Codivox Research · 2026
Restaurant Website Statistics & Benchmarks
We ran our own Restaurant Website Grader against 67 real restaurant websites — no survey, no borrowed stats. Here's how they scored and what most get wrong.
By the Codivox Research team · 67 graded of 69 sampled · Updated July 5, 2026
The median Restaurant homepage scores 73 out of 100 against the six-category Restaurant Website Grader rubric, and 64.2% score a C or lower — based on 67 real U.S. restaurant websites Codivox graded in 2026.
73/100
Median homepage score
Across 67 graded restaurant homepages (mean 71.6).
64.2%
Scored a C or lower
Grade C, D or F against the Restaurant Website Grader rubric.
Local SEO & Discovery
Weakest category
Category mean of just 54.5/100 — the biggest opportunity.
79.1%
Missing: city/state in title tag
The single most common gap on restaurant homepages.
Key restaurant website statistics (2026)
The headline numbers from our 67-homepage audit. Quote or cite any of them — each is a real, measured figure.
- The median Restaurant homepage scored 73/100 (mean 71.6).
- 64.2% of graded Restaurant homepages scored a C or lower.
- 13.4% earned an A (90+), while 3% scored an F (below 50).
- Homepage scores ranged from 43 to 95 out of 100.
- Local SEO & Discovery was the weakest category, averaging 54.5/100.
- 79.1% of Restaurant homepages were missing city/state in title tag (Local SEO & Discovery).
- 64.2% of Restaurant homepages were missing prices shown (Menu Experience).
- 58.2% of Restaurant homepages were missing google maps / reviews / directions (Local SEO & Discovery).
- 56.7% of Restaurant homepages were missing order cta text (Online Ordering & Conversion).
- 56.7% of Restaurant homepages were missing delivery/pickup info (Online Ordering & Conversion).
- Sample: 67 real U.S. restaurant websites, graded July 2026.
Cite this research
Codivox. (2026). Restaurant Website Statistics 2026. Retrieved from https://codivox.com/research/state-of-restaurant-websites/
The biggest homepage gaps
The elements most often missing from restaurant homepages, ranked by how many sites lack them.
79.1%
missing city/state in title tag
Local SEO & Discovery
64.2%
missing prices shown
Menu Experience
58.2%
missing google maps / reviews / directions
Local SEO & Discovery
56.7%
missing order cta text
Online Ordering & Conversion
56.7%
missing delivery/pickup info
Online Ordering & Conversion
Grade distribution
n = 67 · range 43–95
| Grade | Score | Sites | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 90-100 | 9 | 13.4% |
| B | 80-89 | 15 | 22.4% |
| C | 65-79 | 23 | 34.3% |
| D | 50-64 | 18 | 26.9% |
| F | < 50 | 2 | 3% |
Category scores
Mean score per weighted category
| Category | Weight | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile & Performance | 10% | 93.1 |
| Trust & Content | 10% | 86.6 |
| Menu Experience | 20% | 82.1 |
| Reservations & Contact | 15% | 80.7 |
| Online Ordering & Conversion | 25% | 56.3 |
| Local SEO & Discovery | 20% | 54.5 |
Signal prevalence — the citable table
Share of the 67 graded homepages where each signal was detected (ascending — biggest gaps first).
| Category | Signal | Present | Missing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Local SEO & Discovery | City/state in title tag | 20.9% | 79.1% |
| Menu Experience | Prices shown | 35.8% | 64.2% |
| Local SEO & Discovery | Google Maps / reviews / directions | 41.8% | 58.2% |
| Online Ordering & Conversion | Order CTA text | 43.3% | 56.7% |
| Online Ordering & Conversion | Delivery/pickup info | 43.3% | 56.7% |
| Reservations & Contact | Click-to-call (tel:) | 55.2% | 44.8% |
| Local SEO & Discovery | Restaurant/LocalBusiness schema | 65.7% | 34.3% |
| Online Ordering & Conversion | Ordering-platform link (Toast, DoorDash, etc.) | 67.2% | 32.8% |
| Online Ordering & Conversion | Online ordering available | 71.6% | 28.4% |
| Mobile & Performance | Mobile-responsive | 85.1% | 14.9% |
| Trust & Content | Photos present | 85.1% | 14.9% |
| Reservations & Contact | Hours visible | 88.1% | 11.9% |
| Trust & Content | Reviews / testimonials | 88.1% | 11.9% |
| Local SEO & Discovery | Address (NAP) | 89.6% | 10.4% |
| Menu Experience | Dish photos / gallery | 95.5% | 4.5% |
| Mobile & Performance | Performance hygiene (defer/lazy) | 95.5% | 4.5% |
| Menu Experience | HTML menu (not PDF/image) | 97% | 3% |
| Reservations & Contact | Online reservations | 98.5% | 1.5% |
| Mobile & Performance | No intrusive popup libraries | 98.5% | 1.5% |
| Menu Experience | Menu present | 100% | 0% |
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Methodology
Sample. 69 U.S. restaurant websites sourced from organic search across ~25 U.S. cities and many cuisines (independent restaurants; chains and delivery-only listings excluded where possible). Directories/aggregators were excluded. 67 were successfully graded; 2 could not be fetched.
Scoring. Each homepage scores on the Restaurant Website Grader's six weighted categories (see table). A category score is the share of its signals present; the overall score is the weighted sum. Grades: A ≥ 90, B ≥ 80, C ≥ 65, D ≥ 50, else F.
Detection. Signals are detected in homepage HTML using the same patterns as the Codivox website analyzer, plus restaurant-specific heuristics.
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