Restaurant Website Design with Online Ordering
A hungry visitor should be ordering, booking or on their way within thirty seconds. Restaurant websites built around the menu, direct ordering without the delivery-app commission, and the opening hours people actually look for.
A freelance restaurant website designer, not a platform
Most restaurant visitors want four things: the menu, the prices, the hours and a way to book or order. Too many restaurant websites hide those behind a slideshow and a PDF. I build the opposite — a fast, mobile-first site where the menu is real text, ordering is one tap away and your location is always visible.
For restaurants, cafés, takeaways and cloud (dark) kitchens, I can add commission-free ordering alongside Uber Eats, Deliveroo or DoorDash, connect table-booking services and set up local search. One freelance designer, a fixed price and a site you own.
- One person, start to finish — the designer you brief is the one who builds it.
- Fixed written price — in your currency, with milestones, before work starts.
- You own everything — domain, hosting, code and logins in your name, no monthly lock-in.
- Your working hours — my day overlaps the UK and Ireland, the Gulf and the US East Coast morning.
What a restaurant website needs
An HTML menu, not a PDF
Real text with prices and dietary tags — readable on phones, by screen readers and by Google.
Direct online ordering
Commission-free ordering for collection or delivery, running alongside your delivery-app listings.
Table booking
OpenTable, Resy, SevenRooms or a simple booking form, depending on how you run the floor.
Hours, map and tap-to-call
On every page, so nobody has to hunt for when you are open or how to reach you.
Allergen and dietary information
Clearly shown before an online order is placed, matching what arrives with the food.
Food photography
Real dishes, well lit and compressed so the site still loads in a second or two.
Gift vouchers and events
Vouchers, private dining and special events — easy extra revenue.
Local SEO
Google Business Profile, cuisine and area pages and review links for the “near me” searches.
Restaurant website rules, built in
What regulators and courts in the main markets expect from a restaurant website. I build these in and give you a checklist — final sign-off stays with your business.
Allergen information must be available before an online food purchase is completed — and must match what is provided on delivery.
Restaurant websites and ordering flows fall under ADA accessibility claims; menus as text, not images or PDFs, are the first fix. Chains of 20+ locations must show calories online.
GDPR and cookie consent, and accessible online ordering under the European Accessibility Act where it applies.
Prices and any service or delivery charges shown clearly before checkout.
Pages a typical restaurant website includes
- Home
- Menu (HTML)
- Order online
- Book a table
- Private dining & events
- Gift vouchers
- About / our story
- Gallery
- Locations & hours
- Reviews
- Contact
- Allergens & dietary info
From brief to launch
Brief
A short call or written brief: your services, your clients and what the site must do.
Structure & design
Page plan, content outline and designs for the key pages — approved before any build.
Build & integrate
Responsive build, booking or ordering integrations, SEO and speed checks on a preview link.
Launch & handover
Go live, Search Console and Google Business Profile set up, logins handed over, support after.
Restaurant website design cost. A restaurant or café site usually sits in the brochure-to-business band — about $170–$400 (₹15,000–₹35,000) depending on pages. Online ordering or payment adds $80–$250.
Open the cost calculatorRestaurant website design FAQs
How much does a restaurant website cost?
Typically $170–$400 for the site itself as a freelance build, plus $80–$250 if you add direct online ordering or payments. You get a fixed quote first.
Can I take online orders without paying delivery-app commission?
Yes. A direct ordering system on your own site lets regulars order without the commission, while you keep your Uber Eats, Deliveroo or DoorDash listings for new customers.
Should my menu be a PDF?
No. PDF menus are slow on phones, hard for screen readers and weak for search. I build menus as proper web pages that are easy for you to update.
Can you connect table-booking systems?
Yes — OpenTable, Resy, SevenRooms, Quandoo and similar services provide widgets I can build into the design.
Do you build websites for cloud kitchens?
Yes. A cloud (dark) kitchen site focuses on the menu, ordering and delivery areas, with links to every delivery platform you use.
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Send a few lines about the business and you’ll get a written scope and a fixed price in your currency — usually within one working day.