Restaurant websites with real menus and direct ordering.
Your restaurant deserves better than a slow template with a PDF menu. I build fast, mobile-first restaurant websites for Denver, Lakewood, and Front Range restaurants, with real menu pages, ordering and reservation links, local SEO basics, and pages you can actually update.
What this means
Why your restaurant site still matters.
A restaurant site has to do a few jobs quickly: show the menu, answer basic questions, and help someone order, reserve, call, or visit.
Your menu should not be trapped in a PDF
Menus should load quickly, be readable on phones, and be easy to update when prices, specials, or hours change.
Searchers need answers fast
Hours, location, parking, ordering, reservations, and phone number should be obvious within a second of landing on the page.
You should own the experience
DoorDash, Toast, Square, and OpenTable can all be useful. Your site should still be the home base, not a placeholder pointing at someone else.
Templates miss the details
Most restaurant templates look fine until you need real menu structure, private events, catering, multiple locations, or local SEO that actually shows up.
Process
From concept to live menu.
Three steps, three to four weeks from kickoff to launch.
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Tell me what you have
Current site, menu, ordering and reservation systems, photos, Google Business Profile, and what is actively broken.
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I build the important pages
Menu, home, location, contact, ordering or reservation paths, and any event or catering pages your restaurant actually needs.
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Launch without a mess
Connect forms, link the right systems, set up analytics and the local-search basics, and make sure you know how to make updates yourself.
Included by default
Built into every restaurant site.
A real menu, not just a PDF
Structured menu pages that work on phones, load quickly, and are easier to update when specials, prices, or hours change.
Ordering and reservation paths
Clear links into Toast, Square, DoorDash, OpenTable, Resy, or whatever system you already use. No extra apps for customers to download.
Local search basics
Clean titles, service and location content, Google Business Profile consistency, and pages that help people understand what you offer.
Speed and mobile usability
Most diners visit from a phone. The site should load quickly, make buttons easy to tap, and get people to the next step without friction.
The shape of it
What I usually build.
Most restaurant sites do not need twenty pages. They need the right few, built clearly.
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Home
Your vibe, best photos, hours, and one clear path to the menu or ordering.
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Menu
A real searchable menu page, not a PDF. Easy to read on a phone, easy for you to update.
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About
Your story, your team, what makes the place yours. Turns a first visit into a regular.
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Events and catering optional
Private dining, catering menus, inquiry form.
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Contact and location
Address, phone, hours, map, parking. Everything a customer needs to show up.
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Online ordering or reservations optional
Your Toast, Square, OpenTable, or Resy link, embedded where customers expect it.
FAQ
Common questions.
How much does a restaurant website cost?
Most restaurant sites I build run between $2,000 and $5,000. A straightforward site with a menu page, about, and contact is on the lower end. If you need online ordering integration, event booking, or a catering portal, it costs more. I give you a clear price upfront.
How long does it take to build?
Usually 3 to 4 weeks. The biggest variable is content. If you have your menu, photos, and copy ready, we can move faster. I can help with all of that as part of the project.
Can I update the menu myself?
Yes. I can set up a simple content management system so you can update menu items, prices, and specials without touching code. Or if you'd rather just email me the changes, I offer ongoing support for that too.
Will it work with Toast, Square, DoorDash, OpenTable, or Resy?
Yes. Each of those platforms offers embeddable widgets, redirects, or direct links. I put those right on your website where customers expect them, so they can order or reserve without leaving your site or downloading a separate app. You keep using the systems you already know.
Why not just use Squarespace, Wix, or a restaurant template?
They work if you don't mind slow load times, limited SEO, and a site that looks like every other restaurant on the block. Template sites typically load in 3 to 5 seconds. Mine load in under 1. For a customer standing outside deciding where to eat, that difference matters.
Do you help with Google Business Profile?
Yes. For restaurants, your Google Business Profile is often the first thing customers see. I'll help you optimize it, connect it to your site, and make sure your hours, menu link, and photos are all current.
What about reservations and online ordering?
Your site is where they live, even if the system behind them is OpenTable, Resy, Toast, Square, or DoorDash. I put the reservation and ordering paths where customers expect them so people order from your URL instead of through a third-party app. Third-party platforms typically take 15 to 30% per order, so a clear direct path on your own site matters.
Can you add a catering or private events page?
Yes. A dedicated catering or events page covers private dining, party packages, catering menus, and a simple inquiry form that comes straight to you. Helpful even if it is just one page; private events are a margin business worth surfacing properly.
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Service areas
Working with restaurants across the Front Range.
Based in Lakewood. In person if you're nearby, video call if you're farther out. Remote works fine for restaurants anywhere in Colorado.
Denver Lakewood Golden Arvada Wheat Ridge Littleton Englewood Aurora Centennial Highlands Ranch Westminster Broomfield Thornton Boulder Parker Castle Rock Edgewater Commerce City
Get in touch
Tell me about your restaurant.
Whether you're on South Broadway, in RiNo, or out in Arvada, send the basics and I'll reply with a plan and a price. No obligation, no sales pitch.
Currently booking June. Free consultation, no obligation. I reply within one business day.
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I reply within one business day. If it has been longer, please nudge me. I check email obsessively but I am human.
Prefer to talk?
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P.S. If a Squarespace or Toast template is actually right for you, I will say so. Saves us both time.