What Should a Café Website Include?
Someone checking a café website is usually deciding whether to walk in right now. They want to know what is on the menu, whether you are open, where you are, and whether it is worth the trip. Here is what to include.
The essentials every café site needs
Keep it simple and cover these:
- Your menu — food and drinks, with prices, kept up to date.
- Opening hours — including any different weekend hours. Put together a clear sign with the opening hours sign maker.
- Location — address, parking notes and a map link.
- Photos — the space, the food, the coffee, whatever gives a feel for the place.
- The little details — wifi, dog friendly, high chairs, outdoor seating, whatever makes someone choose you over the café next door.
- Reviews — a few honest comments help new visitors decide.
Keep the menu current and easy to read
Nothing puts people off faster than a menu that turns out to be out of date once they arrive. Keep prices and dishes current, and consider a scannable version on the table too. Our QR menu maker creates a code customers can scan to see your menu instantly on their phone.
Make opening hours impossible to miss
Café hours often shift with the seasons, weekends, and bank holidays. State them clearly on the page, and update them promptly if they change, a wasted trip because of wrong hours is a bad first impression that is easy to avoid.
Show the atmosphere, not just the food
People choosing a café are often choosing a place to sit for half an hour, not just a coffee. A few honest photos of the interior, the seating, and the general feel of the place help someone picture themselves there before they arrive.
A café website is not a menu with a website attached. It is a preview of what it feels like to sit down.
One page is usually enough
Most cafés do not need a large site. A single page with your menu, hours, location, photos and the small details that make you different is quick to load and easy to keep current. Plan yours with the one-page website planner.
Don’t want to build it yourself?
If running the café already takes every hour of your day, LaunchSite builds and manages the website for you. It is £39.99/month on a 24-month plan, with no upfront build fee. Hosting, SSL, a standard domain, email forwarding and monthly updates are all included, and your first draft arrives within 3 working days of completed onboarding, with no tech setup on your end.