Comments on: 5 things that diners look for on a restaurant website

By: Harry Greenwood

Harry Greenwood — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:48:21 +0000

I look for restaurants where the clientel has enough savvy to shut off their cellphones and leave thei baseball caps at home. I am of a generation where dress and manners were important and I can still hear my mother say “Look for a place where tablecloth’s are white and no condiments adorn the table”.

By: Thai Restaurant

Thai Restaurant — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:06:36 +0000

Thanks for your ideas. It ‘s a good article for me. I will apply your ideas to my bussiness.

By: Karen DW

Karen DW — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:27:51 +0000

I definitely prefer that restaurants put location and hours in several places throughout their website. And, I’m always taken aback when music emanates from my speakers when I’m viewing a site. Would be great if the volume on those soundtracks was just a bit lower

By: Ramasubramaniam

Ramasubramaniam — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:09:34 +0000

I recently landed on a restaurant website
from dubai, they have videos on it and more
visual enticements like 360 views. I like the
idea of seeing the ambience any one else here agree
With me on this one?
I think the site name was dineoutemirates.com or diningoutemirates.com

By: Al!

Al! — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 07:01:34 +0000

No flash required. Biggest irritant of a restaurant website. Even more so if they have an “Intro” graphic/animation. Two of my fav places (Fuel and Campagnolo) use flash for their sites and it’s very very annoying. Even more annoying with flash is not being able to copy/paste phone numbers.

By: lia

lia — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:12:09 +0000

I really like Local’s website, in Courtenay, BC. Lots of great photos ,lunch and dinner menus’, events, etc. And the food is fantastic too.

By: jackie

jackie — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 07:51:34 +0000

Le Pichet is absolutely my favourite restaurant on the face of this planet. Period. End of discussion.

By: Jonnek

Jonnek — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:39:33 +0000

I’m also interested to read other people’s opinion of the restaurant. I once saw a restaurant website that has a link to dinehere.ca forum on their website. I find it convenient as I usually do a research before heading to a new restaurant.

By: Bruce

Bruce — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:14:30 +0000

There’s usually two reasons why I’d visit a restaurant website: Location/contact information, or deciding where to go.

When choosing between restaurants I haven’t been to yet, I’m always interested in reading their mission statement. For instance, are they dedicated to sustainability or a particular culinary concept? That always rings truer to me than ‘generic pacific-north-west cuisine blurb’.

By: Vesper de Vil

Vesper de Vil — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 16:29:21 +0000

I’m celiac and lactose intolerant, so I like to know upfront, without having to call the restaurant, if your restaurant is a place where I’ll be able to find something to eat.