A tourist looking for where to eat in Dénia decides in less than a minute, from their mobile and often in English. They look at three things: photos of the dishes, the menu with prices, and a quick way to book. If your restaurant's website doesn't provide it, they book at the one next door.
Dénia has been a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy since 2015. Competition is high and clients are demanding. This is what your restaurant's website needs to secure that booking.
The minute that decides the booking
Imagine a German family in Les Marines on an August Saturday. They search "paella Dénia" on Google Maps and see three restaurants. In the first, the menu is a PDF that can't be read on mobile. The second has no website. The third shows its rice dishes with photos and prices, and has a "Book" button in German.
It goes without saying which one fills up.
What your restaurant's website must have
- The menu on the page itself, not in PDF. It reads on mobile and Google can read it, so it helps you appear for your dishes.
- Real photos of your dishes and your dining room. No catalog images.
- Visible prices. He who doesn't see prices, doubts; and he who doubts, keeps searching.
- Own online booking, without commission per diner and with instant notification on your mobile.
- Languages: at least English. If your client is German or French, also.
- Seasonal opening hours and how to get there, including where to park, which matters in summer.
- Link to your Google listing with your reviews.
All this, set up and running, is what our includes website for restaurants.
Two restaurants in Dénia, two different problems
Venta La Giralda: a century of rice dishes with the menu on paper
La Giralda has been making rice dishes in Dénia for over a hundred years, but its menu lived on paper. Anyone looking for where to eat paella from their mobile couldn't find the dishes or a clear way to book. Today it has the complete menu on the website, table booking, and orders for pickup, without calling during peak hours.
The Everest: explaining a cuisine that many people don't know
The Everest had the opposite problem: Indian and Nepalese cuisine that many people have never tried. Its website explains each dish in Spanish and English. Today it is among the top five on Google for "Indian restaurant Denia" and in September 2026 it received 72% more visits from Google than in its first measured month.
Booking portal or own bookings?
Portals bring you diners, but they charge for each one and keep their data. With bookings on your website, the client is yours and you don't pay commission.
What works best is usually combining both things: the portal for people to discover you and your website for them to book directly and return.
How much does a restaurant website cost
A website with a menu, opening hours, and contact information usually costs between €500 and €2,000. If we add online bookings, automatic reminders, or orders, between €2,000 and €5,000, depending on what you need. Single payment, and the website is yours. If you want to compare with other types of websites, you can find it in how much a website costs in Dénia.
What restaurants ask us most
Can I change the menu myself? Yes. The menu is edited from a simple panel: you change a dish or a price in two minutes, from your computer or mobile.
How do I find out about bookings? Each booking reaches you instantly by email or WhatsApp, and the client receives a reminder before their time, which is what most reduces empty tables.
Do I need the website in several languages? In Dénia, almost always. In English at a minimum; if a good part of your clients are German or French, also in their language.
Before the next season
The website is prepared in winter, not in July. If you have a restaurant in Dénia or the region, also check how to appear on Google Maps, because almost every booking starts there. And if you want us to talk about it, here's how we do the websites for Dénia businesses.
