See something they’d like to eat
People can see what you serve and what it costs, without trying to read a blurry photo or an old Facebook post.
Websites for independent restaurants
A good website for your restaurant. No extra work for you.
We’ll build and look after your website. Customers can easily find your menu, hours and directions. No website software for you to learn or maintain.
$595 per year or $59 per month. Review and approve your website before you pay.
For your next new customer
Your regulars know the drill. New customers may not.
Someone hears about your restaurant. Before they drive over, they want to see what’s on the menu and check that you’re open.
Maybe the menu is in an old Facebook post. Maybe a search turns up a photo with prices from years ago. A website gives them one clear place to look, without sorting through posts or guessing which information is current.
You may have done just fine for years without a website. This isn’t about replacing what works. Keep Facebook, Google and word of mouth. Your website gives customers one dependable place to find your current menu, hours, directions and temporary notices — a place they can come back to.
Help people plan a visit
Help people see if your restaurant is right for them.
Try the menu and visit links to explore what your customers could find.
Feel sure before making the trip
Clear hours and directions help someone who doesn’t know the area plan a visit. A little about the restaurant tells them what to expect.
Reach you without hunting around
One tap to call from a phone. A clear link to the ordering service you already use, if you have one.
When plans change
Sold out early? Let people know before they make the trip.
Closed today? Different holiday hours? Running a special? Put a short notice near the top of your website, where anyone checking the site can see it.
A Facebook post may be missed. Your website notice stays up until the time you set. It gives people a place to check today’s news alongside your menu and hours.
Example website notice
Sold out for todayWe’ve sold out for today. Thanks, everyone — see you tomorrow!
Post it from your phone
Tell customers what’s happening and choose when the notice should come down. It disappears automatically. No website software, account or password to manage.
I’ll email you simple instructions when your website is ready. You can post notices without waiting for me, and they don’t use any of your routine update requests.
Try an example noticeHi, I’m Jim Roller
I’ll build it and look after it.
Heather and I have published Destination BBQ since 2012, covering South Carolina barbecue restaurants. I’ve built and maintained the website behind it. I’ll bring that experience to your restaurant: putting the site together, keeping it running and handling the website changes.
Barbecue is where I started, but your restaurant doesn’t have to serve it. Send changes by email, in your own words. No meetings or website software needed for routine updates.
Destination BBQ’s editorial coverage is independent of this service. Purchasing a website does not buy coverage, rankings, reviews or placement.
We take care of the website
The website does not become another job.
Changed your hours? Updated a few prices? Email me what needs changing, in your own words. We’ll handle the website work. You won’t need a website login, and there’s no software to learn or maintain.
Here’s what we handle:
- The website’s layout and wording, using the restaurant information and usable photos you provide
- A readable menu, visit details and links to the social or ordering services you already use
- Your own website address, connected and ready for customers to use
- We keep the website running and take care of the updates and security
How it works
See your website before you commit.
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Send me a note
Tell me a little about your restaurant and what you need. We can start by email. No phone call or meeting required. I’ll help you work through whether this service would fit.
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Send what you have
Share your menu, hours, contact details, photos and links. You don’t have to write the website or organize everything perfectly.
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Check your private draft
After we agree the service fits and gather your information, we build a private draft. Look it over on your phone and send me what you’d like changed. We correct errors in our own work without a charge or using your update allowance. The website stays private until you approve it.
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Pay only if you want to launch
Once you approve the website, choose annual or monthly payment. We publish after payment is confirmed and the final checks are complete; paying doesn’t automatically put it online.
Choose annual or monthly
The same website and care. Two ways to pay.
Choose the payment schedule that suits your restaurant. Both include the same website and service. Your signup rate stays the same unless you expressly agree to different terms.
Annual plan
Best value$595/year
Renews automatically at the same annual rate. Save $113 compared with twelve monthly payments.
Or pay monthly$59/monthRenews monthly at the same $59 rate.
Includes four routine update requests per service year. Corrections to our work and your temporary notices don’t count. Read the update details.
Tell me about your restaurantThere’s no charge to ask or to complete the initial review. You pay after you approve the website and decide to publish it.
Optional managed-domain service
$79 per year
You can register and pay for your own domain, or choose this separate annual service. The domain belongs to your restaurant either way.
What domain management includes
Includes one ordinary domain with registrar cost up to $25, registration and renewal management, privacy protection when available, DNS management, SSL coordination, expiration monitoring and transfer assistance.
- The restaurant remains the legal and beneficial owner
- Premium, aftermarket or unusually expensive domains need a separate quote and approval
- No transfer or release fee; transfer materials within 10 business days, subject to registrar and ICANN restrictions
- Business email hosting is not included
- Separate annual subscription and explicit owner approval; website payment never buys a domain
A straightforward service
Is this the right fit for your restaurant?
This is for independent, single-location restaurants that want an attractive, practical website without having to manage it.
No website yet? Mostly using Facebook? No professional photos? Uncomfortable with technology? None of those is a problem.
What the standard service doesn’t cover
- Extensive custom features or development
- Custom ordering, reservation or point-of-sale systems; we can link to services you already use
- Complex multi-location websites
- Frequent major menu replacements beyond the included updates
- Buying a website outright to host and maintain yourself
Any expanded work needs a separate quote and your approval; we can’t take on every custom project.
Not sure? Tell me about your restaurant. I’ll be straightforward about the fit.
What changes are included before launch?
Look over your draft carefully and send me the changes you’d like. Gathering your notes together helps, but we can go back and forth by email to get the website we agreed on ready for your approval. We correct errors in our own work without charge or using your routine update allowance. New features or major changes beyond what we agreed need a separate discussion, quote and your approval before extra work begins.
Will I have to update the website myself?
No. Email me what needs changing, and we’ll handle it. You can post a temporary notice yourself from your phone and choose when it comes down. I’ll send simple instructions when your website is ready. No website software, account or password to manage.
What happens when our hours or menu change?
The service includes four routine managed update requests per service year. One request can contain several ordinary related changes: hours, several menu items or prices, a link, or one or two photos. Our corrections and your temporary notices don’t count. Extensive menu replacements and frequently changing content may fall outside the standard service. Larger menu replacements and new features require a separate quote and your approval before work begins.
Do we need online ordering?
No. If you already use an ordering, reservation or delivery service, we can link to it. Building a custom ordering system isn’t included.
Who controls the domain and restaurant information?
You may register your domain and pay the registrar directly, or choose the separate $79-per-year managed-domain service described above. Either way, the restaurant remains its legal and beneficial owner. With managed-domain service, Destination BBQ may maintain administrative control. The exact domain spelling, registrant details, price and purchase require your approval; website payment never purchases a domain.
What happens if we cancel?
Tell us in writing before your renewal date. Cancellation stops the next renewal, and your website normally stays available through the time you’ve paid for. When that paid time ends, we stop hosting and maintaining the website; it does not continue as a website you can run elsewhere. Payments for the current term are generally non-refundable after approval and payment; incorrect or duplicate charges, failure to deliver the service and approved exceptions may be refunded. Website service and optional domain management can be canceled separately. You keep your domain. For a managed domain, there is no transfer or release fee, and we provide transfer materials within 10 business days, subject to registrar and ICANN restrictions. The reusable website framework and service software are not transferred.
Will the website put us first on Google?
No one can honestly guarantee that. We can give customers a fast, accurate place to find your restaurant’s information. Keep your Google Business Profile current, too. We don’t promise particular rankings, traffic or sales.
Start with a note
Tell me about your restaurant.
We can start by email. No phone call or meeting required, and no menu, photos, payment or commitment yet. I’ll reply to your note, and we’ll work through the fit in writing first. Sending this form doesn’t automatically start a website draft.
Would you rather email?Reach me directly at jim@destination-bbq.com.