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What a website should do for a café or small food business

Most café visits start with a phone search — opening hours, menu, address. A simple website answers those in one tap and gives you a place to show off the food properly.

What hungry visitors are actually looking for

Whether they're choosing where to grab lunch or planning a weekend visit, the questions are almost always the same.

What a simple café website needs to do

Make today's basics impossible to miss. Save the longer story for the scroll.

Today's hours up top

Big, clear, and ideally with an "open now / closed" indicator. The number one thing people are looking for.

Menu with prices

Styled HTML beats a PDF — easier to read on mobile, easier to update. Group by section.

Map & how to find you

Embedded map, parking note, nearest stops. Helps both visitors and Google.

Photos of the space & food

A few well-lit phone shots of the room and the bestsellers. People want to picture themselves there.

Takeaway / catering / private hire

A short section for each extra revenue stream you'd like more of. Don't hide it in a footer.

Google reviews

Surface a few of your best Google reviews — they double as a Google ranking signal too.

Common questions

My Google Business Profile shows my hours and menu — isn't that enough?

It's a great start but you don't control how it looks. A website lets you tell your full story, properly show the food, and link out to ordering / private hire forms.

Should the menu be a PDF or built into the page?

Built into the page, always. PDFs are awkward on mobile and a pain to update. Native menus look more modern and rank better on Google.

Can I take orders or bookings on the site?

For takeaway you can link out to your existing ordering platform. For tables, OpenTable or a simple booking form works well. Both can be added when you're ready.

How long does it take to build?

About a week. Send across your menu, hours, and a handful of photos — the rest gets handled.

Want to see this for your café?

Send across your menu and a few photos of the space — I'll put together a free example so you can see how it would look. No obligation.

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