Free website builder for restaurants - with your menu and online ordering built in
A restaurant website needs four things: your menu with prices, a way to order or book, your hours and address, and photos of the food. Pludor builds all of that free in about a minute - describe your restaurant and it writes the site, adds pickup and delivery ordering, and puts it live at your own Pludor address. You pay nothing monthly; only a small fee when a paid online order comes in.
Updated 1 November 2026 · Pludor team · prices checked 14 October 2026
Build your restaurant website - free
Tell us about your restaurant in a sentence or two. Pludor writes the pages, adds ordering and payments, and shows you the site before anything goes live.
What a restaurant website needs
Six things decide whether a visitor becomes a customer. Pludor builds each one in for restaurants.
A menu people can read on a phone
Not a PDF. Dishes, prices and photos as real text, so guests can scan it in seconds and Google can read it.
Order online: pickup and delivery
Commission-free direct orders instead of sending every guest to a delivery app that takes a cut.
Hours, address and a tap-to-call button
The three things hungry people look for first - at the top, not in the footer.
Food photos that make people hungry
Your real dishes. AI can make product-style shots from your phone photos if you need them.
A way to answer "are you open?" at 11pm
AI answering replies to messages about hours, menu and orders while you cook.
Reviews and a reason to come back
Show what guests say, and keep their email so the next special reaches them.
What a restaurant website looks like on Pludor
- Jerk chicken plate$14
- Oxtail with rice and peas$19
- Curry goat$17
- Beef patty (2)$6
The top of the page says who you are and has one clear button - Order now. Below it, your menu with prices, then your hours, where to find you, your photos and what customers say.
An example layout for a made-up restaurant. Yours is written from what you type, with your own name, prices and photos, and you can change anything by saying it - "make the colours warmer", "put my phone number at the top".
Make mine
What a restaurant website costs: Pludor and the alternatives
The real difference between builders is not the website - it is whether taking orders, bookings and payments is included or costs a monthly plan. Here is what each one charges, from its own pricing page.
| Builder | Price (checked 14 October 2026) | Good for | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pludor | $0 a month. 4.99% + $0.90 per paid online order; card processing is charged separately by the processor. | Restaurants who want the website, ordering and payments in one place, without a monthly bill | A fee on each paid online order; past the free monthly amounts, usage is pay as you go; your own domain is paid to your registrar |
| Owner.com | $249/mo + 5% per order, or $499/mo flat | Restaurants with $5k+ a month in online orders | High monthly cost for a small kitchen |
| BentoBox | No public price - now only for Clover POS customers | Restaurants already on Clover | You must use Clover POS |
| Wix | Free plan (Wix ads, no own domain, can't take payments); Core $29.77/mo billed yearly is the cheapest plan that can sell | Design freedom, huge app market | Taking payments needs a paid plan; apps add up |
| Squarespace | $19/mo billed yearly ($25 monthly) + 2% store fee on Basic; no free plan, 14-day trial | Polished templates and galleries | No free plan; 2% transaction fee on the cheapest plan |
| Shopify | $29/mo billed yearly ($39 monthly) after a 3-day trial and $1/mo for 3 months | Big product catalogues and shipping | Built for product stores; bookings and services need apps |
Prices in US dollars before tax, from each vendor's own pricing page on 14 October 2026 (names link to it). Prices change - check the vendor's page before you decide.
Pludor in plain numbers
- Pludor charges a platform fee of 4.99% + $0.90 per paid online order, deducted before payout. Card processing (Stripe) is charged separately by the processor. Cash sales recorded in POS carry no platform fee, and wallet-to-wallet transfers between Pludor users are free.
- Each month 3,000 store and website visits are free; after that 10 credits per 1,000 store and website visits (1 credit = 1 cent).
- Each month 30 bookings are free; after that 2 credits per booking (1 credit = 1 cent).
- Each month 100 AI replies are free; after that real cost x 2.5, shown before you switch it on (1 credit = 1 cent).
- Your store, website, product pages, checkout and orders never switch off for lack of credit.
How to build a restaurant website in 5 steps
- Describe your restaurant: food, area, dine-in / pickup / delivery and hours.
- Press Design my site - Pludor writes the pages and adds your menu section.
- Add your dishes, prices and photos.
- Turn on pickup and delivery ordering - free, no monthly fee.
- Publish to your free address, then share it on Instagram, Google and a table QR code.
Why a restaurant needs a website
77% of US diners are likely to visit a restaurant's website before they dine in or order takeout or delivery.
Source: MGH restaurant consumer survey, 201986% of diners regularly check menus online before eating out (6,000+ OpenTable diners).
Source: OpenTable survey, 2015
What's new on Pludor
Updated 1 November 2026
- Sell downloads (1 Nov) - Sell PDFs, e-books, printables, music or a gift-card code. The buyer gets a private download link by email the moment they pay - no shipping, and it works on the free plan. Learn more
- iPhone photos just work (1 Nov) - Photos straight from an iPhone or a newer Android phone (HEIC, HEIF, AVIF) now upload everywhere on Pludor and are turned into fast web images for you.
- Your design is saved (1 Nov) - A website you design is kept for you: come back any time, check it, and press "Make it live - free". On phones the publish button now stays on screen. Learn more
- Prices in your own currency (31 Oct) - Every store sells in its own currency (more than 150 to choose from), set from the country you open it in. When you change it, you choose whether prices keep their numbers or are converted at today's rate.
Questions restaurants ask about websites
What is the best free website builder for a restaurant?
For most small restaurants the best free choice is one that includes the menu and online ordering without a monthly plan. Pludor does both free and charges only a small fee per paid online order. General builders like Wix can make a free site, but taking payments needs a paid plan.
Can I take online orders on my restaurant website for free?
Yes. On Pludor, pickup and delivery ordering is included with the free store - no monthly fee. A small platform fee applies only when a paid online order comes in; cash orders recorded in the till carry no platform fee.
Should my menu be a PDF or on the page?
On the page. A text menu loads fast on phones, lets guests order straight from it and can be read by Google and AI assistants. A PDF does none of that well.
How much does a restaurant website cost?
From $0 on Pludor or Wix's free plan, to $17-40 a month on general builders, to $249-499 a month on restaurant platforms like Owner.com. The difference is whether ordering and payments are included.
Do I need my own domain name?
Not to start - Pludor gives you a free address. When you're ready you can connect a domain you own; the domain itself is paid to your registrar.
Can customers book a table?
Yes - Pludor has table bookings, a waitlist and table QR ordering in the restaurant tools.
How do I get my restaurant website on Google?
Publish it, add the link to your Google Business Profile, and keep your menu, hours and address as text on the page. Pludor pages include the structured data Google uses for local businesses.
Can I change the menu myself every day?
Yes. Prices, dishes and sold-out items are edited from your phone in seconds, and the website updates at once.
Is there a monthly fee for the restaurant website?
No. Building, previewing and publishing the website is free, and there is no monthly fee for the website. Pludor charges 4.99% + $0.90 only when a customer pays online for a paid order, and card processing is charged separately by the processor.
Do I have to pay for hosting or a domain name?
No - hosting is included free at your own Pludor address. A domain name is optional and is paid to your registrar (usually $10-20 a year) when you want yourname.com instead; you can connect one at any time.
Is the free restaurant website really free - what is the catch?
There is no catch and no card to start: the website, hosting and online ordering are free. Pludor earns 4.99% + $0.90 when a customer pays online, and AI features beyond the free monthly amounts use credits (1 credit = 1 cent).
Can I edit my restaurant website myself after it is built?
Yes. Open it in the builder and tap any text, photo, price or button to change it, or just say what you want ("put my phone number at the top"). Changes show on the live site straight away - no developer and no support ticket.
Does the website work on phones?
Yes - it is built mobile first. Most local searches happen on a phone, so the layout, the tap-to-call button and the order flow are designed for a small screen before anything else.
What do I need ready before I start?
Your restaurant name and one sentence about what you do - that is enough for the first version. Prices, photos, hours and your area can be added straight after; the AI writes the pages from what you give it.
Can I add or change my prices later?
Yes. Prices, services, dishes and sold-out items are edited from your phone in seconds and the website updates at once.
Will my restaurant website show up when people ask ChatGPT or Google for a restaurant?
The pages are clean HTML with your services, prices and area as real text, plus structured data and a sitemap, which is what Google and AI assistants read. Publish it, add the link to your Google Business Profile, and collect reviews - those three do most of the work.
What happens to my website if I stop using Pludor?
Your words and photos are yours - copy them out at any time. The free Pludor address and hosting stop when the account is closed; if you connected your own domain, point it at your new host. That is why we suggest connecting a domain once the site is earning.
How do I add photos from my phone?
Take the photo with your phone and add it in the builder, or upload the ones you already have - iPhone (HEIC) and newer Android photos included, they are converted for the web automatically. AI can tidy the background and light so phone photos look like product shots.
I designed my website but did not publish it - is it saved?
Yes. Your design is kept: open the website builder again while signed in and it is there, ready to check. Press "Make it live - free" to publish it, or tap anything to change it first.
Can customers pay me with mobile money or cash?
Yes. Next to card payments you can show MoMo, M-Pesa, Vodafone Cash, PayPal, Cash App, a bank transfer or cash on delivery at checkout. The customer pays you directly and you mark the order paid when the money arrives.
Will prices show in my own currency?
Yes. Your restaurant sells in your own currency - it is set from the country you open in, and you can change it in Settings at any time.
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