Websites for cafés and coffee shops

Menu, opening hours, directions and the feel of the place, on a site that loads fast on a phone. Built for cafés in Exeter and across East Devon.

  • Fixed price, agreed first
  • Words written for you
  • Based in Cranbrook
A barista pouring latte art in a bright independent coffee shop
Found locallyEach town you cover, named

Won or lost on the first screen

In a seaside town like Exmouth or a market town like Honiton, a lot of your customers decide where to go while they are already out. They search on a phone, glance at the menu and the hours, and pick.

A site that loads straight away and answers those questions on the first screen wins that moment. Instagram is good for showing what is new, but it is the website that Google shows when someone nearby searches for a café.

Illustrative photographs, not a real business.

What a café site needs

5 things, in the order your customers look for them. The phone shows each one on a café site.

  1. 01

    A menu that is kept current

    Written as text, not a blurry photo, so it reads on a phone and shows up in searches.

  2. 02

    Hours that change with the season

    Bank holidays, winter hours and summer evenings, always right.

  3. 03

    Allergen information

    Customers with allergies look for it before they visit.

  4. 04

    Directions and parking

    A map, the nearest car park and whether dogs are welcome.

  5. 05

    Photos of the place and the food

    The quickest way to show what it feels like to be there.

Fixed prices, published up front

Half to start, half when you are happy for it to go live, and your deposit back if you do not like the first version. No VAT to add, the words are written for you, I do not charge for hosting (if that ever changes, you get three months’ notice and a free move to your own accounts) and the domain is in your name.

Questions before you start

Anything else, ask me directly and you will have an answer the same working day.

I already have Instagram. Why a website?

Instagram shows what is new. A website is what Google shows when someone searches for a café nearby, and it holds what people need: hours, menu, allergens and how to find you.

Can people book a table?

I can link to or embed the booking system you already use. I do not build online shops, so takeaway ordering stays with a dedicated service.

Ready when you are.

Tell me what the business does. You get a fixed price and a live date in the first conversation, before any work starts.

Available now. You speak directly to the person building your site.

A flat-lay of everyday things from many small businesses: a cup of coffee, yellow tulips, hairdressing scissors and a comb, a dog collar and lead, nail polish, a tape measure, a paintbrush, a car key, a cleaning spray, a house key and a small potted plant

The phone shows example sites for made-up businesses.