Starter plan

Restaurant or café

A menu people can actually read on a phone, your hours and location, and a way to book a table or order.

For: Independent restaurants, cafés, bakeries and food trucks.

The pages

  1. 01Home
  2. 02Menu
  3. 03Book a table
  4. 04About us
  5. 05Find us
  6. 06Contact

What to build it with

  • · Squarespace or WordPress for the site
  • · Google Business Profile for search and maps
  • · A booking tool your staff already understand
  • · Google Analytics
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The order to do it in

  1. 01Photograph ten dishes in daylight
  2. 02Write the menu as text, not a PDF
  3. 03Claim your Google Business Profile
  4. 04Add hours, phone and directions to every page
  5. 05Test booking on a phone
  6. 06Ask three regulars to try it

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