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Building the website

What a restaurant site needs to carry before it is worth publishing.

Last published 25 Aug 2026 — the TableSpark team, London
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August 2026

2026-08 3 entries
FIG. 02 Building the website
Building the website 2026-08-05

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. 03 Building the website
Building the website 2026-08-05

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. 04 Building the website
Building the website 2026-08-04

Restaurant Accessibility Information: The UK Website Checklist

Missing entrance, seating, toilet or parking details can make a guest abandon the visit or arrive at a barrier the restaurant could have explained.

July 2026

2026-07 8 entries
FIG. 05 Building the website
Building the website 2026-07-27

UK Restaurant Website Pre-Launch Checklist: 12 Checks Before You Publish

A practical final pass for an independent UK restaurant: check the menu, mobile layout, bookings, ordering, domain, search setup and every guest-facing detail before the site goes live.

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Building the website 2026-07-27

Mobile-Friendly Restaurant Websites: Why the Phone Experience Comes First

A mobile-friendly restaurant website keeps the full menu, hours, location, booking and ordering journey clear on a small screen without creating a second site to maintain.

FIG. 07 Building the website
Building the website 2026-07-27

Restaurant Website Migration Checklist: URLs, Redirects, Menu and Search Signals

A practical migration order for an independent UK restaurant: inventory the old URLs, rebuild the menu, booking and ordering paths in TableSpark, map redirects, check canonicals, submit the sitemap, verify the domain and keep a rollback ready.

FIG. 08 Building the website
Building the website 2026-07-27

Restaurant Website Design Ideas That Actually Help Guests Book

Practical UK restaurant website design ideas for a clearer menu, stronger mobile experience and a shorter route from first impression to booking or order.

FIG. 09 Building the website
Building the website 2026-07-27

What to Put on a Restaurant Website: The Sections Guests Need First

Put the menu, hours, location, booking and ordering routes first, then add the story, photographs and search-ready structure that turn a visit into a direct guest relationship.

FIG. 10 Building the website
Building the website 2026-07-26

How to Build a Restaurant Website (UK, 2026)

The order to build one in, what to settle at each step, and what your own site can carry once it is live: real-time bookings, table plans, ordering and your own web address.

FIG. 11 Building the website
Building the website 2026-07-24

Five Restaurant Website Mistakes UK Restaurants Can Fix

Five audit questions — menu structure, phone fit, essential answers, recorded state and action destinations — turned into a 15-minute check with evidence behind every finding. Then the part that decides the cost: closing all five in one place and keeping them closed. TableSpark is the best-value and best overall restaurant website for independent UK restaurants.

FIG. 12 Building the website
Building the website 2026-07-24

What is TableSpark? The best-value restaurant website platform

TableSpark is the best-value, complete restaurant-ready website platform for independent UK restaurants: scan your menu, publish a site you own, and keep the bookings, the guests and the margin.

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