Websites for cafés & bakeries
People order when they remember, and that is usually late at night
Cafés, bakeries, delis, restaurants and food trucks. Built to take the order at eleven at night.
It’s 9:40 on a Tuesday night. Someone just remembered Saturday is their mother’s birthday, and she loves your lemon cake. The only question is whether your website can take the order.
A food business website has to get two things right: hours that are correct and an order that can be placed when the shop is closed. Pre-orders, custom cakes and subscriptions have to work at 11pm.
11pm
When the birthday cake gets remembered, long after the shop has shut.
Wrong hours cost you more than bad design
An out-of-date opening time sends somebody across town to a locked door. That person does not come back.
Hours live in one place and update everywhere, including your Google Business Profile, where most people check. The build sets that profile up and verifies it. Holiday hours too: that is when the mistake usually happens.
Why late-night ordering matters for a bakery
If your site takes the late-night cake order, it is yours; "call us during opening hours" sends them elsewhere.
Reserving tomorrow's loaves the night before wins the sale and tells you how much to bake.
How do you handle lead times on custom orders?
On the form, before anyone fills it in. "Two days' notice on anything custom" prevents the disappointing call and the awkward refund.
"Sold out by noon" is proof the food is good, and a reason to come earlier.
Do the photos really matter that much?
Yes, more than for any other industry on this site. A bad photo of good bread reads as bad bread.
Your food in your own light, never a stock photo of somebody else's croissant. Phone photos are enough.
Questions people ask before they hire
How much does a café website cost in Vancouver?
$999 one time (up to five pages) plus $99 a month. Online ordering or pre-orders add a shop: $2,400 on top.
Can people subscribe to a weekly coffee or bread delivery?
Yes. For roasters and bakeries it is usually the most profitable thing on the site: an occasional customer becomes a fixed monthly figure.
Do you integrate with Square or Shopify?
Yes, or a simpler order form if you would rather skip a commerce platform's monthly cost.
Can the menu be changed without calling you?
Menu changes are part of the $99 a month upkeep and come back within 48 hours. For daily specials, a spreadsheet you edit updates the site for $1,800.
See your site the way a hungry stranger does
The free audit checks your hours, ordering path and photos on a phone, at the hour people actually look.
The free Field Test: your site tested the way a customer uses it, back within 24 hours with a fixed price. Five fields, no call.
Last updated 2026-08-31