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August 2026
2026-08 12 entries
FIG. 50
Running the site
Restaurant contact form not working: the send-to-receipt test for lost enquiries
A guest can see a success message after sending a restaurant enquiry while nothing reaches the owner, so private-dining and group business quietly disappears.
FIG. 51
Rules and compliance
Restaurant food recall customer notice UK: pull the dish, publish the notice
A recall alert can name a product already prepped into tonight’s dishes. Stopping sale is only half the job, and the customer notice has its own content and channel rules.
FIG. 52
Cost and comparison
WooCommerce Restaurant Booking Cost UK: Price the Full Stack
A booking extension can look inexpensive until hosting, deposits, updates and restaurant operations turn one licence into a stack of bills and owners.
FIG. 53
Cost and comparison
Shopify Restaurant Online Ordering Cost UK: The Full 2026 Price
A low software headline can hide a longer billing commitment, recurring transaction charges and location costs, leaving a restaurant’s launch budget incomplete.
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Guest data and privacy
Restaurant Website Cookie Consent UK: The 2026 Pre-Publish Check
A restaurant can add one booking embed or advertising pixel and start non-essential tracking before a guest has chosen, leaving banner and behaviour out of step.
FIG. 55
Running the site
Restaurant website analytics: track calls, directions and booking clicks
Page views can rise while a restaurant’s call, map and reservation routes fail. A weekly action check exposes faults before traffic totals hide them.
FIG. 56
Building the website
Restaurant Website Accessibility: What the 2026 Code Means
An image-only menu can block text resizing and text-to-speech, leaving guests unable to read key details and restaurants exposed to avoidable service risk.
FIG. 57
Menus and allergens
Restaurant allergen information online: the two-stage UK check
A guest can reach checkout without clear allergen information, then receive a different answer with the order. Build one reliable two-stage check.
FIG. 58
Building the website
Restaurant Events Page Checklist: Publish, Check and Expire
A new restaurant event can miss the guest journey while an expired one still looks bookable. Use a dated publish, guest-view and expiry check.
FIG. 59
Guest data and privacy
UK Restaurant Booking Email Consent: Service vs Marketing
A booking email can confirm a table without authorising promotions. Mix the two, and a routine guest record can become a PECR compliance risk.
FIG. 60
Ordering and payments
Late-Night Restaurant Ordering Hours: Set the Right Last Order
A late-night ordering window can accept a hot-food order that cannot be supplied in time, creating guest disputes, staff rework and licensing risk.
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Rules and compliance
Children's Menu VAT at 5%: The Summer 2026 UK Restaurant Guide
A short VAT window can leave children's meal prices and treatment out of step across menus, websites and tills. Check the scope before service.