Restaurants
Café Batture
Neighbourhood café-bistro
A cup fills up while the page loads, and the menu scrolls like a printed receipt.
Demo sites: restaurants
Website design for restaurants, cafés and bistros
A restaurant website should show the menu as text rather than a PDF, the exact opening hours, the address with parking details, one button to book a table and another to order takeout. Allergens are listed dish by dish. The same menu and the same hours also appear on the restaurant's Google Business Profile.
. 2 demo websites. The brands, copy and images in these demos are invented for demonstration purposes.
Demo websites: Restaurants
Restaurants
Bistro Le Fanal
Restaurant
A golden river at dusk ripples under the cursor, then the terrace opens full screen as you scroll.
Why shouldn't a restaurant menu be a PDF?
A PDF menu is often where people give up on their phone. They wait for the download, pinch to zoom, then hunt for the price of the tartare. Google doesn't read those files well either, so someone searching for a vegetarian brunch nearby won't find your café, even if that's exactly what you serve. A text menu reads without zooming and can show allergens right next to each dish. It can be changed the same day the chef updates the table d'hôte. For a bistro that rewrites its chalkboard every week, it also ends the problem of old menus floating around online with dishes you dropped last fall.
Reservations and takeout: what should a restaurant website handle?
Nobody wants to leave a voicemail in the middle of a Friday dinner rush. A restaurant website puts the booking button at the top of the page, connected to the reservation tool the floor staff already use, or to a simple form that lands in your inbox. For takeout, direct online ordering keeps the customer with you instead of a delivery app that takes a cut of every bill. The phone number stays visible and can be called with one tap, because plenty of people still prefer to phone for a large group or a party. A café that doesn't take reservations shows its busy hours and what can be ordered at the counter instead.
How does a café or bistro show up on Google Maps?
Most people looking for a place to eat check the map before they ever open a website. Your Google Business Profile and your site need to say the same thing: same name, same address, same phone number and same hours, holidays and Monday closures included. When the listing says open and the door is locked, the one-star review comes quickly. The site also carries Restaurant structured data that describes the cuisine, links to the menu and says whether you take reservations. Search engines read that information directly. Real photos of your dishes and dining room, taken on site, do more for a first impression than any stock image ever will.
What a restaurant website needs
| Element | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Text menu, kept current | Readable on a phone and by Google, editable the same day. |
| Opening hours and holidays | Avoids the locked door and the bad review that follows. |
| A visible Book a table button | Fills seats without tying up the phone during service. |
| Allergens listed per dish | Guests with allergies can choose without quizzing the server. |
| Direct takeout ordering | Keeps the customer and the margin with you, no app commission. |
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions: Restaurants
Does my restaurant menu have to be in French on my website?
In Quebec, yes. The menu must be available in French, and an English version can be added as long as the French is at least as prominent. The rest of the site follows the same rule.
Can I update the menu myself?
Yes. The menu is entered as text, dish by dish, with its price and allergens. Changing today's table d'hôte takes a few taps on your phone, with no designer involved.
Do I need a website if my restaurant already has a Facebook page?
A Facebook page doesn't always display well for people without an account, and posts get buried quickly. Your website is the address Google ties to your business profile, where the menu and the hours are always in the same place.
Are Café Batture and Bistro Le Fanal real restaurants?
No. They are demo sites with made-up brands, built by OKTO Solutions to show what can be done for a café or a restaurant. Your site starts from your dishes, your dining room and your hours.
How much does a site like these cost, and how long does it take to go live?
The price is set after a no-commitment scoping meeting, based on the number of pages, the languages, the copy to write and features like booking or an online store. A simple showcase site goes live quickly; an online store or a client portal takes longer. If you have a fixed date, we build the schedule around it.
Do I own the website?
Yes. The domain name is registered in your name, the copy, images and analytics are yours, and the code is handed over on request.
Does one of these sites feel like you?
Tell us which one and tell us about your business. We will come back with a mockup in your colours and a clear price.