Web design for restaurants, cafes & salons
Your next customer
just Googled you.
They spent 50 milliseconds on your website — faster than a blink — and made their decision. Did they walk through your door, or your competitor's?
website before visiting
with online booking
visit within 24 hours
The problem
A bad website doesn't just
look bad. It costs you money.
of consumers have abandoned a purchase because a website looked outdated or unprofessional.
HostingAdvice Survey, 2024of diners say a restaurant's website has discouraged them from visiting.
Popmenu / MGH Surveyof online consumers are less likely to return after a bad website experience.
Gomez / Akamai Study“Every day your website underperforms, customers choose your competitor instead. Not because they're better — but because they look better online.”
Your industry
I build websites for three
types of businesses.
Each one has unique challenges. I know them inside out.
93% of diners check your menu online before visiting.
If they find a PDF, 1 in 3 leave immediately. If they see beautiful food photography, orders increase by 44%. Your website isn't a brochure — it's your maître d'.
What I see on most restaurant websites:
- PDF menus nobody can read on their phone
- No reservation system — even though 85% of bookings happen after hours
- Generic templates that look like every other restaurant
- No story — just a list of dishes with no soul
- Broken links, missing pages, outdated hours
What I build instead:
Beautiful interactive menus with category filters and food photography. Online reservation forms. Your origin story told in a way that makes people hungry. Location pages with maps and click-to-call. All optimized for mobile — because 59% of your visitors are on their phone.
Your cafe is a feeling. But online, most cafes are invisible.
90% of your customers expect you online. 39% say ambiance is their #1 decision factor — and that judgment starts on your website, not at your doorstep. Your cafe is a “third place” between home and work. Your website should feel like one, too.
What I see on most cafe websites:
- An Instagram page doing all the heavy lifting — no real website
- No sense of atmosphere or personality
- A basic menu list with no craft or story behind the beans
- No way to feel the warmth of the space before visiting
- Zero local SEO — invisible in “coffee near me” searches
What I build instead:
A website that captures the feeling of your space — the warmth, the sound of the espresso machine, the community. Your sourcing story. A menu that feels curated, not copied. Gallery images that make people grab their coat and walk over. And the SEO to make sure they find you when they search.
94% would choose a new salon — if it offered online booking.
Half of all salon bookings happen when you're closed. Every night without an online booking system, you're losing clients in your sleep. And clients who book online? They're 2x more likely to come back.
What I see on most salon websites:
- No online booking — just a phone number and “call us”
- No portfolio or gallery of work — clients can't preview your style
- A template that could belong to any salon in any city
- No before-and-after showcases that build trust
- No personality — nothing that says “this is THE place”
What I build instead:
Portfolio galleries that showcase your best work. Online booking integration so clients can book at 11 PM on a Tuesday. Before-and-after showcases that build instant trust. A website that communicates your style, your vibe, and your expertise before anyone walks through the door. All mobile-optimized — because 82% of bookings happen on phones.
My approach
Every pixel earns its place.
I don't build websites. I build the reason someone walks through your door.
Real data, not lorem ipsum
I use your actual menu, real hours, real locations, real story. Every demo I build uses your business's real information — so you see exactly what your customers will see.
Mobile-first, always
84% of local searches happen on phones. I design for the screen your customers actually use — then scale up to desktop, not the other way around.
SEO built in from day one
Structured data, semantic HTML, meta tags, JSON-LD schema. Not as an afterthought. Pages with structured data see up to 82% higher click-through rates in search.
Story-driven design
Your website should make people feel something. The three brothers who started cooking together. The barista who sources beans directly. The stylist who trained in Milan. Story sells.
Lightning fast
53% of visitors leave if your site takes more than 3 seconds to load. My sites load in under a second. Clean code, no bloat, no WordPress plugins slowing things down.
On-brand, always
Consistent branding boosts revenue up to 23%. I make sure your website feels like your business — same warmth, same energy, same personality. Not a generic template.
My work
This is what I built
for a 6-location restaurant chain.
Casita Mexicana — authentic Mexican street food in Düsseldorf & Cologne.
6 category filters, food photography, prices, dietary tags
City-filtered cards with addresses, phone, directions
Full booking form with location, date, time, party size
Three brothers from Guadalajara — told with warmth and imagery
JSON-LD schema, Open Graph, semantic HTML, structured data
Responsive at every breakpoint, touch-friendly, fast loading
How it works
Three steps. No contracts.
I audit your current website
I go through every page of your current site. Broken links, missing SEO, PDF menus, mobile issues, loading speed, missing structured data. You get a detailed report — for free.
I build you a real demo
Not a wireframe. Not a mockup. A fully functional website with your actual data — your menu, your locations, your story — live on the internet for you to click through.
You decide
Love it? We go live. Want changes? We iterate. Not convinced? No hard feelings. The demo speaks for itself. No contracts, no pressure, no hourly billing surprises.
Get started
Ready to see what your
website could be?
Send me your website URL. I'll audit it for free and show you exactly what's costing you customers — and what a better version looks like.
What you'll get:
- Full technical & SEO audit of your current site
- A list of specific, fixable problems
- A custom demo built with your real data
- No obligation. No contracts. No pitch deck.