Padharo
An award-winning vegetarian Indian restaurant. The food is careful, so the site had to be too. Reservations, menus, and room for the photography to work.
Read the case studyRestaurant & pub websites
Websites for restaurants, pubs, bars and cafes, from a Southampton designer who also photographs the food and designs the menus. Built around what guests come for: the menu, a table and how to find you.
From £49 a month
Selected work
What every hospitality site needs
Booking on the first screen
Most people open a restaurant site on their phone to do one thing, so I'd put the Book a table button on the first screen, where a thumb already is, and send it straight to your booking system.
Menus you can read on a phone
Where I can, I'd build the menu as a proper page rather than a PDF, so it loads quickly and reads well on a phone without anyone pinching to zoom. Prices, dietary notes and specials stay easy to change.
Opening hours and directions
Hours, kitchen times and how to find you sit near the top and match your Google listing, so nobody turns up to a locked door.
Your own photos
I photograph food and interiors for a living, so the site is built around your real dishes and rooms rather than stock pictures.
Food photographyFast on a phone
Banana Wharf's pages now show their main content in about a second on real phones, down from about 3.7 seconds on the old site, measured from real visitors in Chrome.
The Mustang Group case studySame-day changes
New menu, Christmas hours, a one-off event: send it over and it is usually live the same day. Everyday updates are included, not invoiced.
The menus and photos too
The website is usually one piece of a bigger job. I design printed menus, photograph food and interiors, and run a Hospitality Health Check for restaurants and bars, so it all comes from one person and looks like one place.
Pricing
Starter
£49 a month or £229 to build, then £29 a month
A single page with your menu, hours, location and booking link.
Business
£99 a month or £499 to build, then £49 a month
Up to five pages, contact forms and your Google listing connected.
Professional
£175 a month or £899 to build, then £99 a month
Up to fifteen pages, a CMS, and booking and other integrations.
Every plan includes hosting, SSL, domain setup and everyday updates, on a 12-month term. Full pricing
What clients say
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I recommend Ryan to anyone looking for someone who will understand their business, care about the details and put genuine thought into their website and marketing.
Ankit VaghelaPadharo · Website and ongoing marketing
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Since working with Kombu our websites have been performing brilliantly, as well as looking the part. Everything with Ryan is so honest, straight forward and easy. I would recommend Ryan and Kombu to anyone who will listen.
Kirsty McCullochMustang Group
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He built the website for our band and it looks amazing. It definitely helps us stand out with a premium style. You can tell he is passionate about delivering a quality product as well and will help with his own design ideas and incorporate yours at the same time.
Scotty WilsonArk Angels
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Really pleased with the website Ryan created for us. It looks professional, reflects our business well, and has helped us come across much better to customers. Great service from start to finish and I would definitely recommend him.
Simone JiojiorasSoleto
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Ryan utilises what I would call an integrated systems approach to his work. He is highly grounded in data and ever-changing trends, so you can rest assured his output will be consistent with the needs of your business and the drivers that win you more leads and clients.
Mahesh SharmaKesarum
Common questions
How much does a restaurant website cost?
Starter sites are £49 a month or £229 to build, Business sites £99 a month or £499, and Professional sites £175 a month or £899. Every plan includes hosting, SSL, domain setup and everyday updates. Bigger bespoke builds, such as a group of venues under one brand, are quoted from £1,500.
Can I change the menu myself?
You can, if you want a CMS, which comes with the Professional plan. Most owners would rather just send the new menu over, and I usually have it live the same day at no extra cost.
Can guests book a table on the site?
Yes. I'd link the Book a table button to the booking system you already use and keep it on the first screen on a phone, so booking takes a couple of taps.
Can you photograph the food and design the printed menus too?
Yes. I'm a commercial food photographer and a graphic designer as well, so the website, the printed menus and the photos can all come from one person. That is how Padharo works: the website, menus, photography, social feeds and emails all come from me.
Can you look at my current website first?
Yes. The free site check gives you five specific fixes in about 30 seconds, and if you would like me to look at it properly, send me the link on WhatsApp.
Free site check
Paste your restaurant's website address and get five specific fixes in about 30 seconds.
