The main job

Answer four questions for someone with a phone in hand: are you open right now, what is on tonight, what does it cost, and how do I book a table.

What it does

• Shows a live “open now” status in your timezone that knows about late services and holiday closures.
• Presents menus with glass, carafe and bottle prices, market prices, sold-out dishes and dietary marks.
• Pins Book, Call and Map buttons to the bottom of the phone screen.
• Sends bookings to your reservation link or a request form, with a separate enquiry form for private hire.
• Leaves room further down for your story, a journal and a specials board.

Who it is for

Neighbourhood bistros, cafés with a daytime menu, bakeries, wine bars that price by the glass and the bottle, and small restaurants that take private bookings.

Why it is worth it

• The look comes from a printed menu card, so it feels like a restaurant rather than a template.
• A mistake in a menu file stops the build instead of reaching your guests.
• Fonts are hosted with the site, so it makes no requests to Google Fonts.
• Name, hours, booking and section switches live in one settings file.

Before you launch

The photos are labelled placeholders, so replace them along with the demo menus and address. Specials and holiday hours are worked out at build time, so schedule a daily rebuild. One purchase covers one website. See the licence terms.