A restaurant website needs only a handful of features, but they must work perfectly on phones: menu, hours, booking or contact, and sometimes delivery. Here are the plugin types every restaurant or café site should consider, and what to look for.
1. Menu with prices and allergens
An HTML menu with categories, prices, dietary badges and allergens is better for guests and for search than a PDF. See how to choose a menu plugin and how to create the menu.
2. Opening hours with a live status
Lunch and dinner services, closed days and holidays, with an “open now” badge. See how to choose an hours plugin.
3. Contact and booking button
A floating button with call, WhatsApp and directions for guests on the move. See how to choose one.
4. Delivery area checker
If you deliver, let customers check their postcode before ordering. See how to choose a checker.
5. Announcement bar
New menu, special evenings, holiday closures, Valentine’s Day bookings. See how to choose one.
6. Reviews and testimonials
A few guest testimonials near the booking button, collected with a QR code on the table. See QR codes for reviews.
7. Wine list or brochure as a flipbook
If your wine list or event brochure exists as a designed PDF, a flipbook presents it beautifully, see embedding PDFs.
What you probably do not need
Heavy page builders, sliders with many photos on the home page, or ordering systems with commissions if you mostly take bookings. Keep the site fast.
The menu, hours, contact button and delivery checker are in the Local Business Bundle. See how to build a restaurant website.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most important plugin for a restaurant?
A good menu plugin, followed by opening hours.
Do restaurants need online ordering?
Only if takeaway or delivery is significant. Otherwise a menu and booking are enough.
PDF menu or HTML menu?
HTML for phones and SEO; keep the PDF as an optional download.