The Think designs and builds restaurant websites that turn hungry visitors into bookings. Your menu, booking link, location and opening hours are always one tap away, on mobile, tablet and desktop.

What diners want from your website

Most people visit a restaurant website on their phone, often on the way somewhere, with one of four questions: what's on the menu, can I book, where are you and are you open? A good restaurant website answers all four instantly, then makes the place look irresistible.

What's included

• Menus that work on mobile: real text menus, not PDFs, so they load fast and help SEO.

• Table bookings: your booking system built into the site, with a booking button on every page.

• Location, hours and contact: always easy to find, and kept consistent with Google.

• Atmosphere: photography and design that show the food, the room and the people.

• Private dining and events: pages that sell your higher-value bookings.

• Gift vouchers and online ordering: linked to the tools you already use.

• SEO foundations: schema, fast pages and local content, ready for SEO for restaurants.

• An easy-to-edit CMS: change menus, specials and events yourself.

Platforms

We build mainly in Framer, and also in WordPress, Squarespace and Wix.

Opening or rebranding?

We can create the brand and the website together, so everything launches as one. We work with restaurants across the UK and beyond.

The pages a restaurant website needs

Restaurant website design starts with structure. Most independent restaurants need fewer pages than they think, but each one has a clear job:

• Home: the four answers (menu, booking, location and hours) near the top, with one strong image of the food or the room.

• Menus: a separate text page for each menu, such as lunch, dinner, drinks and Sunday, with prices and dietary labels.

• Book: your booking widget, plus details on group sizes, deposits and cancellation.

• Private dining and events: capacities, sample menus, photos and an enquiry form that asks the right questions.

• Find us: address, map, transport, parking and accessibility, with a separate page per venue for groups.

• Gift vouchers and ordering: linked to the platforms you already use.

• Our story: the people, suppliers and ideas behind the place, which gives diners a reason to choose you.

For a fuller walkthrough with a worked example, read what every restaurant website needs.

Allergen information on your website

Allergen rules shape how menus appear online. The Food Standards Agency's allergen guidance for food businesses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland says you must tell customers if food contains any of 14 listed allergens. For food that is not prepacked, you can give this in writing or verbally, and if you rely on staff telling guests, a clearly visible written notice must explain how to ask.

If you take orders online or by phone, the guidance says allergen information must be available before the purchase is completed and again when the food is delivered. We design menu and ordering pages so this information is easy to find, and easy for your team to update when dishes change.

Keeping your website and Google in step

Diners often see your Google listing before your website, so the two need to agree. Google's menu help for Business Profiles explains that you can add a menu link, that Google may transcribe menu data from your website, and that you can choose a preferred source when it finds several. A clear text menu on your own site gives Google the right version to use.

We connect the same booking system to the website and to Google, and match hours, address and phone number everywhere. Our Google Business Profile guide covers the listing itself.

Speed, photography and accessibility

Restaurant sites are full of images, which makes them slow on a weak phone signal. We size and compress every image, load galleries only when they are needed and test on mid-range phones, so the menu appears quickly. Text has enough contrast to read in a dim room or bright sun, and every page works with a keyboard and a screen reader.

How a restaurant website project runs

Most restaurant sites go from kick-off to launch in 4 to 8 weeks:

• Discovery: a call, and a visit where possible, to understand the food, the room, your guests and your booking setup.

• Structure and copy: we plan the pages, then write or edit the words, including menu descriptions if you need them. See website copywriting.

• Design: we design key pages for mobile first, then desktop, and refine them with you.

• Build: we build in Framer, connect bookings, vouchers and ordering, and add restaurant structured data.

• Launch and handover: we redirect old pages, check your Google listing and show your team how to update menus.

What it costs

Restaurant websites start from £7,500, and brand identity starts from £4,000 if you need both. The final price depends on the number of venues, menus, languages and integrations, and we always agree a fixed quote before work begins. Our guide to website costs in the UK explains what moves the number.

Once the site is live, restaurant marketing brings people to it.

See also Google Ads for restaurants and social media for restaurants.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a restaurant website cost?

It depends on the number of venues, pages and integrations. After a short call we give you a clear scope and fixed quote.

Can we update the menu ourselves?

Yes. We build an easy-to-use CMS so you can change menus, specials and events without a developer.

Should our menu be a PDF?

We recommend a text menu on the page. It loads faster on mobile, is easier to read and helps search engines understand what you serve. You can still offer a PDF download.

Can you integrate our booking system?

Usually, yes. We work with common restaurant booking platforms.

Do you design for mobile?

Yes. Every restaurant website is designed and tested on mobile, tablet and desktop.

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