Designs with your restaurant's character
Made from your answers, then yours to change: photos, words, fonts and colors, until it feels like your place.
For restaurants, food trucks and caterers
Restaurant website design that gets people through the door.
Good restaurant website design starts with the menu, not the logo. People pick where to eat on a phone, often from the car, and they want three answers fast: what you serve, when you're open and how to order or book. Future designs three homepages for your place in minutes, then builds a site where the menu is a real page and your hours show on every page.
Examples
Restaurant website designs made by Future
Three different places, four example homepages: a taco truck, a barbecue smokehouse in two looks and a Mexican kitchen with a patio. Each leads with its main action, from Find the truck to Book a Table, with the menu one tap away. Tap a design to see the whole page.
Checklist
What a restaurant website needs on a phone
Diners are hungry and in a hurry, and most of them are holding a phone. Every Future site uses responsive design, so each page rearranges itself for a small screen. These are the parts that turn a quick look into a table.
A menu that's a real page, not a PDF
A PDF menu means pinching and zooming on a phone, and it's the file nobody remembers to update. Put every dish on a page as text, with prices and dietary notes like vegetarian, gluten-free or contains nuts.
Order and Reserve buttons that stay in reach
Put both in the header, above the fold on every page, and point them at the online ordering and reservation services you already work with. A button at the top of the screen beats a link buried in the footer.
Hours and address on every page
Closed Mondays, kitchen closes at nine, brunch only on weekends: say it plainly, in the footer of every page. Keep your name, address and phone exactly as they read on Google (NAP), and post holiday hours early.
Directions that end the guesswork
A map is a start. Add the cross street, where to park, whether the patio has its own entrance and if there's a step at the door. A first-time guest circling the block shouldn't need to call.
Photos that look like your food
Real plates from your kitchen and the room people will sit in. Describe each one with alt text, and let Future size every photo for the screen it's on, which keeps page speed up on a weak signal.
A catering and private event form of its own
A party of forty starts with a date, a headcount, a budget and pickup or delivery. A short inquiry form asks for all of it, and every request arrives in your inbox and your Contacts list.
Specials and events that give regulars a reason
Taco Tuesday, a wine dinner, trivia night, the fall menu. Keep them current, and add a sign-up box for regulars who want to hear first. On Pro, guests can reserve a seat at a tasting or class with online booking.
A page for each location, or each stop
Two locations with different hours deserve two pages, each with its own address, phone and menu notes. A food truck needs this week's stops in one place, updated before the lunch rush.
Your pages
Pages your restaurant website should have
Most restaurants need fewer pages than they think, and better ones. Start here, and add pages as you grow.
- HomeYour best dish, today's hours, the address, and Order and Reserve buttons, on the first screen of a phone.
- MenuEvery dish as text, with prices and dietary notes, grouped the way your servers explain it.
- DrinksCocktails, beer, wine and happy hour times, on a page of their own if the bar draws a crowd.
- Order onlinePickup and delivery details, with a link out to the ordering service you use.
- ReservationsParty sizes you take, your walk-in policy and a button to your reservation service.
- Hours and locationRegular and holiday hours, a map, parking and which door to use.
- CateringPackages, the headcounts you can handle, how much notice you need and an inquiry form.
- Private eventsRooms, capacity, minimums and photos of the space set up for a party.
- Events and specialsLive music, tasting dinners and weekly deals, with dates that are actually current.
- Our storyWho cooks, where the recipes came from and why the place exists.
Getting found
How do I get my restaurant website to rank on Google?
Most restaurant searches are hungry and close by: "tacos near me", "brunch open now", "barbecue catering". The results open with the map pack, a handful of places on a map, pulled from each restaurant's Google Business Profile. Your hours, photos, menu link and reviews on that profile decide who makes the list.
Your website is where people go to check. Keep the same name, address and phone on both, and write the menu as text, so a search for a dish can find the place that serves it. Future handles the search basics on every plan: a plain title, a description and your restaurant's details on each page, so Google and AI answers can read them.
Local SEO for a restaurant also runs on fresh signals. New photos, current hours and recent reviews show searchers you're open and busy. Reply to every review in a sentence or two, and thank the regulars by name when they post.
Cost
How much does it cost to design a restaurant website?
A restaurant website can be a single menu page or a site for three locations. What you pay depends on who designs it and who keeps the menu current. The table shows typical prices for each route, as one web agency publishes them.
| Who builds it | Upfront | Each month | Who does the work | Time to see a design |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agency | $3,000 to $30,000+ | Often extra: hosting, changes and marketing are usually billed on top. | The agency. You review and wait. | A few weeks |
| Freelancer | $500 to $10,000+ | Hosting and changes are often billed separately. | The freelancer, while they're available. | Days to weeks |
| DIY builder | $0, plus your time | $17 to $500+ a month | You: pick a template, write it and keep it current. | After you build it |
| Future | $0 to see three designs | From $19 a month billed yearly. Pro $39, or $28 at the founding price. | Future designs and builds it. You edit by click or in plain words. | Minutes, free |
For a restaurant, the cost that hurts is the stale menu. A price change, a seasonal dish or holiday hours shouldn't need a designer's invoice or a fresh PDF. Whichever route you take, make sure you can change the menu and hours yourself, the same day they change.
Sources: WebFX, How Much Does a Website Cost in 2026? (agency design, freelancer design and DIY builder rows), read October 24, 2026. Future's prices are from our plans; ranges elsewhere vary, and your quote will differ.
How it works
A restaurant website builder that designs it for you
- 01
Tell us about your place
Your restaurant's name, what you serve and your city. One line, such as "family taqueria with a patio and weekend brunch", is all Future needs to begin.
- 02
Compare three designs, free
Three homepages in three different styles, each with its own logo for your restaurant. Pick the one that feels most like your dining room.
- 03
Fill in the menu and open the doors
Future turns your favorite into a full site. Type in your dishes and prices, set your hours, point Order and Reserve at your services, and publish.
What's included
Built in for restaurants
A menu you edit yourself
Dishes and prices on a real page. Change a price or add tonight's special in a click, or lay it out as a table.
Hours, holiday hours and directions
Opening times, holiday changes, the address and a phone number that dials in one tap.
Order and Reserve buttons
Send guests to the ordering, delivery and reservation services you already have.
Catering and private event inquiries
Each catering or party request goes to your email and stays in Contacts.
Photos sized for every phone
Future sizes each photo for the screen it's on, and leaves out third-party tracking code unless you choose to add it.
Events
Guests can reserve a spot at a tasting, a cooking class or a holiday dinner.
Email sign-ups for regulars
A sign-up box for guests who want the new menu and event news first, with each yes saved in Contacts.
Gift cardsComing soon
Sell gift cards right from your website.
Pricing
Plans for restaurants
See three designs for your restaurant free, and the first payment comes when you build and publish. 15 days money back, minus a claimed domain's cost.
Every plan includes
- A website designed for your business and a free logo
- Hosting, security and upkeep
- Design changes when you need them
- Edit by click or in plain words
- Unlimited forms and contacts
- Getting found on Google and in AI answers
- Help from a person
Design and email limits vary by plan.
Starter
A great website, ready fast.Your website and the marketing essentials.
$19/month
Billed yearly, $228 a year. Or $26/month billed monthly.
$26/month
Billed monthly
- A website designed for your business and a free logo
- Hosting, security and upkeep
- Unlimited forms and contacts
- Newsletter sign-ups saved to your contacts
Up to 50 pages and 5 GB of files · 1 new design a month · 2 team members
See everything in Starter
Everything you need to start:
- Up to 50 pages and 5 GB of files
- Newsletter sign-ups saved to your contacts
- 1 new design a month
- 2 team members
Also in every plan:
- A website designed for your business and a free logo
- Hosting, security and upkeep
- Design changes when you need them
- Editing by click or in plain words
- Unlimited forms and contacts
- Getting found on Google and in AI answers
- Help chat and a person to help
- Your own domain
- Visitor insights: know who's interested
Coming soon: Free domain for year one on yearly plans.
Pro
RecommendedGet found, get booked, get paid.
Founding price:$28/month, locked in
Billed yearly, $336 a year. Or $47/month billed monthly.
Yearly plans started by November 7. Kept while your plan stays active.
New yearly sign-ups after November 7: $39/month ($468 a year).
$47/month
Billed monthly
Everything in Starter, plus booking, a shop, review requests and automatic emails.
- Online booking with deposits and no-show fees
- Review requests
- Automatic emails: 3 running, up to 1,500 a month
- A shop with a 0% platform fee
See everything in Pro
Everything in Starter, plus:
- Online booking and events
- Shop with a 0% platform fee
- Automatic tax, shipping zones and discount codes
- Deposits and no-show fees
- Customer accounts
- Review requests
- 3 running automations: pick from review requests, rebooking nudges, win-back and welcome emails, in words you approve
- Up to 1,500 automatic emails a month
- Up to 150 pages and 10 GB of files
- 2 new designs and 1 site rebuild a month
- 5 team members
Also in every plan:
- A website designed for your business and a free logo
- Hosting, security and upkeep
- Design changes when you need them
- Editing by click or in plain words
- Unlimited forms and contacts
- Getting found on Google and in AI answers
- Help chat and a person to help
- Your own domain
- Visitor insights: know who's interested
Coming soon: Gift cards, 100 text messages a month, Simple monthly report, Free domain for year one on yearly plans.
Premier
More reach, with a person on your side.
Founding price:$69/month, locked in
Billed yearly, $828 a year. Or $119/month billed monthly.
Yearly plans started by November 7. Kept while your plan stays active.
New yearly sign-ups after November 7: $99/month ($1,188 a year).
$119/month
Billed monthly
- Priority support from a person the same business day
- A CRM pipeline from lead to customer
- Unlimited automations
- Up to 5,000 automatic emails a month
See everything in Premier
Everything in Pro, plus:
- CRM pipeline: leads to customers
- See which channels bring you customers
- Unlimited automations
- Up to 5,000 automatic emails a month
- Up to 1,000 pages and 50 GB of files
- 5 new designs and 2 site rebuilds a month
- 15 team members
- Priority support from a person the same business day
Also in every plan:
- A website designed for your business and a free logo
- Hosting, security and upkeep
- Design changes when you need them
- Editing by click or in plain words
- Unlimited forms and contacts
- Getting found on Google and in AI answers
- Help chat and a person to help
- Your own domain
- Visitor insights: know who's interested
Coming soon: 250 texts a month, AI visibility report, Weekly rank tracking, Local map rankings, AI visibility check, Monthly growth report with suggestions, Competitor watch, Your own app included, Free domain for year one on yearly plans.
See your designs and templates free, and pay when you're ready to build and publish. 15 days money back, minus a claimed domain's cost.
Prices shown are per month for yearly plans, paid in full when you buy. Monthly plans are also available. You'll see the final price, including any tax, before you pay.
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FAQ
Restaurant website design: questions, answered
How much does it cost to design a restaurant website?
According to one web agency's price guide, an agency usually charges $3,000 to $30,000+ for a site and a freelancer $500 to $10,000+; building it yourself costs $17 to $500+ a month. Your three restaurant designs on Future cost nothing to see, and Starter is $19 a month, paid yearly, with hosting and a logo included.
Should a restaurant menu be a PDF?
Not as your main menu. A PDF is slow to open on a phone, hard to read without zooming and easy to leave out of date. Put the menu on a web page as text, with prices and dietary notes. Keep a printable PDF as an extra for catering clients who ask.
What is the best website builder for restaurants?
The one that gets your menu, hours and Order and Reserve buttons right on a phone, and that you'll actually keep current. Future lets you judge the design before you pay: it makes three homepages for your restaurant, free, and you only pay to publish the one you like.
How do you design a website for a restaurant?
Start with what diners check: the menu, hours, address and a way to order or book. Put those on the first screen of a phone, add real photos of your food and room, then give catering, private events and each location their own page. Match every detail to your Google profile.
Will my ordering and reservation services still work?
Yes. Your Order and Reserve buttons can link straight to the ordering, delivery and reservation services you use today. Guests order and book there; your website sends them to it.
Do restaurants really need a website if they're on delivery apps and social media?
Yes. A delivery app lists you beside every other kitchen in town, and social posts bury your hours under last week's photos. Your own site is the one place you control the menu, prices and story, and it's one of the places Google and AI answers look for your details.
Can I update the menu and hours without a designer?
Yes. Click a dish, a price or the hours, type the change, look at the phone preview and publish. On Pro, you can also take bookings for events like tasting dinners and classes.
See your restaurant's website, free
Type your restaurant's name, what's on the menu and your town, and get three homepage designs made for your place. Looking costs nothing.