How much does a restaurant website cost in the UK? (2026)

Quick answer: A professionally built website for a UK small business usually costs between £1,500 and £10,000, and most pay between £3,000 and £6,000. A restaurant site sits at the lower to middle end unless it needs custom connections to booking, ordering or till systems. On top of the build, budget for hosting, your domain and upkeep each year. Our restaurant websites start from £1,500 + VAT.

Last updated: November 2026. Prices are one-off fees, plus VAT, unless stated.

What UK websites cost in 2026

Price guides from UK web businesses give broadly similar ranges:

• Kwiboo puts a professional small business website at £1,500 to £10,000 for the initial build, with ongoing maintenance of £500 to £3,000 a year.
• Whito's May 2026 pricing data says most UK small businesses pay £3,000 to £6,000 for a professionally built site, with a five-page freelancer brochure site at £1,500 to £3,000. It adds that hidden costs can add 30% to 50% on top.
• Startups.co.uk lists DIY website builder plans at roughly £2 to £259 a month, depending on the builder and plan.

The range is wide because "a website" can mean anything from a single page with your opening hours to a custom system that takes orders and feeds your till.

The four ways to get a restaurant website

1. Build it yourself

A website builder costs a monthly fee and your time. It can work for a brand-new venue on a tight budget. The catch is that you're responsible for the design, the copy, the speed on mobile, the menu, the booking setup and the SEO, which is a lot to get right alongside running a kitchen.

2. A template applied to your brand

A designer takes a proven layout and fits it to your logo, colours, photos and copy. It's the quickest professional option and suits most independents that need a handful of pages: home, menu, book, about, contact and perhaps events.

3. A bespoke design with a CMS

A design made for your restaurant, plus a content management system so you can update menus, events and news yourself. It suits venues that change their menu often, run regular events or want the site to look as distinctive as the room.

4. A custom build connected to your systems

Custom development that connects the site to your booking system, online ordering, CRM or till. It's the most expensive route and only worth it when those connections will save you time or win you orders.

What pushes the price up

• Number of pages. Each extra page needs design, copy and testing. Separate pages for private dining, events and each location add up.
• Copywriting. Someone has to write the words. Check whether the quote includes it or expects you to supply them.
• Menus. A menu as a proper web page is better for customers and for search than a PDF, but takes longer to build.
• Bookings and ordering. Embedding a booking widget is simple. Connecting online ordering or your till is more work and depends on what the system allows.
• Photography. Good photos of your food and room make the site. If you don't have them, budget for a shoot.
• Revisions. Check how many rounds of changes are included before extra charges apply.

The ongoing costs

The build is a one-off, but a website keeps costing a little every year. Ask any quote to list these separately.

• Hosting or a platform plan, usually billed monthly or yearly.
• Your domain name, renewed every year.
• Email hosting, if you want addresses at your own domain.
• Booking or ordering system fees, which are separate from the website.
• Updates and upkeep, either your time or a monthly fee to have someone else do it.

What a restaurant website must do

Whatever you pay, the site should do these things well. If a quote doesn't cover them, ask why.

• Load quickly and work properly on a phone, because that's where many people look you up.
• Put the book or order button where it can't be missed, on every page.
• Show your menu as text on a web page, with prices.
• Show your opening hours, address, phone number and a map, matching your Google Business Profile exactly.
• Include basic SEO and structured data so Google and AI tools understand what you are, where you are and what you serve. Our guide on getting recommended by ChatGPT explains why that matters.
• Track bookings and enquiries, so you know what the site brings in.

Red flags in a quote

• The domain or hosting isn't in your name. If you part ways, you could lose your web address.
• No mention of mobile speed or SEO. A good-looking site nobody finds isn't doing its job.
• The menu is only a PDF. It's awkward on a phone and harder for search engines to read.
• Vague scope. If features aren't agreed in writing, the timeline and the invoice can grow.

What we charge

We build restaurant websites around one question: what should a visitor do when they land? Usually that's view the menu, book or order. Every site is mobile-responsive and SEO-ready, and your domain and hosting stay in your name.

• Branded, from £1,500: up to 6 pages, a proven template design applied to your brand, copywriting included, one booking and one enquiry form, two rounds of revisions.
• Bespoke, £4,500: up to 12 pages, a CMS so you can update menus, events and news, copywriting, and three rounds of revisions.
• Intelligent, from £6,000: custom development with integrations to booking, ordering, CRM and POS systems.

Every tier can connect to your ordering system and till where the system allows it; more complex integrations are priced on scope. Hosting is billed to you directly, and web management after launch is £45 a month. See restaurant website design for examples of our work.

FAQs

How long does a restaurant website take to build?

It depends on the number of pages and how quickly content and approvals come back. A clear brief, photos ready and quick feedback make the biggest difference to the timeline.

Do I need a new website, or can mine be improved?

Often the existing site can be fixed: faster pages, clearer booking buttons, a proper menu page. Replace it when it can't be updated, can't be found on Google or doesn't work on a phone.

Should I let a booking platform host my website?

Some platforms offer free pages, but you usually don't control the design, the content or the address. Owning your own site on your own domain is safer in the long run.

Sources: Kwiboo, How much does a website cost in the UK? A 2026 breakdown; Whito, Website design costs UK 2026 (May 2026 pricing data); Startups.co.uk, How much does a website cost for a small business? (March 2026). Restaurant Genie prices from our pricing page, November 2026.