A restaurant website has exactly one job — and it isn't looking pretty. It's turning a hungry visitor into a booked table. This checklist gets you there.

The reservations checklist

  1. A 'Reserve' button always visible. Top right, sticky, on every page — not hidden in the menu.
  2. The menu as text, not a PDF. Google can't read a PDF, and nobody enjoys pinch-zooming on a phone.
  3. Opening hours current and machine-readable. So Google can show them straight in search.
  4. Photos of the real food. From your own plates, not a stock library.
  5. Directions & parking in one sentence. "Two minutes from Neumarkt, car park across the street."
  6. Mobile first. Most table decisions happen in the evening on the sofa, on a phone.
  7. Phone number as a click link. For everyone who'd rather call than fill in a form.
// Pull quoteA restaurant website has exactly one task: make the path from "hungry" to "table booked" as short as possible.

A template that meets this checklist and adapts to your venue is on our restaurant website page.

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