Websites that fill tables, not just screens
We design and build AI-powered websites for restaurant groups — from single-concept venues to multi-location portfolios. Dynamic menus, instant updates, and the SEO visibility to keep your seats full. Based in New York? See our restaurant web design for NYC.
Varka Restaurant — Mobile Experience
Smarter restaurant websites, powered by AI
Every site we build comes with AI tools that save your team hours each week — from automatic menu updates to guest-facing chatbots that know your wine list better than your sommelier.
AI-Powered Guest Support
Intelligent chatbots trained on your menus, wine lists, and policies. Answer reservation questions, dietary requirements, and private dining inquiries 24/7 — without staff intervention.
Dynamic Content Updates
Seasonal menus, prix fixe offerings, and daily specials update across your site instantly. No developer needed — your team makes changes and AI ensures consistency across every page.
PDF Menu Generation
Upload your menu data once and AI generates beautifully formatted, on-brand PDF menus for download. When prices or dishes change, every PDF updates automatically.
AI Content Writing
From dish descriptions to event copy, AI writes in your brand voice. Describe a new seasonal menu and get polished website copy, social captions, and email content in seconds.
SEO Visibility & Local Search
Structured data, local schema markup, and keyword-optimized pages so guests find you before they find the competition. We build for Google, not just for looks.
Built with WCAG Accessibility Standards
Every site is developed following WCAG 2.1 accessibility guidelines — proper contrast, keyboard navigation, screen reader support, and semantic markup. Inclusive by design.
A restaurant CMS your team will actually use
Most restaurant websites go stale because changing them means emailing a developer. Every site we build runs on Digital Plate, the CMS we built for restaurants, so the general manager can change tonight's specials from a phone.
Menus from a PDF
Upload the menu your chef already has. Digital Plate reads it into dishes, prices and sections, and the site, the printable PDF and the structured data all update together.
Private dining & events
Event pages with their own inquiry forms. Leads land in the admin with the date, party size and budget, ready for your events team to answer.
Gift cards
Sell and redeem gift cards on your own site, paid through Stripe, with no marketplace taking a cut.
Guest chat that knows the house
An AI assistant trained on your menus, hours and policies answers allergen, parking and private dining questions at 2am.
Popups, press & news
Announce a new menu, a holiday prix fixe or a review without waiting on a developer.
Weekly SEO & accessibility checks
Every Monday the site is checked for broken metadata and accessibility issues, and your team sees what needs fixing.
More reservations booked direct
Every reservation that starts on your own site is a guest you own: their email, their visit history, no third-party commission. Read why in The Commission Trap.
From first call to a full dining room
- 01
Audit & strategy
We review your current site, reservations flow, Google presence and what guests search for in your neighborhood, then agree on what the new site has to do: more covers, more private events, more gift card revenue.
- 02
Design
Photography-led design that feels like the room. Mobile first, because that is where most guests decide where to eat.
- 03
Build & migrate
Built on Digital Plate. We move every menu, photo and page, and redirect each old URL to its new home so the rankings you have already earned carry over.
- 04
Launch
Restaurant schema, sitemaps, Search Console and analytics set up on day one, with your reservation and ordering links tested end to end.
- 05
Site Care
After launch we stay on: updates, monitoring, seasonal changes and reporting, so the site keeps improving instead of slowly going stale.
Ongoing care is covered by Site Care. Running a hotel restaurant? See hotel web design. Local teams in New York, Los Angeles and London.
Restaurants we've built for
LPM Restaurant Group Website
A comprehensive digital transformation for one of the world's most prestigious international restaurant groups, creating a scalable platform that reflects their Mediterranean sophistication across multiple global markets.
Varka Restaurant
A refined digital presence for Bergen County's premier Mediterranean fish house — capturing the warmth of a Greek seaside taverna with a modern, reservation-driven website.
Brera Osteria
A multi-regional Italian osteria on the Las Vegas Strip from Chef Angelo Auriana and restaurateur Matteo Ferdinandi. The new site leads with the food — housemade pasta, wood-fired pizza and a little Milanese attitude — with menus, reservations and group dining one tap away, built on Digital Plate, our restaurant platform.
Matteo's Ristorante Italiano
Matteo Ferdinandi and Chef Angelo Auriana's Italian restaurant on Restaurant Row at The Venetian Resort Las Vegas. The new site sells the room — handmade pasta, a neon-lit dining room, a long aperitivo hour — with menus, reservations, group dining and gift cards, built on Digital Plate, our restaurant platform.
Brother Jimmy's BBQ
Southern BBQ since 1989, now at ICON Park in Orlando. The new site puts the smokehouse up front — ribs smoked 14 hours, the full menu, parties for 20 to 500 and what's on this week — built on Digital Plate, our restaurant platform.
Big Daddy's Burgers & Dogs
A bold, mouthwatering website — with full online ordering — for Saint Martin's favorite burger joint, capturing the island energy of a two-location Vienna Beef institution.
Frequently asked questions
How much does a restaurant website cost?
Pricing is available upon request. Every proposal is fixed and depends on the number of locations, menu complexity, and integrations required. Multi-location groups with dynamic menus, reservation systems and e-commerce need more scope than a single restaurant.
Can you integrate with Resy, OpenTable, or SevenRooms?
Yes. We integrate with all major reservation platforms including Resy, OpenTable, SevenRooms, and Yelp Reservations. The booking widget is embedded seamlessly into your site design so the experience feels native rather than bolted on.
Do you build websites for multi-location restaurant groups?
We specialize in multi-location restaurant groups. We build portfolio sites with individual location pages, shared brand consistency, and location-specific menus, hours, and reservation links. Each location gets its own SEO-optimized page while maintaining group-wide branding.
Can menus be updated without a developer?
Yes. Our CMS setup lets your team update menus, prices, descriptions, and seasonal offerings without any developer involvement. Changes publish instantly and can also auto-generate downloadable PDF menus that match your brand.
How do you handle restaurant SEO?
We implement Restaurant and LocalBusiness schema markup, optimize Google Business profiles, and create keyword-rich content for each location and cuisine type. This helps your restaurants appear in local searches, Google Maps results, and rich snippets for menu items.
How long does a restaurant website take?
It depends on the number of locations and how much content we are moving. A single restaurant moves faster than a multi-location group. Every proposal includes a fixed launch date, agreed before we start.
Can you move us off BentoBox, Popmenu, Squarespace or Wix?
Yes. We migrate menus, photos, events and pages, and set up a redirect for every old URL so your Google rankings carry over to the new site rather than starting again.
Do you handle online ordering?
Yes. We connect your existing ordering provider so guests order from your own site, and we have built full online ordering for clients such as Big Daddy's Burgers & Dogs.
Will the website be accessible?
Every site is built to WCAG 2.1 AA, and Digital Plate checks it for accessibility issues every week after launch. Accessibility problems are caught early instead of in a demand letter.
Do you build e-commerce for restaurant retail?
Yes. We build online shops for restaurant merchandise, gift cards, cookbooks, sauces, and prepared meal kits. These integrate with your existing payment processor and can include subscription options for recurring revenue.
Further reading
- What The Factory Kitchen Gets Right About Restaurant Web Design
The Factory Kitchen in LA's Arts District is a masterclass in translating a restaurant's identity into a digital experience. Here's what their website does well — and what every restaurant group can learn from it.
- The Commission Trap: How Hotels and Restaurants Take Back Margin from the Platforms
Booking platforms and delivery apps quietly take 15–30% of every transaction they touch. This is how independent hotels and restaurants shift the mix toward direct — and keep the margin the platforms used to pocket.
A restaurant lives or dies on the feeling it creates. Our job is to make the website taste like the room — and turn a scroll into a reservation.
Ready to build a website that works as hard as your kitchen?
From single-concept restaurants to international groups, we build digital experiences that drive reservations and elevate your brand.
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