Tables booked in advance
A booking is a commitment. Walk-ins are a hope. The more of the week that's on the books, the better you roster and the less you throw away.
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Fill the quiet nights, not just the busy ones.
Consistent bookings through the week, a few more dollars on the average table, and first-time customers who come back a third and fourth time.
From $300 + GST · fixed quote before any work starts
A Tuesday with empty tables costs the same as a full Saturday.
Your rent and your roster don't care how quiet it was. Smoothing the week out is worth more than one more busy weekend.
First-timers who become regulars
The second visit is where the money is. Functions, events, a loyalty offer and a list you can email are what prompt it.
A higher average spend
People who've read the menu before arriving order more confidently. Showing the specials, the wine list and the dessert menu does real work before anyone sits down.
How the site fills seats.
Nothing here is clever for its own sake. Each one exists because it moves the number you care about.
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Book a table in two taps
Either connected to the booking system you already use, or a simple request form if you don't have one. Either way, it has to work on a phone in about ten seconds.
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A menu that loads instantly and is never wrong
A PDF menu is the single most common mistake in hospitality websites. They're slow, unreadable on a phone and always out of date. Real text, updated when you change it.
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Win the "where shall we go" search
That decision happens on a phone, minutes before booking, usually on Google Maps. Photos, hours, menu and reviews in order is what wins it.
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Fill the quiet times deliberately
Functions, private dining, set menus, midweek offers and events — given their own pages, because that's the revenue that evens out the week.
What you get, and what it costs.
One fixed quote, agreed before anything starts. No retainer, no lock-in, no surprises on the invoice.
Every site includes
- Designed for a phone first, because that's where your customers are
- Your own domain, set up and pointed properly
- An enquiry form that emails you and keeps a record
- Google Business Profile set up or tidied up
- Search basics done right at launch, not retrofitted
- Loads fast on a bad connection in a carpark
- Secure certificate and hosting sorted
For cafe, restaurant and bar businesses, we add
- Table booking — connected to your system or a request form
- A real-text menu that's fast on a phone and easy to update
- A functions and events page for group bookings
Recent work.
Two sites we built and still run. Have a look at how they load on your phone — that's the standard we're describing.
Fair questions.
The ones cafe, restaurant and bar owners actually ask, answered straight.
We're on the booking platforms already. Isn't that enough?
They're useful, and they take a cut of every cover and own the customer relationship. Your own site is where you take a booking without commission and keep the customer's details. Use the platforms, but don't let them be your only door.
Can people book straight from the site?
Yes. If you already use a booking system we connect to it so it stays your single source of truth. If you don't, a simple request form works fine for a smaller venue.
How do we keep the menu current?
We set it up so you can change prices and dishes yourself in a few minutes, or send it to us. What we won't do is put a PDF on the site — it's slow, it's unreadable on a phone and it's always the last thing anyone remembers to update.
What about photos?
Worth investing in properly. Food photography is the one place where paying a professional for a few hours changes the result more than anything else on the site.
Tell us about the business.
No sales call, no pitch deck. Tell us what you do and where you're losing work, and we'll come back with a fixed price and an honest opinion — including if the answer is that you don't need us.
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.30am – 5.30pm.
Where we work
Wellington based, serving all of New Zealand and Australia.
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Not your trade?
We build for these too. Same approach, same fixed-quote pricing.