Guide, updated 6 Nov 2026
The best restaurant websites get a diner to the menu, the hours and a table in one or two taps. We opened 20 of them on a phone and scored each on seven checks: ten from the top-grossing independent restaurants in the US, and ten picked by published design roundups. Here are the scores, and what to copy from each.
By Ahmed Durić, founder of Worvik
20 restaurant websites on a phone
Seven checks, one visit each, on 6 Nov 2026.
01Short answer
From one visit to each site on 6 Nov 2026. A score measures a visit on a phone, not the food. None of these restaurants are our clients.
02Examples
The eight highest scores. On a tie, the lighter page comes first. Each picture is the first thing the site showed on a phone once the banners were closed.
01Boston, roundup pick
6 of 7 checks, 2.2 MB
CopyHours, address and a tap-to-call link on the homepage, and a menu page in plain text with prices.
SkipOrder Takeout lands just below the first screen, and Reservations sits inside the menu.
02Chicago, top seller
6 of 7 checks, 2.8 MB
CopyPhone and address in one line, and a text menu with prices, on a light page.
SkipReservations sits inside the menu, and the hours are folded into the footer on a phone.
03Pittsburgh, roundup pick
6 of 7 checks, 3.2 MB
CopyOrder Now sits in the header and again beside See the Menu. Hours and address are at the bottom of the same page.
SkipNo tap-to-call link.
04Australia, roundup pick
6 of 7 checks, 4.0 MB
CopyA Find a Table bar sits at the bottom of the first screen, and the hours and address are on the page.
SkipNo tap-to-call link.
05Orlando, top seller
6 of 7 checks, 10.5 MB
CopyThe phone number and a red Reservations bar sit above the logo.
SkipAt 10.5 MB, a lot to download on a weak signal.
06Las Vegas, top seller
6 of 7 checks, 21.9 MB
CopyIt says if the restaurant is open right under the name, with Call and Reserve a Table at the bottom of the screen.
SkipThe heaviest page of the 20, at 21.9 MB.
07Houston, top seller
5 of 7 checks, 3.2 MB
CopyA wide Reservations button right under the logo, then a clear split between the restaurant and its online store.
SkipNo street address or hours on the homepage.
08Washington, top seller
5 of 7 checks, 3.2 MB
CopyCall and Reservations in the first screen, and every menu as both text and a PDF.
SkipA holiday pop-up covers the page on arrival.
03Scores
Seven checks, each one a thing a diner needs on a phone. No site passed all seven.
| Site | Score | Book or order | Text menu | Tap to call | Address | Hours | No pop-up | Under 5 MB | Page size | Misses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet CheeksBoston, roundup pick | 6 of 7 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2.2 MB | Misses: book or order button |
| Gibsons ItaliaChicago, top seller | 6 of 7 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2.8 MB | Misses: book or order button |
| Big JerkPittsburgh, roundup pick | 6 of 7 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 3.2 MB | Misses: tap to call |
| BiàncaAustralia, roundup pick | 6 of 7 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4.0 MB | Misses: tap to call |
| The BoathouseOrlando, top seller | 6 of 7 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 10.5 MB | Misses: page size |
| DelilahLas Vegas, top seller | 6 of 7 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 21.9 MB | Misses: page size |
| Taste of TexasHouston, top seller | 5 of 7 | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | 3.2 MB | Misses: address, hours |
| The HamiltonWashington, top seller | 5 of 7 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 3.2 MB | Misses: hours, promo pop-up |
| Old Ebbitt GrillWashington, top seller | 5 of 7 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 4.0 MB | Misses: hours, promo pop-up |
| La BarracaMaastricht, roundup pick | 5 of 7 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | 4.1 MB | Misses: tap to call, address |
| The OriginalDenver, roundup pick | 5 of 7 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | 11.6 MB | Misses: hours, page size |
| Alexxa'sLas Vegas, top seller | 5 of 7 | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 20.1 MB | Misses: book or order button, page size |
| Gibsons Bar & SteakhouseChicago, top seller | 4 of 7 | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | 2.3 MB | Misses: book or order button, address, hours |
| Joe's Stone CrabMiami Beach, top seller | 4 of 7 | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | 2.8 MB | Misses: tap to call, address, hours |
| ReignToronto, roundup pick | 4 of 7 | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | 5.9 MB | Misses: hours, promo pop-up, page size |
| Romero VerdeMadrid, roundup pick | 4 of 7 | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 16.2 MB | Misses: book or order button, tap to call, page size |
| MILAMiami Beach, top seller | 4 of 7 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | 16.3 MB | Misses: tap to call, hours, page size |
| DinerBrooklyn, roundup pick | 3 of 7 | No | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | 1.8 MB | Misses: book or order button, text menu, address, hours |
| Tiki ChickNew York, roundup pick | 3 of 7 | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 2.6 MB | Misses: book or order button, text menu, tap to call, promo pop-up |
| Miss Lily'sNew York, roundup pick | 1 of 7 | No | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | 12.6 MB | Misses: book or order button, tap to call, address, hours, promo pop-up, page size |
One visit each, on 6 Nov 2026. How we picked the sites and what the test leaves out is in the questions below.
04Compared
The restaurants that sell the most make booking and calling easier. The roundup favorites are better at opening hours. Neither group does it all.
| On a phone | Top sellers | Roundup picks |
|---|---|---|
| Average score | 5.0 of 7 | 4.3 of 7 |
| Book or order in the first screen | 7 of 10 | 5 of 10 |
| Tap-to-call link | 8 of 10 | 4 of 10 |
| Hours on the homepage | 4 of 10 | 6 of 10 |
| Menu as real text | 10 of 10 | 8 of 10 |
| Address on the homepage | 7 of 10 | 7 of 10 |
| No promo pop-up on arrival | 8 of 10 | 7 of 10 |
| Page under 5 MB | 6 of 10 | 6 of 10 |
Each site opened once on 6 Nov 2026.
05What to copy
Twelve of the 20 do this. Put one button where a thumb lands. If you take orders online, link your own ordering page first: NCR Voyix found 58% of US customers prefer a restaurant's own app or website for delivery.
Owner surveyed 1,300 US guests, and 80% said they visit mainly to see the menu. Eighteen of our 20 use text, which reads at any size. A PDF is fine as an extra.
Twelve of the 20 have one. Romero Verde prints its number as plain text, so a tap does nothing. It is one line of code.
Fourteen of the 20 show a street address. Put it in the footer of every page, as text people can paste into a map.
The most missed check: only 10 of the 20 pass. Delilah goes further and says if it is open right now. Keep the hours the same as on your Google profile.
Five of the 20 opened with a promotion over the page, from a holiday menu to a $25 offer. Google advises small banners instead of full page interstitials, so the offer can sit in a banner.
Eight of the 20 are heavier, and seven pass 10 MB. Start with the video and the largest photos. The 5 MB line is ours, not a Google rule.
06Read with care
We counted 120 picks across eight lists. Six restaurants appear on two lists, and none on three. "Best" there means one writer's taste.
Ten of the 19 on Webflow's list live at webflow.io addresses, which usually means a template or a demo. At least 5 of the 103 linked sites failed on 6 Nov 2026, from a dead domain to a suspended account.
Hostinger, BentoBox, Webflow, Framer and Dorik all sell a way to build the site. We sell restaurant websites too, so check our numbers the same way.
07Your options
From doing it yourself to a custom site, with the prices each company publishes.
| Route | Published price | Worth knowing |
|---|---|---|
| Website builder: Squarespace | $12 to $36 a month, by plan and billing | You set up the menu, booking and ordering yourself. |
| Website builder: Wix | About $18 to $160 a month, billed yearly | Wix says its prices vary by location. |
| Restaurant platform: Owner.com | $249 a month plus 5% per order, or $499 a month | Its page also lists a 5% fee paid by guests on both plans. |
| Restaurant platform: BentoBox | No public price | Its page says it is for Clover POS customers only. |
| Custom site: Worvik | From $750, or $0 to build | $0 comes with a monthly plan from $99, a free first month and a 12-month minimum. The site is yours to keep. |
Prices from each company's own pricing page, opened on 6 Nov 2026. Prices change, so check the page before you compare. Popmenu and Toast refused our visit, so they are not listed.
08Redesign concept
We rebuilt a past client's site as a concept. Open it on your phone: the menu is searchable text, and on the same test the homepage downloads 1.1 MB. Nothing on it sends anything.
A restaurant and café bar on a hill above Sarajevo, with its real name, photos and menu, rebuilt the way we build client sites: written, designed and hand-coded, in English and Bosnian.
Vidikovac Zmajevac is a past client, and this is a redesign concept, not a live restaurant site. Phone, booking and forms are not connected. It shows the work, not results.
09Sources
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Page date: 30 Jan 2025NCR Voyix sells restaurant technology
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Page date: 16 Jun 2025Sells a web design library
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Every page opened on 6 Nov 2026, except Restaurant Business, opened on 5 Nov 2026. Most of these companies sell websites or software to restaurants, as noted.
10Questions
It answers three questions fast on a phone: what is on the menu, when are you open, and how do I book or order. In our test that came down to seven checks, and no site passed all seven.
A homepage with a book or order button, the hours, the address and a phone link, plus a menu page in plain text. See our restaurant website design page for how we build one.
On the pricing pages we read, builders start at about $12 a month on a yearly plan, Owner.com starts at $249 a month, and our custom sites start at $750, or $0 to build with a monthly plan. More in what a website costs.
Not on its own. Eighteen of the 20 sites use text. If you need a printable copy, link a PDF next to the text, as The Hamilton does.
No. We picked them by sales or from the roundups and scored them from a public visit. Our own restaurant example is the Vidikovac redesign concept on this page.
Top sellers are ranks 1 to 10 in the Restaurant Business Top 100 Independents 2025. Roundup picks are the restaurants named on two of eight lists, plus the first linked pick of each list. Three of those are not scored: Old Lady Gang's site showed a suspended account, and Primanti Bros. and Loro keep hours and addresses behind a location search. We opened each homepage once at phone size, from Bosnia, and left cookie banners out of the score, because they differ by country. Hours folded behind one tap on the page count as a pass. Page size is what the phone downloaded in about 14 seconds without scrolling, so it can change from visit to visit.
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