Web Design for Restaurants & Cafes
Your restaurant deserves a website that fills seats.
WordPress websites for Auckland restaurants, cafes, and bars. Online menus that Google can read, table reservations at any hour, and a design that captures the atmosphere before a guest walks through your door.
The Challenge
Most restaurant websites are costing them customers.
The four most common online mistakes that Auckland hospitality businesses make — and what they're costing you.
Your menu is a PDF that nobody can read on a phone
A PDF menu is the single biggest website mistake hospitality businesses make. Google can't read it, mobile users hate pinching and zooming, and you can't update it without Adobe Acrobat. A well-structured HTML menu page ranks on Google and takes 30 seconds to update.
You're losing bookings after 9pm
People decide where to eat on Saturday night at 10pm on a Tuesday. If they can't make a reservation directly from your site — right now, in two clicks — they'll move on to a restaurant that lets them. Thirty percent of restaurant reservations are made outside business hours.
Google shows incomplete or wrong information
If your Google Business Profile shows the wrong hours, an old address, or no photos — or worse, shows a competitor's profile — you're losing walk-ins and drive-bys. Your website and Google Business Profile need to be maintained together.
The ambiance doesn't translate online
Your fit-out cost $80,000. Your food is beautiful. But if your website looks like a Squarespace free template from 2018, none of that comes through. First-time customers decide whether your restaurant is 'their kind of place' from the website — before they've tasted a thing.
What We Build
A hospitality website that works as hard as you do.
Every feature your restaurant or café needs to attract diners, take reservations, and rank on Google.
HTML Menu Pages
A properly structured menu page — readable on mobile, indexable by Google, and editable by you in minutes. Organised by course or category, with dietary labels (GF, V, Vegan) and optional pricing.
- Mobile-readable HTML
- Course/category structure
- Dietary labels
- Easy self-management
Table Reservation Integration
Online reservation capability integrated directly into your website — via a booking widget (OpenTable, Resy, or a WordPress plugin) so diners can book a table at any hour without calling.
- OpenTable or inline booking form
- Party size + date/time selection
- Confirmation email to guest
- Management dashboard
Food & Atmosphere Photography Integration
A fast-loading gallery section designed to showcase your food and venue. We optimise your existing photography or advise on what shots will make the biggest impact online.
- Hero food/venue photo
- Gallery section
- WebP optimisation
- Atmosphere and ambiance focus
Google Business Profile Integration
Your website and Google Business Profile work together — consistent NAP (name, address, phone), hours, menu link, and photos so Google shows the right information in map searches.
- NAP consistency across site + GBP
- Hours and special events
- Menu URL linked in GBP
- Restaurant schema markup
Delivery & Ordering Links
If you're on Uber Eats, DoorDash, or a direct ordering platform — we integrate clear ordering buttons so customers can order directly from your site rather than searching on a third-party app.
- Uber Eats / DoorDash buttons
- Direct online ordering option
- Takeaway vs dine-in flows
- Special event ordering
Functions & Events Page
A dedicated page for private dining, corporate functions, or events — with capacity details, menu packages, and a functions enquiry form. Often the highest-margin booking category for a restaurant.
- Capacity and room details
- Function menu overview
- Enquiry form with date + headcount
- Catering package description
The PDF Problem
Your PDF menu is invisible to Google and unreadable on a phone.
A PDF menu is the most common — and most damaging — mistake we see on Auckland restaurant websites. Google can't parse a PDF to understand what dishes you offer. That means you can't rank for searches like 'restaurants with halal menu Auckland' or 'best pasta Auckland CBD'.
An HTML menu page takes the same content and makes it fully searchable — by Google and by your customers on mobile. It takes 5 minutes to update and it's readable on any screen without pinching.
How We Work
From brief to bookings in 1–2 weeks.
We understand that hospitality moves fast. Our build process is designed to keep up.
Discovery & Visual Brief
We look at your fit-out, your Instagram, and your competitors to understand the visual tone — whether you're fine dining, modern casual, or neighbourhood café. We get the site to match the experience.
Menu Structure & Copy
We structure your menu page properly — by course or category, with descriptions, dietary labels, and optional pricing. You supply the content; we structure and present it.
Build & Reservation Setup
We build the full site including gallery, menu, functions page, and integrate your reservation system. Google Business Profile is reviewed and updated in the same pass.
Launch & Training
Site goes live. We train you (or your front-of-house manager) on updating the menu, adding special events, and changing seasonal content — takes about 20 minutes.
Restaurant Website Questions Answered
What Auckland hospo owners ask before starting a project with us.
Can I update my menu myself after the site is built?
Yes — and this is one of the key reasons we build menus as HTML pages rather than PDFs. Updating a menu takes about 2 minutes in WordPress. You change the text, hit publish, and the live site reflects the update immediately. No design skills required. We build on WordPress so you're always in control.
Do you integrate with OpenTable or reservation systems?
Yes. We can embed an OpenTable booking widget, a Resy widget, or use a standalone WordPress booking plugin depending on your setup. All options give you real-time availability management and automatic confirmation emails.
Can you help us rank for 'restaurants near me' searches?
Yes. Local restaurant SEO is about your Google Business Profile as much as your website. We optimise both: structured menu pages with schema markup, NAP consistency, photo quality in your GBP, and review management. 'Best Italian restaurant Auckland CBD' type searches are winnable with the right setup.
We have multiple locations — can one website cover all of them?
Yes. Multi-location restaurant websites are something we build with individual location pages for each site — separate addresses, hours, menus, and booking links. Each location page is individually optimised for local search in its area.
How much does a restaurant website cost?
A restaurant website with a menu page, gallery, about section, and reservation integration starts from $1,490 + GST. View our web design packages for full pricing. Sites with a functions page, multi-location pages, or custom reservation builds run $1,990–$2,990 + GST. All quotes are fixed price.
Ready for a website that fills your tables?
Free consultation — we'll review your current site and identify exactly what's losing you bookings.