Web design for cafés and bakeries
I design and build websites for cafés and bakeries that answer the quick questions fast and take care of the bigger orders: custom cakes, holiday pre-orders and wholesale.
Free homepage teardown for your café
Send me your site. I’ll record a short video on what works, what doesn’t, and what I’d change first.
How clients choose
Many café visits are decided in seconds: is it open, is it close, does it look good. The website rarely needs to convince people to walk in. Where it earns its keep is the larger orders, like cakes, catering, holiday pre-orders and wholesale, which need clear details and an easy way to order.
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What people type before they choose. Each of these deserves a clear answer somewhere on your site, usually its own page.
Pages your site needs
The pages I plan for almost every café website, and why each one earns its place.
Menu
Drinks, food and bakery items in text, with dietary notes. Short and current.
Locations and hours
Each location with hours, seating, wifi and accessibility.
Custom cakes and orders
Styles, sizes, lead times and starting prices, with an order form.
Seasonal pre-orders
Holiday pies, Easter bakes and Christmas orders with pickup slots.
Catering
Office breakfasts and event platters, with minimums and delivery details.
Wholesale
For restaurants and offices buying your bread, pastry or coffee.
What builds trust
The signals that move someone from browsing to choosing a café.
The baking shown
Photos of the bakers, the ovens and early mornings. It proves it is made here.
Ingredients named
Flour, beans, dairy and suppliers, where they matter to the product.
Clear allergy handling
Which items contain common allergens, and what a shared kitchen can and cannot promise.
Lead times stated
How far ahead cakes and pre-orders need to be placed.
The conversion path
Primary action: Place a cake or pre-order online.
Fallback: Get directions and hours.
Hours and location stay at the top for walk-in traffic. The order path for cakes and pre-orders is the real conversion, with pickup dates, lead times and payment so orders arrive complete.
Common mistakes
What I see most often when I review sites in this field.
Cake orders by email only
Back-and-forth emails lose orders and details. A form with options and dates fixes that.
Out-of-date seasonal pages
Last year’s holiday menu still live confuses customers and search.
No allergy information
People with allergies need to know before they come in.
Features worth building
Square Online or Shopify pre-orders
Pickup slots, cut-off dates and payment, using the till system you already run.
Custom cake order form
Size, flavour, design notes, reference image and pickup date in one form.
Wholesale enquiry
A simple form for businesses, with a downloadable price list if you choose.
Websites for cafés and bakeries: common questions
Yes, though not a large one. People check hours and location on the way, and a site that answers those instantly earns walk-ins. Where it really earns its keep is larger orders: cakes, catering, holiday pre-orders and wholesale. Those need clear details and an order form, which social media alone does not handle well.
Through a structured form, not email. Sizes, flavours, design notes, a reference image upload, the pickup date and a clear lead time. Taking a deposit online confirms the order. That cuts the back-and-forth, prevents missed details and protects your weekend from last-minute requests you cannot fill.
Open a seasonal page with the menu, pickup dates and a cut-off, and take payment at the time of order. Square Online and Shopify both handle pickup slots well. Close the page when orders are full and replace it with the next season’s, so customers always see what is current.
Yes. People with allergies research before they visit, and clear information earns their trust. Mark vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free items, and be honest about shared equipment and cross-contact. A short allergy note that says what you can and cannot guarantee is better than leaving people to guess or ask at a busy counter.
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- nick@tavro.ca
- 587-439-9994
- Calgary, Alberta