- Mobile loads fast and looks right — most restaurant searches happen on a phone, not a desktop.
- Menu is real text/HTML on the page, not a PDF or a photo — PDFs don't get read by Google and are painful on mobile.
- Hours, address and phone number are visible without scrolling and match Google exactly.
- One clear primary action above the fold — Reserve a Table, Order Online, or Call Now, not five competing buttons.
- Online ordering and reservation links go to a real, working destination — test them, don't assume.
- Real photos of the food and space — not stock images — often the single biggest trust signal on a restaurant site.
- Page loads in a few seconds on mobile data, not just on office wifi.
- Site has a valid SSL certificate (https, padlock) — browsers now flag non-secure sites to every visitor.
- Contact/location page has an embedded map, not just a text address.
- Site works and looks intentional on real phone, tablet and desktop screens — not just a shrunk-down desktop layout.
- Reviews or testimonials appear somewhere on the site itself, not just on Google — reinforces trust right where someone's deciding.
- Someone checks the site quarterly for broken links, outdated hours and stale seasonal content.
Not sure where to start?
If your site is failing more than one of these, that's exactly what our Restaurant Website Design service fixes — mobile-first builds, real menus, fast load times, and a clear path from browsing to booking. We build every restaurant site mobile-first because that's genuinely how most diners actually find and choose where to eat. Run through this list honestly before spending another dollar on ads driving traffic to a site that can't convert it.