Restaurant Website Checklist
A restaurant website should help customers quickly answer: What do you serve? Where are you? When are you open? Can I reserve or order? This checklist keeps those fundamentals clear.
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Menu essentials
- Current menu
- Readable prices
- Clear categories
- Relevant dietary or allergen information
- Easy mobile access
Location and contact
- Address
- Opening hours
- Phone/contact details
- Useful map or directions link
- Correct information for each location if there are multiple branches
Reservations and ordering
Make the primary customer action obvious. Test reservation, takeaway, delivery, or enquiry links on both desktop and mobile, especially when they lead to a third-party service.
Trust and presentation
- Use genuine food and venue images.
- Explain the restaurant clearly.
- Show real customer feedback only when you have permission and it is genuine.
- Keep branding consistent.
Local discovery basics
Keep business name, address, phone, hours, and location information consistent. Create useful pages for actual locations rather than thin duplicate pages.
Before launch
- Test the menu on mobile.
- Verify hours and prices.
- Test reservation/order/contact links.
- Check map and phone links.
- Set up analytics and conversion tracking where appropriate.