Guide for businesses
How much does a restaurant website cost?
By Alex MG Studio · · 5 min read
Quick answer
A professional website for a restaurant or bar costs, as a rough guide, between €150 and €1,000 if it is built by an independent designer, depending on whether it includes a digital menu, copy and local SEO, and more if you need bookings with a calendar or several pages. On top of that come the domain (around €10–20 a year) and the hosting, always in the restaurant’s name.
For a restaurant, the website is often the first thing a customer sees before deciding where to eat. These are the usual prices and what it simply must have.
Guide prices
| Type of website | Guide price | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| One-page website | €150–600 | Menu, photos, opening hours, map and WhatsApp or call booking buttons |
| Website with persuasive copy and local SEO | €300–1,000 | All of the above, optimised to appear in local searches and on Google Maps |
| Website with calendar bookings or several pages | €500–2,000 | Booking system, several menus, events or groups |
These are common ranges in Spain for independent designers; every professional sets their own prices, so always ask for a fixed quote.
What a restaurant website should have
- The menu, easy to read on a phone. With prices and kept up to date.
- A booking button for WhatsApp or phone, always visible.
- Opening hours, address and map, with a button to open the route in Google Maps.
- Good photos of the dishes and the venue.
- Set menu, tapas or events, if you have them.
- The legal texts: legal notice, privacy and cookies.
The menu: better on the website than in a PDF
A PDF is hard to read on a phone: you have to zoom in, it takes time to load and Google understands its content less well. A menu written on the website itself can be read at a glance, updated in minutes and helps you appear when someone searches for a dish or type of cuisine in your area. What’s more, the same menu works for the QR code on the tables.
Bookings: WhatsApp, phone or your own system
For most bars and restaurants, a direct button to WhatsApp or to call is the most practical option: customers book in one tap and you pay no commission. If you get a lot of bookings or groups, a system with a calendar saves you time. Bear in mind that some booking platforms charge a monthly fee or a commission on each booking.
Don’t forget allergens
Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 requires customers to be informed about the allergens in dishes. If you publish your menu on your website, it’s a good idea to show them next to each dish or explain how to check them.
Website and Google Maps, always together
Most customers reach a restaurant through Google Maps. Linking your listing to a fast website with the same address and phone number helps Google show you higher up. I explain it in how to appear on Google Maps, and here you can see how I build websites for restaurants and bars.
And at Alex MG Studio? I work with three fixed-price plans for businesses all over Spain:
- Basic Plan, €149 + VAT: a one-page, mobile-friendly website with WhatsApp and call buttons, published on your domain.
- Business Plan, €290 + VAT: all of the above plus persuasive copy, local SEO and set-up in Google Search Console.
- Pro Plan, €490 + VAT: everything above with several pages, bookings or a calendar and custom animations.
- Optional maintenance, €19 + VAT a month: monthly changes, checks and backups, with no minimum term.
Payment: 25% when we start and 75% before delivery. The domain and hosting are registered in your business’s name, so the website is 100% yours.
See what each plan includes or request a no-obligation quote.