I design fast, mobile-first sites for independent restaurants and cafés: real text menus, clear hours, and your ordering and reservation links up front. Start with a free homepage mockup of your own restaurant.
Fictional restaurants, fully built to show different styles. Open one on your phone and tap around: the menu, hours and booking buttons all work the way your guests expect.
01 · Concept
Juniper & Ash
Wood-fired bistro. Dark and warm, built around reservations.
These restaurants are not clients and have not endorsed this work. I made each concept on my own to show what their homepage could look like. Menus, hours and links come from their public websites; food photos are placeholders.
Unsolicited concept · Not a client
India K'Raja
Indian restaurant · Henrico, Virginia
The concept puts the full menu in real text, adds a catering request form, and keeps online ordering one tap away.
Unsolicited concept · Not a client
SCOOP
Small-batch ice cream · The Fan, Richmond
The concept adds an online ice cream cake order form, a weekly flavor board, and current hours on every page.
Unsolicited concept · Not a client
The Roosevelt
Neighborhood restaurant · Church Hill, Richmond
The concept adds a menu section, keeps Resy reservations one tap away, and puts the chef's James Beard recognition up front.
What every site includes
Built for the phone in a hungry guest's hand.
Most people check your site on a phone, standing outside or deciding where to eat tonight. Every site I build is designed for that moment.
01
Mobile-first design
Big, tappable buttons for calling, directions and ordering. Readable without pinching or zooming.
02
Menus as real text
No PDFs or photos of menus. Easy to read, easy to update, and visible to search engines.
03
Ordering & reservations
Links to what you already use: Toast, Square, ChowNow, OpenTable, Resy or Tock. No switching.
04
Hours that stay current
Holiday hours and closures updated the same day. Today's hours highlighted automatically.
05
Search-friendly basics
Clear page titles, your address and hours in a format search engines understand, and fast load times.
06
Hosting, SSL & backups
Secure https, daily backups and updates included in the care plan. Nothing to manage.
How it works
Three steps, no risk.
You see your new homepage before you spend a dollar.
12 days
Free homepage mockup
Tell me your restaurant's name. I design your new homepage with your real menu, hours and links. Like it or not, it's yours to keep.
2About 2 weeks
Build & launch
I build the full site: home, menu, about, catering or events, and contact. You review it, I make changes, we go live on your domain.
3Every month
Care plan
Hosting, security updates and backups, plus unlimited menu and hours changes. Just email me what's new.
Pricing
One simple price.
No setup surprises, no long contracts.
Your new website
$490 one time
Up to 5 pages, designed mobile-first
Menu as real text, with sections
Ordering, reservation and gift card links
Hours, map and click-to-call
Catering or contact form to your inbox
Search-friendly setup
Care plan
$29 per month
Hosting and SSL (https)
Security updates and daily backups
Unlimited menu, price and hours changes
Holiday hours and special announcements
Month to month, cancel anytime
You own your domain and content
Not sure yet? Start with the free mockup. It costs nothing. Get my free mockup
About
Hi, I'm Ethan.
I'm a web designer and marketer based in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. I build websites and write SEO content, and I focus on independent restaurants and cafés because a clear, fast website makes a real difference to a small dining room.
I work by email and video call, and I reply within your business day. You can also find me on Facebook.
FAQ
Questions owners ask.
Do I have to change my ordering or reservation system?
No. I link the site to the tools you already use, like Toast, Square, ChowNow, Grubhub, OpenTable, Resy or Tock.
Is the mockup really free?
Yes. I make one homepage design for your restaurant at no cost and with no obligation. If you don't want to go further, just say no.
Who owns the website?
You do. Your domain, your menu, your photos and your text stay yours, whether or not you keep the care plan.
What does the $29 a month cover?
Hosting, SSL, security updates and backups, plus as many menu, price and hours changes as you need. Email me the change and it goes live, usually the same day.
How long does it take?
The mockup takes about 2 days. The full site takes about 2 weeks after you send your menu, photos and logo.
You're in Vietnam. How does that work?
Everything happens by email and video call. Your business hours are my evening, so I can reply while you're open.
Free homepage mockup
Want to see your restaurant's homepage, redesigned?
Send me your restaurant's name and website. You'll have a free mockup within 2 days.
