How to make a website for a cafe

People choose a cafe for the coffee, but also for the place: is it quiet enough to work, are there plug points, can we sit for three hours, is there an open mic on Friday. A small website shows the menu and the space, and sends people to your WhatsApp or phone.

Updated 2026-11-09

What people look for on a cafe website

The coffee and drinks menu with sizes and prices: espresso, cold coffee, shakes, teas
The food menu: sandwiches, pasta, waffles, and which items are eggless
Photos of the seating, the corners, the lighting and the counter, so people know the mood
Whether laptops are welcome, Wi-Fi, plug points and any time limit on weekends
Opening and closing times, especially if you stay open late
Events: open mics, board-game nights, live music, and how to get a spot
Space for small groups: birthdays, college meet-ups, and how many people fit
Parking and a Google Maps button, since cafes are often in lanes people don't know

The pages your website needs

Home: What the cafe is like in one line, a few photos of the space, today's timings and WhatsApp and call buttons
Menu: Hot and cold coffee, teas, shakes, food and desserts with prices, sizes and eggless items marked
The space: Photos of each seating area, Wi-Fi and laptop rules, plug points, pet policy and how many people fit for a group
Events: The regular events, such as open mic on the first Friday or a weekly board-game night, with a WhatsApp button to ask for a spot
Contact: Address, the lane and landmark, parking, timings, phone, WhatsApp and Google Maps

Sample words for your home page

Slow coffee and long conversations in Baner, Pune

Pour-over, cold brew and all-day breakfast. Plug points at every table. Open 8 AM to 11 PM, all seven days.

Mehta's Brew Room is a 30-seat cafe on a quiet lane in Baner. We roast our beans in small batches every week and make our breads in-house. Come to work, read or play a board game, and message us on WhatsApp to hold a table for a group.

Use these as a starting point and write them in your own words: AppCub can rewrite them for you in the chat.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide the pages. Most cafe websites need these pages: Home, Menu, The space, Events, Contact.
Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, with your own name, address, prices and timings.
Check the plan. AppCub lists the pages and what goes on each. Ask for changes until it is right; seeing the plan is free.
Add your details and photos. Replace every sample with your real details, attach your own photos, and check each page on the phone and computer preview.
Publish and share. Choose your address (your-name.sites.appcub.ai), put the website live and share the link on WhatsApp.

Copy this request, change the details to match your cafe, and paste it into AppCub:

Make a website for my cafe, Mehta's Brew Room, on Baner–Pashan Link Road in Baner, Pune. Pages: home, menu, the space, events and contact. Menu: cappuccino ₹180, cold brew ₹220, pour-over ₹240, masala chai ₹90, chicken pesto sandwich ₹260, veg club sandwich ₹220, Belgian waffle ₹210 (eggless). 30 seats, Wi-Fi, laptops welcome on weekdays, pets allowed on the patio. Open mic on the first Friday of every month. Open 8 AM to 11 PM daily. WhatsApp 98XXXXXXXX. Warm brown and cream colours with lots of photos.

Tips for a cafe website

Show the space more than the cups. Take photos at the time your cafe looks its warmest, with real people only if they agree.
Write your laptop rules plainly, such as 'laptops welcome Monday to Friday, two-hour limit on weekends', so nobody feels turned away at the door.
Mark eggless and Jain items on the menu; it saves your staff the same question many times a day.
Keep the events page to regular events. For a one-time event, ask AppCub to add it to the home page and remove it after the date.
Ask happy regulars to post a review on your free Google Business Profile and link the website from there.

What it costs

Describing your website and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
Making it and changing it in chat uses credits for the work done: start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499 (200 credits, no autopay). Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
Publishing is free for an account that has paid AppCub once, at your-name.sites.appcub.ai.
Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

The website can't take table reservations, sell event passes or take orders; people message or call you. For a loyalty stamp card, pre-orders or event sign-ups, a cafe app is the better fit.
The pages are written in English. You can talk to AppCub in English, Hindi or Hinglish.
A website has no forms, bookings, payments or logins: visitors reach you on WhatsApp, by phone or on Google Maps.
Every page carries a small “Made with AppCub” badge and a “Report this site” link.

Questions

What should a cafe website show first?

The feel of the place and the coffee: two or three good photos, a line about what you serve, your timings and a WhatsApp button. The full menu sits one tap away.

Can I mention that my cafe is laptop-friendly?

Yes, and say the rules: Wi-Fi, plug points and any time limit. Students and people working from cafes look for exactly this.

Can people book a spot at our open mic on the website?

They tap WhatsApp on the events page and ask; you keep the list. The website has no sign-up form or ticket sales.

Can I change the menu for each season?

Yes. Ask AppCub in the chat to add your monsoon specials or remove the summer coolers, and publish again.

Do I need a website if my cafe is on Instagram?

Instagram shows the mood; a website gives people the menu, prices, timings and map in one place that Google can read. Many cafes keep both and link one from the other.

Will the website look good on phones?

Yes. After every change AppCub checks the pages on a phone screen and a computer screen, and your photos are resized for phones.

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