Modern Restaurant Website
Local Derby restaurant needed a fast, mobile-friendly website to showcase their menu and enable online bookings without the bloat of traditional WordPress sites.
01 — The Challenge
The existing WordPress site was slow (4.2s load time), difficult to update, and costing £25/month in hosting. Mobile experience was poor, hurting bookings from Google Maps traffic. Every menu update required developer intervention.
WordPress site loaded in 4.2 seconds (mobile)
£25/month hosting costs + £300/year maintenance
Complex admin panel intimidated staff
Poor mobile experience (45% of traffic)
No online booking integration
02 — Our Solution
We built a custom Astro site with Sanity CMS for easy menu updates, integrated online booking, and optimized for mobile-first experience.
Astro framework for sub-1-second load times
Sanity CMS with custom menu editor
Mobile-first responsive design
OpenTable booking integration
Google Maps & Business Profile optimization
Cloudflare Pages hosting (£0/month)
03 — The Results
Menu updates now take 2 minutes (vs 2 hours)
Mobile bookings increased 40% in first month
Zero hosting costs on Cloudflare free tier
Staff trained in 30 minutes (vs hours with WordPress)
Client Feedback
"The new website is incredibly fast and our staff can finally update the menu themselves. We've seen a noticeable increase in online bookings, especially from mobile users."
We can help you achieve the same performance improvements. Transparent pricing, fast delivery, full ownership.