photos — real photos convert better.

5. Contact & Find Us

  • An embedded Google Map.
  • Full address and opening hours.
  • Parking info if relevant.
  • Phone number and email.

Online Ordering — Do You Need It?

If you do takeaway: yes, absolutely. Delivery apps (Uber Eats, Deliveroo, DoorDash) take 15–30% commission on every order. Your own ordering system: 0% commission.

A restaurant doing $10,000/month in delivery orders pays $1,500–$3,000/month in commission to delivery apps. A direct ordering page on your website pays nothing.

How to Automate Your Reviews

Most restaurants have great food but terrible Google ratings — because they never ask for reviews at the right time.

The solution is a simple automation that fires a review request 24 hours after a dine-in booking:

  • An SMS or email: "How was your meal?"
  • A direct link to your Google review page.
  • Two taps and they've left a 5-star review.

One of our restaurant clients went from 3.8 stars to 4.7 stars in 6 weeks — just by asking at the right time. You can grab this as a ready-made review collection template.

Want the review request built and running for you?

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What a Restaurant Website Should Cost

  • Under $500: you can get something functional.
  • $500–$1,000: good custom design with all features.
  • $1,000+: full e-commerce ordering integration.

Our Starter package ($299) covers a complete restaurant website with menu, gallery, reservations, and contact — delivered in 72 hours.

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