Your restaurant's website isn't there to look pretty; it's there so people can find you, call you, and come to you. But these five mistakes turn it into a friend who never introduces you to anyone. They're easy to spot and easy to fix.
The five mistakes
- PDF menu: the customer has to download, wait, and search through pages. If it takes more than two taps, they're already gone.
- Dark photos: dishes that look like shadows. Nobody books a place where you can't see the food.
- Invisible opening hours: fine print, buried in a tab or only in the header. Hunger has no patience.
- Hidden phone number: number in the footer, booking that requires a three-field form. Every second of searching is a missed call.
- Slow website: 5 MB photos on a phone with poor signal. The diner leaves before the homepage loads.
And all of them are avoidable.
What to do instead
- Menu right on the website, in HTML with updated prices. If it changes often, use a simple template.
- Photos with natural light, appetizing dish and clean background. You don't need a studio, just a good phone and a well-presented plate.
- Opening hours on the homepage, next to the phone and address. If they're easy to see, the customer plans ahead and comes.
- A visible call button on mobile, or the phone number in the header. And booking in one step: name, time, and phone number.
- Compressed images and hosting that responds. Test everything on your phone, using mobile data, not just the restaurant's WiFi.
In short: a restaurant website should work like a fast waiter, who sees, understands, and takes the order. If yours doesn't pass the test, at stanvakweb we can turn it into a tool that brings in customers. Ask for your free diagnosis and let's fix those mistakes before they eat your business.