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Last published 24 Oct 2026 — the TableSpark team, London
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FIG. 50 Building the website
Building the website 2026-10-11

Build a Café Website in the UK

A café website that shows the wrong hours, a PDF menu and no allergen text loses the morning rush to the place next door, and the cheap builder price can hide a bigger monthly bill.

FIG. 51 Running the site
Running the site 2026-10-11

Choose a Kitchen Display System in the UK

Mains landing with the starters, an allergy flag lost on a docket, and a bill that grows with every screen. Here is what a UK kitchen display costs and when a printer is still enough.

FIG. 52 Running the site
Running the site 2026-10-11

Choose Restaurant Inventory Software in the UK

A supplier raises a price, a kilo goes in the bin, and the dish still sells at last year's price. Here is how a UK independent can find the lost margin, and what stock software really costs.

FIG. 53 Running the site
Running the site 2026-10-10

Choose Restaurant Rota Software in the UK

A WhatsApp rota loses shifts and records, and a per-user rota app charges more with every hire. Here is what the law asks a UK rota to record and what each route costs at 5, 10, 20 and 30 staff.

FIG. 54 Ordering and payments
Ordering and payments 2026-10-10

Choose a Restaurant Gift Card System in the UK

Every voucher you sell carries a fee on the sale and a debt on your books. Here is what each UK charging model costs on £10,000 of vouchers, and what your terms need to say.

FIG. 55 Building the website
Building the website 2026-10-10

Restaurant Website Checklist for UK Owners

Your site loads and the link works, yet guests searching your name may reach a directory first. Here is a checklist built on 1,000 UK restaurant homepages, with the gaps that leave a site invisible.

FIG. 56 Building the website
Building the website 2026-10-10

Choose a Chinese Restaurant Website in the UK

Your menu runs to hundreds of numbered dishes, the phone rings through the rush and marketplace commission is taken before you are paid. Here is what a Chinese restaurant website must do, and what it costs.

FIG. 57 Building the website
Building the website 2026-10-10

Choose an Italian Restaurant Website in the UK

Your best nights run through other people's tablets, and the commission is taken before you are paid. Here is what an Italian restaurant or pizzeria website must do, and what it really costs.

FIG. 58 Guest data and privacy
Guest data and privacy 2026-10-10

Choose a Restaurant Loyalty App in the UK

A stamp card costs you the guest list, a loyalty app can cost you a monthly fee and a list you rent, and a branded app can cost store fees. Here is each route costed for twelve months.

FIG. 59 Building the website
Building the website 2026-10-09

Choose a Restaurant Website Builder in the UK

You pick a builder on its headline price, then find the plan that takes payments costs more, bookings and orders are separate subscriptions, and guests still reach a marketplace first.

FIG. 60 Building the website
Building the website 2026-10-09

Choose an Indian Restaurant Website in the UK

Your menu runs to 100 dishes, orders arrive on someone else's tablet and the commission is taken before you are paid. Here is what an Indian restaurant website must do, and what it really costs.

FIG. 61 Building the website
Building the website 2026-10-09

Choose a Restaurant Website Template in the UK

The template looked finished, then the menu was a picture, booking needed another subscription and guests searching your name found a directory. Here is the full cost of a template and its gaps.

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