Restaurant websites that fill tables and cut commissions
Custom sites for restaurants with commission-free online ordering, a menu people can actually read on their phone, reservations, and local SEO - so you own the customer, not DoorDash.
Restaurant website design is the practice of building a site that turns hungry searchers into orders and reservations - through commission-free online ordering, a mobile-friendly menu, booking, and local SEO.
Diners decide on their phone in seconds
A hungry customer searches your name, scans your menu, and looks for a way to order or book - all on mobile, in under a minute. A PDF menu that won't load, no online ordering, or a slow site sends them straight to a competitor or a third-party app that charges you 15-30% per order.
73/100
median restaurants homepage score we measured
64.2%
scored a C or lower against the grader rubric
79.1%
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From Codivox Research: we graded 67 real restaurant websites. Most leave the highest-leverage elements on the table - we build the opposite.
Everything a restaurant needs to win customers online
Every element exists for one reason: to move a stranger from a search to a booked lead, sale, or customer.
Commission-free online ordering
Direct ordering built into your site so you keep the margin third-party apps take - and own the customer data, order history, and relationship instead of renting it.
Menus that work on mobile
Fast, readable, updatable HTML menus - not a pinch-to-zoom PDF - with photos and schema so dishes show up in search and actually make people hungry.
Reservations and waitlist
Integrated booking and waitlist flows (OpenTable, Resy, or built-in) with an order/reserve CTA above the fold on every page.
Local SEO and the map pack
Google Business Profile optimization, local schema, and city targeting so you win "[cuisine] near me" and show up when people are deciding where to eat right now.
Photography that sells
A visual-first design that puts appetizing food and atmosphere front and center - the single biggest driver of "let's go there" decisions.
Reviews, events, and loyalty
Reviews surfaced where they build trust, plus events, catering, gift cards, and email capture to turn one-time diners into regulars.
Why a custom-built site wins
Template sites
Quick and cheap, but you inherit generic layouts, bloated code that slows load times, weak SEO, and a site that looks like every competitor. Many platforms also lock you in and hold your content hostage.
Our custom builds
Built from scratch around your brand, offering, and ideal customer. Clean, fast, accessible code; full control over SEO and conversion; and a site as distinctive as your business. Best of all, you own everything - design, content, and domain - with no lock-in.
A clear, collaborative process - from discovery to growth
Discovery
We learn your business, your highest-value services, your ideal customer, and your goals - then map the searches and conversions that matter most.
Architecture & SEO plan
We design a site structure and page map built for navigation, search visibility, and the way your buyers actually decide.
Content & design
We craft conversion-focused copy and an on-brand design - reviewed with you until it's right.
Build
Senior engineers build a fast, custom-coded, accessible site with booking, forms, integrations, and tracking wired in.
Launch & migration
We handle 301 redirects, preserve SEO equity, run quality control, and launch with no ranking surprises.
Grow
Post-launch we monitor analytics, optimize conversions, publish fresh content, and keep your site fast and secure.
Clear pricing, no surprises
Fixed scope, milestone billing, no hourly surprises. Most businesses land in the ranges below.
How much does a restaurant website cost?
A clean single-location site with a mobile menu and ordering link starts around $2,500; a full site with direct online ordering, reservations, and local SEO typically runs $5,000-$9,000+. Fixed scope, quoted up front.
Starter site
2-3 weeks
From $2.5k
A clean, fast, focused site that converts. The essentials done right.
- Mobile-first custom design
- Core conversion pages
- On-page SEO basics
- Analytics + tracking
- You own everything
Growth site + SEO
3-6 weeks
From $6k
The default for businesses serious about growth. Full site, conversion flows, and search visibility.
- Everything in Starter
- Full page/service architecture
- Local SEO + Google Business Profile
- Conversion + lead tracking
- Integrations wired in
Growth partner
Monthly after launch
From $1.5k/mo
Ongoing growth - content, optimization, AI-search visibility, and steady conversion improvements.
- Content publishing
- AI-search optimization
- Monthly CRO + reporting
- Maintenance + support
What affects the price
- Number of service, location, or product pages
- Custom design and photography vs. lightly customized templates
- Integrations: booking, payments, CRM, and third-party tools
- Depth of local SEO, content, and reviews automation
- Ongoing growth support vs. one-time build
Not sure what you need? Estimate your project cost or send us your details.
What to look for in a web partner
The market is full of bold claims. Here's how to separate a real partner from an expensive brochure - and the standard we hold ourselves to.
They understand your industry
A generalist who has never built for restaurants will miss what actually drives conversions and create work you have to redo. We build the benchmark-backed patterns that convert in your vertical.
You own everything - no lock-in
Avoid vendors who hold your site, content, or domain hostage on a proprietary platform. You should own it all and be able to leave at any time.
Transparent scope and pricing
Look for fixed scope, clear deliverables, and honest timelines - and run from anyone promising "#1 on Google overnight."
Conversion and SEO, not just pretty
A beautiful site that doesn't rank or convert is an expensive brochure. Ask how they measure booked leads and revenue, not just traffic.
Real support after launch
A website is never finished. Make sure maintenance, security, analytics, and improvements are part of the relationship.
Restaurants website questions, answered
Can I take orders without paying DoorDash commissions?
Yes - that is one of the biggest wins. We build direct online ordering into your own site so you keep the margin third-party platforms take (often 15-30%), and you own the customer data and repeat relationship instead of renting it.
Should my menu be a PDF?
No. PDFs are slow, hard to read on phones, and invisible to search engines. We build your menu as fast, mobile-friendly HTML with schema, so it loads instantly, is easy to update, and helps you rank for the dishes people search.
Do you integrate with our POS and ordering systems?
Yes. We work with the tools restaurants already use - Toast, Square, Clover, OpenTable, Resy and similar - so orders and reservations flow into your existing systems.
Do we own the website?
You own everything - design, content, menu, and domain - with no lock-in to a proprietary restaurant-site platform.
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