Web design for cafés
A café website with a menu Google can read, opening hours that show in search, and an Instagram feed that keeps the page alive.
01 / Why café sites need to work harder
The menu and the hours decide whether someone walks in
Most café websites get two things wrong. The menu is a five-year-old PDF that opens in a new tab and crashes a phone. The opening hours are baked into a JPG image so Google has no idea whether you are open right now. By the time someone has worked out the answer, they have walked into the place across the road.
We build café sites where the menu is a real, searchable page, the hours are coded properly so they show in Google, and the photos load in a blink on a phone. One monthly fee covers the design, the hosting and the menu updates whenever you change a special.
02 / What you get
The café site essentials, done properly
Menu, hours, allergens, photos and a reservation flow. The handful of things that decide whether someone walks through the door.
Menu in HTML, not buried in a PDF
Your menu lives on the page as proper text. Google can read it, customers can search it, and it works on a phone in a queue. PDFs go in the bin where they belong.
Allergens and dietary tags
Every dish tagged for vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free and the 14 allergens. Easy to filter, easy to keep current, and good for customer trust before they walk in.
Opening hours Google actually shows
Hours coded as proper schema so they appear in Google search and Maps. Bank holiday changes go in once and update everywhere - no more 'are you open?' calls on Christmas Eve.
Instagram feed for the social proof
Your latest food and coffee posts pulled onto the homepage. The feed updates as you post, so the site never looks like it has been left to gather dust between coats of paint.
Reservation and walk-in clarity
Bookable tables get a reservation widget through OpenTable, ResDiary or whatever you use. Walk-in only is stated cheerfully and clearly. No mixed messages.
Takeaway and click-and-collect
If you take pre-orders for sandwiches, cakes or coffee, we can wire up a simple Stripe checkout. Customers pay ahead, you skip the queue chat, the till stays free.
03 / How it works
From first call to live café site
Café visit or call
We talk through your café, your menu, your hours, your reservation system if you take bookings, and what kind of customers you want more of.
Design preview
Home, menu, about, find us, gallery and any extras like takeaway or events. Designed around your space and your food. Clickable preview before any code happens.
Build with proper schema
Build the site, embed your reservation tool, hook up Instagram, add allergen tagging, set up Google-friendly hours and location, and connect the domain.
Live and updated
Go live and get your portal. Menu changes weekly, hours flex with the season, photos refresh as the food changes. Drop us a message and it is done.
FAQ
Common questions
Why not just put the menu on Instagram?
Instagram menus disappear into the feed and Google cannot read them. A real menu page on your website ranks for searches like 'vegan brunch nottingham', loads fast on a phone, and stays linkable when someone wants to share with a friend.
Can you make my opening hours show in Google?
Yes, that is part of every café build. We add the schema Google needs to display your hours in search results and on Maps, and we make sure bank holiday changes go in once and update across both.
How do I update the menu when I change a special?
Send a message to the customer portal with the new dish or the new price. We update it the same day in most cases, often within a couple of hours during weekday hours. No logging in, no fiddling with a CMS.
Can the site take reservations?
Yes. We embed OpenTable, ResDiary, Resy or whatever you already use. If you do not take reservations, we say so loudly so customers don't show up expecting a table to be held.
What about allergens?
Each dish gets allergen and dietary tags as part of the menu structure. Customers can scan a long menu in seconds for what suits them, and you reduce the awkward conversations at the till.
How much does a café website cost?
Plans start at £79/month and cover design, build, hosting, ongoing menu updates and any other changes. No setup fee, no contract. If you switch a winter menu in for autumn, that's just a message in the portal.
Ready for a café site that pulls in customers?
Start on the free plan. We design, build, host and update your café website so you can stay behind the counter.