Web design for restaurants and cafés.

Are you open now? Where exactly are you? Can I see the menu? Do I need to book? Is there parking, a kids’ menu, a vegan option? Most hospitality searches are answered in seconds by whatever is easiest to find, and that’s often your Google listing followed by your website.

I build the website so those answers are on the first screen: hours, address area, a menu people can read without downloading anything, and a clear booking or order button.

For venues, the site is also a noticeboard. I built the website for Purr, a Melbourne club-night brand, with pages for events, DJs and past events, an over-18 entry screen, a members sign-up and sponsor contact. The design matched the energy of the nights. Venues and cafés with regular events, trivia or live music need a page that’s easy to keep current.

Good photography does more than any layout trick. A handful of bright, honest photos of your best dishes, your space and your team will carry the site. If your current shots are dark or out of date, it’s worth a short shoot, and I can advise on what to capture.

I size and compress everything for mobile, so the images look great without slowing the page down, which matters when someone is standing on the footpath deciding where to eat.